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BMW Group's New FWD Platform to Underpin 11 New Mini and BMW Models
The new Mini Hatch is the first of 11 new BMW and Mini models to use the new UKL1 front- and all-wheel-drive platform, a BMW executive has confirmed. BMW’s board member for sales and marketing, Ian Robertson, said the new Mini will be followed early next year by BMW’s first MPV, previewed by the Active Tourer concept. Read more »
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Bmw Details New 2016 X1 In 188 Fresh Photos
The all-new 2016 X1 is BMW’s first crossover based on a front-wheel drive platform named UKL1 that is also used by the latest Minis and the 2-Series Active Tourer Gran Tourer minivans. Read more »...
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Bmw Registers X2 Trademark For Possible Two-door, Fwd Crossover
The BMW ULK1 platform is front-wheel drive biased and it underpins the new MINI, 2-Series Active Tourer and the upcoming X1 crossover. Read more »...
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Mini Turns Maxi: Bigger Model Than Countryman Possible
With the all-new Mini hatch, the UK-based carmaker has debuted a new platform, the UKL1, which will also be used by a series of BMW models like the 1-Series GT MPV and even the next X1 crossover. This means the platform allows bigger models than the...
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New Bmw Active Tourer To Go On Sale In The U.s. In Early 2015
The BMW Group's board member for sales and marketing Ian Robertson has confirmed to Automotive News that the BMW brand's first front-wheel drive model, the production version of the Concept Active Tourer, will reach U.S. dealerships in early...
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Mini Files Patent Design For Paceman, The Three-door Version Of The Countryman Crossover
Last January at the Detroit Motor Show, MINI lifted the curtains on the not-so-mini Paceman concept study based on the Countryman crossover. During the presentation of the prototype, BMW board member Ian Robertson had then confirmed that the Paceman...
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