First Look: "Year One Of The 1" Keepsake Book

The American launch of the 1 Series is a momentous occasion for BMW. In celebrating this event, they are providing first year owners a hardcover, limited edition copy of the “Year One Of The 1″ commemorative book.

This beautiful book features full-color imagery and exclusive editorial content from noted journalists such as David E. Davis, Matt Davis, Phil Patton, Bob Roemer, and others. There is also a graphic story by renowned cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto, whose work has been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and various other publications.

BMW intends this book to serve as a keepsake of each owner’s personal journey with their 1 Series, so they have provided space in the book for a driving journal. Each volume carries the same Vehicle Identification Number that corresponds to their 1 Series. Other special touches include a Certificate of Authenticity and an embossed “Year One Of The 1″ ring around the vehicle’s Start/Stop Button.

The pictures depicted above are hand-numbered press galleys. The final in-car version will be presented in hardcover.

On the Road to Nowhere

Cold yet? As the winter of 2007 is about to come to a close here in the North East United States, your editor JamesJ takes a jovial look as only he can at the joys of cruising in your Bimmer on hot summer days, taking in the sights, enjoying the performance of the Ultimate Driving Machine, all the while reminiscing about the care free days of summer.

First Drive: BMW E81/82 1-Series

Although available in Europe for some time, BMWNA finally introduced the 1-Series to the US, and our trusty editor James Javier had the opportunity to test drive the 128i and 135i in both coupe and convertible forms.

2008 BMW X6 Prices

BMWNA has released the pricing for the X6 to their dealers and we got our grubby little hands on them! These are MSRP, NOT wholesale prices, so consider yourself warned. Base price for xDrive35i and xDrive50i are $52,500 and $63,00 respectively, with the xDrive50i coming with navigation and multi-adjustable seats as standard features.

The various packages and individual options are as follows:

xDrive35i

Premium (ZPP) – $1,750

Sport with 19″ tire package (ZSP) – $3,600

Cold Weather Package (ZCW) – $900

Rear Climate Package (ZRC) – $900

Premium Sound Package (ZPS) – $2,000

Active Ventilated Seat Package (ZAV) – $2,100

Technology Package (ZTP) – $2,000

xDrive50i

Premium (ZPP) – $1,750

Sport with 19″ tire package (ZSP) – $3,100

Cold Weather Package (ZCW) – $900

Rear Climate Package (ZRC) – $900

Premium Sound Package (ZPS) – $2,000

Active Ventilated Seat Package (ZAV) – $1,100

Stand Alone Options

Running Boards – $300

HD Radio – $350

Heated Rear Seats – $350

Rear-View Camera – $400

Heated Front Seats – $500

Automatic Tailgate – $500

Satellite Radio – $595

Soft Close Doors – $600

BMW Assist with Bluetooth – $750

Sport package wheel upgrade (20″) – $950

Comfort Access – $1,000

Nappa Leather – $1,000

Multi-contour Seats – $1,200

Heads-Up Display – $1,200

Active Steering – $1,400

Rear Seat Entertainment – $1,700

Navigation with RTTI – $1,900

Alcantara/Leather Combination – No cost

Metallic Paint – No cost

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