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The new BMW 1 Series is shaping up to be a great seller for the Bavarians. The September sales report shows 3,033 units of the front-wheel drive 1 Series. At the end of the third quarter,…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 12, 2020
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BMW basically took a leap of faith this week and unveiled a car that’s definitely not in the rule book: the 128ti. Just like the golden days, when some BMW models got that special suffix,…
Gabriel Nica / October 7, 2020
1 Series
Each and every time we see a comparison between the BMW 1 Series and the rest of the premium hatchbacks in the segment, we’re always interested. Reason being is this is the first time in…
Nico DeMattia / September 5, 2020
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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…
Nico DeMattia / April 17, 2020
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What’s a Front-Wheel Drive BMW 1 Series like? Auto Express Finds Out
by Nico DeMattia / Date: January 22, 2020
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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…
Nico DeMattia / December 9, 2019
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The new BMW 1 Series has recently been introduced across several European markets. Among those was the picturesque Czech Republic, where the latest press photos are coming from. For the Czech premiere of the new…
Adrian Dorofte / November 30, 2019
1 Series
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…
Nico DeMattia / October 28, 2019
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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…
Nico DeMattia / July 16, 2019
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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…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 11, 2019
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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.
Horatiu Boeriu / July 10, 2019