BMW 1M Coupe - the most fun car of 2011
Jeremy Clarkson has declared the BMW 535d the best car of 2011 and the BMW 1M Coupe as the most fun car.
Jeremy Clarkson hasn’t had the easiest of relationships with BMW. He hated the first BMW X3 (didn’t we all), he thinks anyone with a brain would buy a 5-Series and ignore the X5, the BMW SatNav is only good for directions to Poland and he thought only knobs drive a Beemer.
But he has decided the knobs all drive Audi’s now and has declared the M3 the benchmark for all performance cars. But he also seems to have found BMW to be the number one car maker in 2011.
In his latest Powered Up DVD (no, we’re not on a commission) he declares the BMW 535d M Sport Touring to be the very best car of 2011. And we find it hard to disagree.
When we reviewed the latest 520d Touring rececntly, we decided it was probably the best estate car money can buy. We erred on the 520d being the pick in the real world, but if you ignore the price (or are spending someone else’s money) then the 535d M Sport is certainly a better car.
But, remarkably enjoyable thought the 5-Series Touring is to drive, Jeremy declared the most fun he had all year was in the BMW 1M Coupe.
And there’s one person at Cars UK Towers who agrees with Jeremy on the 1M Coupe. Claire got invited by BMW to take the BMW 1M up the Goodwood Hillclimb in the Summer, and she’s still got a grin on her face.
Just think of all the time and effort Jeremy could have saved in making his DVD by just asking us what we thought?
BMW 1 Series M Coupe Photo Gallery
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(20 photos – click any thumbnail for full gallery)
Powered Up DVD Clip with BMW iM & BMW 535d Touring
john flood says
There must be a lot of people with no brains that have bought the X5,I have an X3 and if I recall Clarkson’s review of the X3 to start wasn’t that bad,but it was never intended to be a RR,but having previously had a old shape freeander hse td4,the 3.0d x3 is a world of difference and it costs the same to insure and tax, but it still is not as good as the td4 offroad( but who cares).
I find Mr.Clarkson hugely entertaining but do not hang on his every word regarding cars, his world is not always real world and can be bias ( even if I like his bias ).
Like you are not a petrolhead if you have not owned an Alfa, means I am trying to justify the reason to buy an older Alfa over a much more reliable ,non rust infested car possibly because he was skint at the time lol .