BMW's Top-secret Duo Are Well On Course

To get a glimpse of one top-secret prototype is rare - but to bag two together is virtually unheard of. And what's even more amazing is that the disguised BMWs were spotted by two different Auto Express readers in two separate locations!

Auto Express Car Reviews

03rd June 2004

The new models - right-hand-drive versions of the 1-Series and 3-Series - were heading from North Lincolnshire to Bracknell, Berkshire. First to spot them was Matt Austin, of Broughton, North Lincs. He snapped this picture at the same hotel where 15-year-old Harry Cadwallader spied the 6-Series cabrio featured in issue 775.

From there - presumably after the drivers had finished their round - the duo headed south before being caught by Grant Gibson from Bracknell.

The explanation for the trip is that BMW test drivers have a regular route taking in all manner of conditions, so that the cars can be tuned for UK roads. The 1-Series goes on sale in September, with the 3 due in showrooms early next year.