The BMW 1 Series M Coupé turns out it could be a more attractive model than the company first thought, and according to reports from UK Car Dealer, a 1M CSL model could be under consideration. With BMW 1M production and allocation across markets planned cautiously due to the economic crisis, it would seem that now BMW only has to increase its prospects.

To be fair, it’s not that a BMW 1 Series M CSL is being considered, but rather that the company is refusing to rule it out. Apparently it could be just the kind of cherry on the cake the market would like to follow more successful initial sales than first planned. On the UK market pre-sales of the 1M have started well, and the entire allocation for that market could be sold in just a few weeks.

BMW product manager James Morrison says:

There is scope for a CSL version. This car has certainly generated a buzz. When we planned for this car we were cautious, but now there’s some hype surrounding the 1M so there’s clearly going to be some people looking at what we can do next. M is the pinnacle of engineering so if there’s a CSL proposition or something really different that we could consider then we would. If there’s something special and unique we can do with it then absolutely we would.

The only further consideration is whether a lighter and faster version would justify the additional cost. The BMW 1 Series M currently sells at about £40,000 (nearly €46,000), so whether another 20k to about 60,000 pounds can be pulled off becomes more problematic, depending on how “special” the new car would be.

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The new BMW 1 Series M is among the most talked-of sports cars out there at the moment and BMW has no problems showing it off in this new 1M gallery, in all its orange glory. The 1 Series M Coupé has been designed to embody the original M Sport ideal, heir to the BMW E30 M3, and can even put the current M3 in some difficulty in that regard. We wouldn’t mind seeing it in a different colour by now, but are happy enough to check out these new 1 Series M pics on a Saturday afternoon.

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