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The current COVID-19 outbreak forced a lot of changes in our daily routines. From avoiding handshakes to maintaining a social distance, our lives have changed dramatically. Most people, where possible, work from home and the…

Now that the BMW 1 Series is here and has made the chassis switch to front-wheel drive, it’s competing in an entirely new arena for the BMW brand. While the Bavarians have made premium hatchbacks…

So far, most the reviews for the BMW 1 Series we’ve seen, including our own, have been surprisingly positive. It seems that BMW ain’t too shabby at making front-wheel drive-based architectures. However, most of the…

It’s not much of a secret that BMW M has no plans of building a performance car off of the new 1 Series. According to the M Division, it has no interest in front-wheel drive…

Now that the BMW 1 Series has become a more traditional hatchback, being front-wheel drive-based, it has to take on more traditional competition. When the 1 Series was rear-wheel drive, it always stood separate from…

There’s a lot being said about the new BMW 1 Series and its switch to front-wheel drive, most of which isn’t great. The idea of BMW using front-wheel drive is unpleasant enough to most BMW…

We’ve just finished driving the all-new BMW 1 Series – two models, the 118d and the top of the line M135i xDrive. Driving impressions are under embargo until July 17th, but as always, we bring…

Photo comparison and survey: We have the new BMW 1 Series F40 as M135i and the predecessor as 120d with M Sport Shadow package directly compared.

Immediately after the end of production for the BMW 1 Series F20, the replacement with a front-wheel drive platform has begun its production cycle in Leipzig. A total of 1,248,737 units of the second generation BMW…

Whether or not you like the idea of a front-wheel drive BMW 1 Series, such a car is coming. And soon. The next-gen 1er is on its way and its bringing with it a new…