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2012 BMW 1-Series adds M-Sports Package plus 125i, 125d and 116d EfficientDynamics

2012 BMW 1-Series gets new engines & M Sport Package Six months on from launch BMW has extended the 1-Series range with the addition of the 125i, 125d and 116d EfficientDynamics. M-Sports Package too. With sales of the new BMW 1-Series five-door hatch starting to flow, BMW feel its time to extend the range a bit.

New Mazda2 To Debut At October Paris Show

JAPANESE car maker Mazda has taken the wraps off its latest generation Mazda2 model. The compact hatch will be given its public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October. Taking many of its styling cues from the recently launched Mazda3 and mid-size Mazda6, the firm’s new small car also boasts a full range of its ‘Skyactiv’ technology focused on improving driving dynamics and boosting efficiency and economy.

CAR interviews BMW design chief Adrian van Hooydonk (2009)

By Guy Bird Motor Industry 03 November 2009 09:22 CAR: Chris Bangle once told a great story about sending BMW designers to study with an origami master to gain influence. Judging by the Vision EfficientDynamics concept it looks like you were on that trip? Adrian van Hooydonk: I didn’t go along but in the recent past our designers have experimented with a lot of things – folded metal, folded paper, even plywood – and on this concept car maybe all of that came to fruition.