| BMW will build the coupé
version of 1-Series compact car at its Leipzig plant in Germany. The car
will be the first to use BMW’s new four-cylinder diesel engine.
Leipzig will paint and assemble the coupé on the same lines as
the three-door version 1-Series and the 3-Series saloon. The body-in-white
facility builds dedicated components for each model. Pressings for the
models are produced at different sites.
“The Coupé will be fitted with a new 2-litre diesel engine,
which produces 150 kW (204 hp),” said BMW. “It is the world’s
most powerful production four-cylinder diesel.”
Output at Leipzig will remain constant at between 650 to 700 vehicles
a day. Some 3 Series production is moving to Regensburg plant.
The vehicle will also feature regenerative braking to achieve fuel economy
of 5.2l/100km and CO2 emissions of 138 g/km.
One in three: I-Series will go down 3-Series line
at Leipzig
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