By Nick Aziz
Friday, May 19th, 2006 @ 11:58 am

Yesterday, BMW announced plans for an “innovative and dramatic” presence at the British International Motor Show in July. While no specifics of the automaker’s “stunning plans” were given, BMW officials insisted they’d “re-write the rule book” of auto show stands with the so-called BMW Plaza. In its announcement, the automaker said it would debut a new model at the show, but many observers dismissed this as the already-unveiled 2007 3-Series coupe. However, the U.K.’s WhatCar? magazine today reported that the new Bimmer is “definitely not” the 3-Series coupe or the next-generation Mini, but rather an entirely new model. Possible introductions include a new 1-Series variant or the BMW M6 Convertible. Jaguar is expected to show the new XKR at the show, while Land Rover will unveil the new LR2/Freelander, and Mazda will premier the MX-5 hardtop convertible. Let the speculation begin…

  

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