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The Definitive Guide to the limited production Australia delivered BMW 1 Series M Coupe – Part 1
November 20, 2022 │ AirPartsA classic in its own lifetime, the limited production BMW 1M which was only in production for merely 16 months short is still hot property second-hand, here's what you need to know if you’re hunting for one; or if you were fortunate enough to own one of the 301 Australia delivered models here, read on.
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Global production
BMW M produced a global total of 6,342* 1 Series M Coupe over three versions:
- 1. Left-hand drive model (UR91) European-spec versions – 4,155 produced 03/2011 through 06/2012
- 2. Right-hand drive model (UR92) European-spec versions – 1,204 produced 03/2011 through 06/2012
- 3. Left-hand drive model (UR93) for North America-spec versions – 983 produced 03/2011 through 12/2011
Australia delivered models
Out of the 1,204 UR92 produced, 301 of them have been delivered to the Australian soil, which accounts for 25% allocation from the 1,204 global productions.
Production of each version is summarised below:
Australia delivered models analysis
Production by Colour
Of the 301 Australia delivered models, nearly half were dressed in Alpine White (45.18%); followed by the hero colour Valencia Orange (33.22%); consistent with global production, Black Sapphire is the rarest colour, only 65 out of 301 made it to Australia.
Production by Month/Year
As mentioned previously, 1m production was only merely 16 months short between March 2011 and June 2012, where all 301 1m were delivered to customers between May 2011 and August 2012.
The first 1m numbered 001 delivered in Australia was a NSW car landed on Port Kembla, key was handed over to the lucky customer on Thursday 26 May 2011, this first delivered Black Sapphire baby ///M was manufactured on Thursday 17 March 2011; while the last 1m numbered 301 was landed in Melbourne and delivered on Thursday 27 August 2012, last Australia model was manufactured on Thursday 28 June 2012. Looks like Thursday is a magic day for Australian 1m!
How does the numbering system works for Australian 1m
Unsurprisingly, the details and full built spec are in the vin; the last 7 digits are the magic numbers to be specific.
The production can be divided into 3 series; Series 1 starts with “VP7xxxx”; Series 2 begins with “VS7xxxx”; while the last series, Series 3 commences with “VU2xxxx”.
Within each series, all the VINs are then arranged in ascending sequence, the numbering is the final product of this list of sequence.
Summarised below are Australian 1m Prod Number by Series:
| Prod Date | From Mar-11 to Sep-11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | Count of VIN | |
| Series 1.1 | VP75400 | 14 |
| Series 1.2 | VP75500 | 11 |
| Series 1.3 | VP75600 | 16 |
| Series 1.4 | VP75700 | 15 |
| Series 1.5 | VP75800 | 20 |
| Series 1 - Grand Total | 76 | |
| Prod Date | From Sep-11 to Mar-12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Series 2 | Count of VIN | |
| Series 2.1 | VP71700 | 20 |
| Series 2.2 | VP71800 | 16 |
| Series 2.3 | VP71900 | 18 |
| Series 2.4 | VP72000 | 42 |
| Series 2 - Grand Total | 96 | |
| Prod Date | From Mar-12 to Jun-12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Series 3 | Count of VIN | |
| Series 3.1 | VU28100 | 36 |
| Series 3.2 | VU28200 | 49 |
| Series 3.3 | VU28300 | 42 |
| Series 3.4 | VU28400 | 2 |
| Series 3 - Grand Total | 129 | |
To find out what Prod Number your Australian 1m is, try our Australia delivered BMW 1 Series M Coupe Register:
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New 1m allocated by State
M2 Competition predecessor is a hoot to drive. Launched in 2011, once all 301 cars were sold (two thirds were snapped up before the first car hit the showrooms), that was it. With a brand new sticker priced at $99,900 plus on-road costs, BMW 1M Coupe was seen as bargain compared with the more expensive BMW M3, but supply of the car was limited from the very outset of production. So how many of them were delivered new to which State?
BMW Australia was initially allocated just over 100 cars, but was able to increase that to over 130 units. In the end, more than 300 1M coupes landed on our shores. In comparison, the much larger UK market received an allocation of just 450 units.
Based on the official sourced data from BMW Australia
So What’s Next? Part 2 – Standard Options vs Paid Options
We were initially told that all you'll have to do when ordering a brand new 1m in Australia is to specify a colour, of which there'll be three - Alpine White, Sapphire Black, and the hero colour, Valencia Orange.
But is that right? Does all Australian 1m built with the same list of options?But is that right? Does all Australian 1m built with the same list of options?
Stay tuned, we will reveal this from our crystal ball in Part 2.
