BMW M135i

If you’re into hot hatches, there may never have been a better time than now to buy one. The current hot hatch market is positively dripping with great cars from all over the price range,…

The BMW M135i isn’t the enthusiast’s darling it used to be. After switching to a front-drive chassis, the little 1 Series hatchback lost some of its magic. However, it’s still a high-performance hot-hatch that works…

When BMW decided to switch from the rear-wheel drive 1 Series hatchback to a front-wheel drive hatchback, the enthusiast fanbase was naturally upset. And rightfully so. The new front-wheel drive based, F40-generation 1 Series just…

In 2012, BMW did something truly special: it made a six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive hot-hatch—the BMW M135i. It was a break from the traditional four-cylinder, front-wheel drive hot-hatch formula made famous by brilliant cars like the…

Earlier this month, we spotted just outside Amsterdam a gorgeous 2022 BMW M135i xDrive outfitted with a full complement of M Performance Parts. For 2022, BMW gave the M135i xDrive some significant upgrades under the…

We were somewhat taken by surprise in October 2021 when BMW updated the M135i xDrive. The changes were implemented after a little over two years since the hot hatchback was originally unveiled. Granted, it wasn’t…

When BMW switched the 1 Series over to front-wheel drive, the move drew ire from BMW fans, who felt the brand was diluting its heritage. More specifically, it caused a stir among previous-gen 1 Series…

Customers usually had to step up to one of the bigger BMWs to pick a fancy Individual paint. That changed in 2021 when the 1 Series and 2 Series Gran Coupe gained no fewer than…

BMW hasn’t given the 1 Series a facelift yet, but the M135i is already going through some changes for 2022. The most obvious is unquestionably the adoption of Individual paints. In addition, desirable M hues…

BMW is doing things differently with the M135i xDrive by making changes to the hot hatch even before its LCI. Save for the newly added Individual paints, the VW Golf R rival looks the same,…