The front-wheel drive BMW 1 Series is finally out of the bag and the reception did get some mixed reactions. While some people agreed with the car moving to a FWD platform, others didn’t and those that didn’t made their feelings perfectly clear when the car was unveiled. No matter how you look at it though, I’m pretty sure it’s going to be a pretty big sales hit for a number of reasons. Sure, die hard fans will still be disappointed but BMW has the RWD 2 Series Coupe for those.
One thing is obvious though: the 1 Series will never get a full-on M model. And this is not just our presumption but a bit of info that high-ranking BMW officials have repeated over and over again: there will never be an M model based on a FWD platform. That said, we’ve heard them make similar claims in the past; like the fact that they wouldn’t make an SUV or that they wouldn’t make a FWD car at all. Times change and so do plans.
The thing is, in the case of the 1 Series, the cheapest BMW you could buy was purchased by various companies and individuals mostly for the badge. Studies done by BMW showed that a vast majority of 1 Series owners/drivers didn’t even know the cars were rear-wheel drive in the first place. Thus, for those people, the practical side of things will matter more than anything and now, the 1 Series is more practical than ever.
The rendering at hand here was done by our friend JB Cars and shows the new 1 Series in M guise. It has the X3 M wheels on as well as a different bumper with larger air intakes to the sides. A new kidney grille and carbon fiber side mirrors seem to complete the package on this 3-door 1er, even though BMW clearly said there will be only a 5-door choice from now on. While this thing definitely looks cool, it will never happen.
will there be a higher m performance model to compete with a45 and rs3? m135 seems to be a little underpowered
No, M135i is the highest model
shame, will still make a render myself for fun.
…for now……:-D
300+ hp. is “underpowered”?!
300hp isnt underpowered in general but it is when compared to rs3 and a45 amg. Plus the previous m140i produced over 340hp so yeah. a good competition to s3 and a35 though
Where? Where do compact, electronically nannied awd. cars need over 300 hp?
And who says it can’t be made cos it’s not needed? If that’s your logic a lot of super car companies would be out of business
Not my point. Just because it can be done doesn’t mean it should be, BMW stagger hp. through their range, 1 Series won’t have more than 4. And a 1 Series has nothing to do with supercars.
Yeah well audi and Mercedes seem to think they should be made so I simply asked a question whether bmw will make a competition to those 2. Yes 1 has nothing to do with supercars but your logic does cos supercars are not really needed but they are made anyway
Daimler & VAG do not product plan for BMW. Wasn’t it reported here that the take rate for the last 1er M was single digit? Since BMW are rolling out a whole new range of fwd., why waste time on a 400 hp. car no one buys?
Can a man not ask a question
Horatiu answered ur question.
8 hrs. ago.
“full M”, not sure why the person removed the door handles after turning it into a 3 door. Best part is, they forgot to change the other side, so 3 door on one side, and 5 door on the other lol. Missing M kidney grill.
maybe took inspiration from the hyundai veloster ? =D
As far as I know there won’t be a three door 1series any more.
As far as I can tell the there weren’t mixed reactions.
Pretty much everyone dislikes this car
Wrong. A small BMW is NEVER a bad thing!
Car is adorable but not worthy of the BMW name
So you’ve never seen an Isetta. They make scooters, also. Daimler make garbage trucks, are they “worthy” of the Mercedes name?
Merc can do what they want. They have never made emotionally designed cars. As far as their ethos goes, Copy BMW and make other useless cars.
Former Mercedes designer Paul Bracq did original 3/5/6/7.
Great cars. He had learned what not to do at Merc? Point: he’s not Merc or BMW. He’s a designer with design a language applied in his tenure. Some approved. Some rejected. This, 1er should have been rejected. Not that it’s not meeting market needs like space or FWD but it’s just not beautiful
So you’ve seen it?
Didn’t think so. Competitors are dull, new 1 Series can only be an improvement.
Never gonna happen…
The people that doeing this kind of “render” are really out of their mind.
There was NO “M version” of the 1Series hatch. What makes them think that Now it lost its 6 cylinder, you think there will be an “M version” ?!! pfff pathetic.
I Loved all the 1 series before, they really looked like mini BMWs, this one looks like a Toy car for kids.
The Bumper looks like a Real MSport Pack Bumper.
300+ awd. hp. is not “weak”.
it looks weak! 300+ or not it looks weak!
So you’ve seen 1? Nein! Weak, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, not the typist. Put ur right foot in it & tell me how *weak” it is!