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. 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 M135i. […]
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. 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 Motor Show in […]
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. 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 Show last year, […]
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. 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 by BMW that […]