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BMW may be offering a wide variety of personalization options when the BMW M1 hits the market. The M1 will be debuted in concept form at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

Oft-reliable 1addicts.com source Scott27 says that the options will include a series of carbon fiber exterior pieces. This includes a lightweight front splitter, hood, side-skirts, side-mirror caps, rear diffuser, and trunk with spoiler. A few of these bits were seen on the BMW tii concept during the 2007 Tokyo show. Further shaving weight should include 18-inch competition wheels.


Exterior design touches include three matte paint colors (black, gray, and white), as well as glossier colors like Techno Violet and the pallette already offered on the M line. Several racing stripe choices will be available, and the placement of those stripes can be decided by the customer. Chrome-line exterior will also be on offer.

Interior options include full leather seats and leather with M tri-color patterned Alcantara. Alcantara can also be used for the headliner. The M color pattern can also be emblazoned on the door panels or race stripes. Dash panels can be fashioned out of aluminum or carbon fiber, with door handles and gearshift details in either body color or titanium.


Odds are, if BMW is really going to acquaint the Geneva audience with these customizable options, the production-ready version of the M1 must be around the corner. Speculation suggests the BMW M1 will go on sale in 2011.



SUMMARY OF M1 OPTIONAL COSMETIC PERSONALIZATION PROGRAM:

EXTERIOR:

• Carbon fiber hood (bonnet)
• Carbon fiber trunk (bootlid) with integrated spoiler
• Carbon fiber mirrors
• Carbon fiber front splitters
• Carbon fiber rear valence diffuser
• Carbon fiber sideskirts
• M-stripes (available in M tricolors, Alpine White, or Ferric Gray)
• M-stripes may be placed on left, central, or right hand side of car. Additional stripes can be incorporated along the side of the car.
• 18" competition wheels in two finishes
• BMW shadowline chrome can be extended to the front kidney grills and rear exhaust ports (titanium effect finish will be an option).
• Matte paint options : Frozen Gray, Frozen Black, Ice White.
• Techno Violet option (including all additional colors from other M-vehicles)

INTERIOR:

• Seats available in full and half-leather using M tri-color pattern on center of seats (like E30 / M3 Evo).
• M tricolor pattern on door panels (like E30 / M3 Evo)
• Carbon fiber dashboard panels / Aluminum panel options.
• Titanium and body color matched pieces extending to the door handles and gear shift surround trim.
• Alacantra seat fabric and roof headliner.

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