E36UDM Neutral Newbie February 23, 2004 Share February 23, 2004 BMW's secret project caught with guard down By Toby Hagon Motoring Editor February 11, 2004 BMW's latest project, a vehicle planned not to reach dealerships until December, has been photographed undisguised during promotional filming at Point Cook. Until now, the 1-Series has only been photographed in its heavy disguise, but this picture was taken on Monday in Greg Norman Drive by amateur photographer Cameron Waldon. It provides a world-first glimpse of what the car looks like. "They had security there and were asking people what they were doing before letting them through," Mr Waldon said. "Every time someone came past they would put a car cover over it so no one could see it. It kept driving around the round-about, and the security guards were not letting anyone within about 30 metres of it." Digitally altered images generated by the lucrative automotive "spy" industry have also provided a realistic idea of what the new BMW will look like. But BMW is not going into details about what is considered one of the most important new models in years for the German brand. "The car was out here for a brochure shoot," a BMW spokeswoman said. "It was stored at Tullamarine and trucked to the location. The car has already gone back to Germany." Costing from $30,000, the 1-Series is intended to introduce young buyers to the brand in the hope they will one day move up to a bigger, more expensive model. It will sell on BMW's strengths of rear-drive dynamics and attention to detail. It is not unusual for development cars to be photographed on test in Australia, particularly in the Northern Territory where the speed-unlimited roads and high temperatures push a car to extremes. But such road test vehicles are always heavily disguised. There have been regular sightings of the 1-Series in Europe, where it has been driven around covered in black cladding to hide it from cameras. Some car makers like to take publicity photographs and film television commercials in Australia. Three years ago the then new Mini was pictured in Sydney before its release while, more recently, the Lexus RX330 luxury off-roader was also spotted in Sydney. This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/10/1076388365647.html ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hc1883 Neutral Newbie February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 Finally, a totally undisguised shot of the new BMW 1-Series! But the picture's a bit small though....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E36UDM Neutral Newbie February 25, 2004 Author Share February 25, 2004 yalor dun have closed up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 Hey it was actually in Victoria! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 is this model going to compete with Golf, 307, etc etc?? ..... the market will get very hot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E36UDM Neutral Newbie February 25, 2004 Author Share February 25, 2004 U didnt catch a glimpse of it ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 maybe he's already ordered one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 If the prices above are in AUD, yes, it would compete with those models... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 Didn't know leh... Tullamarine is at the airport... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E36UDM Neutral Newbie February 25, 2004 Author Share February 25, 2004 hmmm too slow for him lah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E36UDM Neutral Newbie February 25, 2004 Author Share February 25, 2004 Whats that ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 Tullamarine is the suburb the airport is at... Quite a distance away from me.. 1 series...hmmm....wonder how the market would be like, cos it would also compete with the Mini cooper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E36UDM Neutral Newbie February 25, 2004 Author Share February 25, 2004 cant be competing with each other right ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 Yeah, somemore both from the same co.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E36UDM Neutral Newbie February 25, 2004 Author Share February 25, 2004 yup think Cooper shud be more premium Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 Do you think people would pay more for the BMW badge or the MINI badge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E36UDM Neutral Newbie February 25, 2004 Author Share February 25, 2004 Good question This would be pretty subjective Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear February 25, 2004 Share February 25, 2004 Yeah...for me, depending of the engine range of the 1 series, might be swayed towards the BMW ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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