The BMW 1 Series M Coupe (project E82, 2011-2012), universally called the '1M,' is BMW M's compact rear-drive coupe: the E82 1-series body fitted with M3-derived chassis hardware and BMW's N54 twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six, 335 hp (340 PS). Drive goes to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual, the only gearbox offered, and a mechanical M limited-slip differential. BMW badged it '1 Series M Coupe,' not 'M1,' because the M1 name belonged to the 1978 mid-engine supercar.
It's a parts-bin car in the best sense: a short wheelbase, a track widened front and rear, and a torquey turbo six in the smallest BMW coupe. An overboost function briefly lifts peak torque to 369 lb-ft (500 N·m) under full throttle. BMW planned a 2,700-unit run and ended up building 6,309 as demand outran the cap, across a single model year, one drivetrain and three colors. It had no direct predecessor and set the template for the M2 (F87) that followed in 2016.
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It borrows a lot of the E92 M3's chassis hardware, the wider track, aluminum suspension components, brakes and the limited-slip differential, but not the M3's high-revving S65 V8. Instead it runs the turbocharged N54 straight-six, so it pulls harder low down and feels torquier and more compact than the peaky, rev-hungry M3.
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