Never thought I’d see the day...

[Dino D]

• FWD
• 135i does NOT mean 6cyl but 4cyl turbo
• Kia front grille as standard issue.

I give you the new BMW?? 1 series

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-germancars/front-wheel-drive-bmw-1-series-revealed/40259

 

[Mnbrennan]

Very sad times

 

[andyglym]

Oh dear progress

 

[Oompedoomp]

Bleh!

 

[t-tony]

I saw a bright red Kia Sedan (sorry, not sure which model) in Kissimmee the other week and my first reaction to the side view was wow that BMW looks really nice.

Tony.

 

[Slam]

All the more reason to cherish what you got , new car engines will get smaller and smaller.

 

[Mnbrennan]

I'd better keep hold of the 123d then. Maybe it will go up in value

 

[t-tony]

Well, now Scientists are calling for Zero emission by 2050, engines are not going up in size and that's for sure.

Tony.

 

[abh29]

Seems al makes are now going down to small 3 pot engines, I recently got a 2.0 litre petrol -4 pot-but the smaller 1.8 was only a 3 pot, even the Dmax truck can has gone from 3.0litre to 1.9 litre

Seems like the western country's are all trying to reduce emissions while our Green Movement" is happy to see big increases from China and India. There industry expanding ours contracting.

 

[Paul Rice]

Mini countryman based, just a smaller 2 series RIP BMW

 

[How 29]

Looks a nice car

 

[Mor61e]

At least it’s still a Hatchback

This is also a 1 series :

 

[Robert Wiles]

Oh dear progress

Agree. Sadly inevitable though....

 

[Robert Wiles]

Not much of a looker from the front is it? It may just be me, but is BMW's styling becoming very generic now? Looks like any car maker, particluarly the SE Asian ones, could have done it.

 

[mwpe]

No longer the ultimate driving machine.