1 Series
While we’re patiently waiting for the M135i to receive a Life Cycle Impulse, BMW is revisiting the current hot hatch for a fully loaded version exhibited at the 2022 Essen Motor Show. The most potent…
Adrian Padeanu / December 2, 2022
1 Series
About a year ago, YouTuber Mat Armstrong bought a heavily damaged BMW M140i that had been stolen. The hot hatchback was missing some of its body panels, headlights, and exhaust, while the wheels were different…
Adrian Padeanu / November 22, 2022
1 Series
The Smoking Tire is doing a giveaway for a $30,000 canyon carver and while it’s a great opportunity for enthusiasts to win a car, that’s not what we’re here to talk about. Instead, we’re here…
Nico DeMattia / November 17, 2022
1 Series
Gone but not forgotten, the rear-wheel-drive-based 1 Series remains a force to be reckoned with in the M140i guise. This F21 facelifted model is a veritable sleeper since the hot hatch has been dialed all…
Adrian Padeanu / November 10, 2022
1 Series
VIDEO: Can the BMW M135i xDrive Actually Be Fun On the Nurburgring?
by Nico DeMattia / Date: November 3, 2022
1 Series
In a recent video from The Smoking Tire, hosts Matt Farah and Zack Klapman showed off the BMW 135i Coupe that they decided to giveaway. The initial video featured a first drive of sorts, in…
Nico DeMattia / October 27, 2022
1 Series
BMW Individual traces its roots to 1992 when the “Karl Lagerfeld” 750iL (E32) made its debut with a two-tone paint and a fancy interior. To mark 30 years of personalizing cars to an even higher…
Adrian Padeanu / October 10, 2022
1 Series
What may seem like a fairly standard BMW 1 Series Convertible from the E88 era is a true beast once you get closer to the car and notice the M3 E90-styled hood. Pop it open…
Adrian Padeanu / October 2, 2022
1 Series
While I was in Germany, I had the chance to drive about 800 kilometers, from Munich to Graz, Austria and back. During that long drive, I saw countless cool cars that the U.S. market doesn’t…
Nico DeMattia / October 1, 2022
1 Series
When it comes to choosing a car to build a proper canyon carver out of, something that can be equally as fun on a twisty backroad as it is on track, you want something that…
Nico DeMattia / September 30, 2022
1 Series
Diesel might be regarded as the Devil’s fuel in many parts of Europe, but some enthusiasts still have a soft spot for this type of fuel. Dragoş Stăcescu is one of them, having modified his…
Adrian Padeanu / September 28, 2022