Hoping to recreate the buzz that the legendary 2002 built for BMW some 40 years ago, designers created a new, small Beemer. The 1 series. Early on, there were a few skeptics who said the car was too expensive to be a modern 2002. As reviewers began driving the car though, we began to hear rave reviews. Some even thought the car eclipsed the big brother 3 series when it came to fun factor. Here in The Garage, we remained somewhat skeptical. Until that is, we drove a 135is.
Attractive in a modern BMW sort of way, comfortable, responsive and fast as hell, the 1 Series has raised the bar for small performance cars. It even has a back seat the kids won’t squawk about.
Enough reading, let’s get on with the video. After the break of course!
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Well, at least one 1 has made it here. AutoSpies has posted this shot of a BMW 1 Series compact 5 door taken in the San Francisco Bay area sporting manfuacturer plates. Available in other parts of the world since 2005, the 1 Series is smaller than a 3 series, which puts it in the compact class. What makes it unique to the class, is that it is a rear wheel drive machine that car be outfitted with one of several engines, ranging from a meek 116 hp, up to 163 hp. We want that one in The Garage!