BMW reveals the 2024 updates for the BMW i Series, including cosmetic tweaks, new interior and no diesel or ‘i’ in the name. BMW is calling this 2024 BMW 1 Series a fourth-generation model, although under the skin nothing much has changed. But elsewhere a reasonable amount is going on to differentiate the 2024 model […]
Updated BMW M135i xDrive aims to be more engaging – like the 128ti
BMW updates the M135i xDrive with a raft of tweaks under the skin to make it a more engaging hot hatch, and new colours to make it stand out. On paper, the BMW M135i xDrive is a promising hot hatch, with more than 300bhp going to all four wheels and the promise of much fun. […]
The BMW 128ti is a ‘Junior’ M135i and gunning for the VW Golf GTI
The BMW 128ti is a new performance 1 Series BMW, sitting below the M135i and with front-wheel drive, and looks very promising. Do BMW drivers care whether their car is rear-wheel drive? Of course they do, say the BMW anoraks. But they don’t really. Although BMW declined to deliver the 1 Series as a performance […]
Want to give Jay Kay his money back for his 2012 BMW 1M?
A 2012 BMW 1M owned by Jay Kay is up for sale at Silverstone Auction with a guide price of £42-47k, as much as the new price seven years ago. There is no doubt that the 2011 BMW 1M is something of a modern classic, and, especially in right-hand drive form, something of a rarity. […]
BMW’s new 1 Series is FWD – but the new M135i gets xDrive 4WD
The new BMW 1 Series arrives, and this time it’s gone front-wheel-drive. But the new M135i comes with 4WD to take on the VW Golf R. BMW has said in the past that they don’t think moving the new 1 Series – revealed today – to a FWD platform – shared with the 2 Series […]
BMW X1 xDrive25Le – The long-range plug-in Hybrid you can’t have
The new BMW X1 xDrive25Le has been revealed as a China-only model, featuring a new plug-in hybrid powertrain offering up to 68 miles of EV range. The BMW X1 xDrive25Le was the best-selling premium plug-in hybrid in China in 2018, and although the xDrive25Le is built just for China, the UK and Europe do have a similar […]
2015 BMW M135i revealed – Price from £31,725
The facelift for the 2015 BMW M135i has been revealed with similar updates to the rest of the 2015 1-Series. Has 322bhp and costs from £31,725. [nggallery id=2030 template=customlinks] A couple of weeks ago we had details on the facelift for the 2015 BMW 1 Series, but what we didn’t get was any photos of the […]
2015 BMW 1-Series facelift includes new 3-cylinder engines
The BMW 1-Series has been given a major facelift for 2014, and a new range of 3-cylinder engines and revised 4-cylinder engines are revealed. On sale spring 2015. [nggallery id=2030 template=customlinks] The BMW 1-Series isn’t the best looking car in the BMW range, but the 2015 facelift – due to debut in public at the Geneva […]
BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor arrives. It carries bicycles.
The BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor is a more rugged take on the Concept Active Tourer, aimed at the ‘Outdoor’ set and previewing the new, FWD, BMW 1-Series GT. [nggallery id=1567 template=customlinks] We’ve already had a preview of BMW’s ‘Green’ take on the new FWD 1-Series with the Concept Active Tourer ahead of the Paris Motor […]
BMW 1-Series gets 4WD xDrive
BMW has announced that the 1-Series will be offered with xDrive 4WD on the 120d and M135i. But the UK won’t get the M135i xDrive. [nggallery id=1239 template=customlinks] The last few winters in the UK, with heavy snow falls and lots of slip-sliding, has focused drivers’ minds on the benefits of 4WD, so the announcement […]