Stuttgart based car maker BMW announced its product offensive
for India at the launch of the 6 Series Gran Coupe in Mumbai on November 8. The
company plans to usher in a number of new models including the 1 Series. Prices
of the sedan version are to be in Rs 23-26 lakh bracket and the model range
will be produced at the BMW Chennai facility
.
BMW is also expected to
offer two engine options namely the 118i and the 120d. The 120d will be
equipped with the same two-litre oil burner in the 320d currently in India.
Though slightly detuned to match emission norms and other dynamics of the car,
the two-litre oil burner will develop 179PS of power at 4,000rpm.
Torque will
remain the same at 320Nm from 1,750rpm to 3,000rpm.
The 1.8-litre motor will
produce 145PS of power at 4,000rpm and 300Nm of torque from 1,750rpm to
2,500rpm.
Both engines have a claimed overall fuel consumption of 14kmpl for
the petrol and 18kmpl for the diesel.
The engine will be mated to a six-speed
dual-clutch automatic gearbox for both variants.
Standard equipment on the 1 Series is expected to be the the
BMW ‘ConnectedDrive’ technology, SRS airbags, ABS with EBD, traction control,
bi-xenon headlamps and more.
The entry level BMW 1 Series will be among the six models to
be produced By the Chennai facility by 2013 end.
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