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Written by Paul Horrell
So, where"s the new BMW M1, the full-fat 400bhp+ version of the new 1 Series? The car that"ll go up against the new Mercedes-AMG A45? Answer: it"s not here. And it"s not coming. But don"t panic, because BMW thinks it has a better answer. The 1 Series tops out at the M135i xDrive, a 306bhp all-wheel-driver. Fun, but not frantic. Peg that car against the Mercedes A35, Audi S3 and the Golf R. Not A45 or RS3 material then. But it"ll remain the top 1 Series for the foreseeable. I asked the head of BMW M, Marcus Flasch, if he could do a full-M version of the 1 Series, given that you can"t fit a six-cylinder engine transversely. "The M135i is exciting, but there are no plans for a high-performance 1 Series."
Date written: 11 Jul 2019
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So, where"s the new BMW M1, the full-fat 400bhp+ version of the new 1 Series? The car that"ll go up against the new Mercedes-AMG A45? Answer: it"s not here. And it"s not coming. But don"t panic, because BMW thinks it has a better answer. The 1 Series tops out at the M135i xDrive, a 306bhp all-wheel-driver. Fun, but not frantic. Peg that car against the Mercedes A35, Audi S3 and the Golf R. Not A45 or RS3 material then. But it"ll remain the top 1 Series for the foreseeable. I asked the head of BMW M, Marcus Flasch, if he could do a full-M version of the 1 Series, given that you can"t fit a six-cylinder engine transversely. "The M135i is exciting, but there are no plans for a high-performance 1 Series."
Date written: 11 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16279