The new 1 Series is just days away from being revealed and people looking for a compact, premium car are probably very interested in the topic. Especially since, this time, the 1er is supposed to become a more practical choice. The virtual unveiling is probably going to take place somewhere next week while we’ll get to see the car in the metal for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show this autumn. In the meantime, BMW started a teasing campaign, showing us all but the car itself.
From the headlights to the taillights, the people at BMW are definitely good at playing this teasing game. However, combining the images we had at our disposal so far from BMW with some of the footage recorded of the car on the Nurburgring, someone could muster up a good rendering of how the car could turn out. As it stands, the people over at Kolesa have already done that and they nearly hit home.
A lot of help came from the leaks that surfaced the web not long ago, of the M135i model. In those we got to see the rear end of the car as well as the front and learn a thing or two. For example, this rendering isn’t exactly spot on, because while it claims to be portraying the M Performance model, it has the ‘regular’ kidney grilles up front whereas the real deal will have a different kidney grille, like we’ve seen on the M340i or the Z4 M40i, for example.
Round the back things are pretty much spot on. There will be twin exhaust pipes on the M Performance model while the taillights look like the real deal. If you’re curious about the interior, just imagine the same interior you’ve seen on the new 3 Series but to a different scale. The differences will be small in terms of design. The 1 Series will get all the latest tech though and it will be a powerhouse in that department. Will it be enough to take on the incredible Mercedes-Benz A-Class? Remains to be seen.
Are these coming to USA??
Nope, still not coming!
B*stards! Wonder if they’d reconsider for Cdn. mrkt., we’re notoriously cheap, think Civic has been our best-selling car for over a decade.
Not coming and it’s okay because it has wrong wheel drive. If you want something like that buy the original, a VW Golf, Audi A3… there is some choice.
yes disappointing not a rear wheel drive but i completely disagree that should be the reason not to bring it to the US and/or buy a Golf or A3 over the new 1er. It will be an exciting car.
They already had the chance but didn’t take it. Also there is the issue of U.S. crash regulations. Let me bring an example. The last Opel Astra was a world car and also sold in the U.S. GM killed this version and the successor was at least 200-300kg lighter.
A3 has a trunk-only variant here. Not a valid option to those who hate them, like me. I’d take anything BMW over VW anyway. We don’t need another sedan (the upcoming 2er GC) — we need a hatch!
BMW expect you to buy an (overpriced) X2 instead…
so. fucking. boring…
No more boring than a Golf. Or a 3 series for that matter.
What’s boring about 300 hp. awd. hot hatch?