BMW 1-Series

  • 2012 BMW 1-Series Coupe and Convertible

    Home of the Ultimate Driving Machine and bringer of Joy to drivers, BMW has revealed its latest powerplant and to the casual observer or diehard enthusiast neither corporate phrase sits very easily with the new engine. The reason? It's a 3-cylinder, and it's low capacity. Buyers in Europe are used to seeing BMW engines as small as 1.6 and 1.8 liters so the new 1.5 liter unit might not be too much of a shock, but U.S. buyers are rarely offered anything lower than 2.5 liter straight six engines and latterly 2.0 liter turbocharged fours. The new 3-cylinder engine is effectively half of one of...

  • BMW 1-Series with snow chains on front wheels, Staffordshire, England, Dec 2010, photo by Andy Smith
    BMW Stuck In The Snow? Guess Which End Your Chains Go On...

    Back in the day, buying a BMW was something only true sports sedan fanatics understood. But the legendary 2002 is long gone--35 years now--and all sorts of new folks are buying Bimmers. Including those, apparently, who think their BMW 1-Series has front-wheel drive. Earlier this year, CEO Norbert...

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