NEW MODELS
BMW improving on excellence
BMW will introduce some new facelifts and is preparing to launch its mightiest M5 yet, writes Mark Smyth
Things are busy at BMW, very busy. The company is developing the next generation of the X3 and X5 as well as its new X2 and upper-class X7. It is also working on the next generation of the 3 Series and the new M5 as well as the drop-top version of its i8 and that’s just part of what is going on at the company’s R&D centre in Munich. While all of this is going on, the company also has to keep pace with what it calls its life cycle improvements — facelifts to the rest of us. As we all know, sometimes this can be as easy as introducing a new headlight but the company has announced that the facelifted 1 Series hatch and 2 Series coupe and convertible models will be arriving in SA in July sporting slightly more than just a new headlight. Special editions For the 1 Series, the biggest news is the addition of a series of special editions. These are the Edition Sport Line Shadow, Edition M Sport Shadow and the M140i Edition Shadow. All feature a black kidney grille, black inserts in the LED...
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