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German Configurator link: https://www.bmw.de/de/ssl/configurat.../config/PAINT/
The F40 1er hatch. The top of the range M135i now has the B48 w/306 PS and Haldex xDrive. ![]() Updated with launch film:
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05-26-2019, 06:01 PM | #2 |
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Looks like a badass car. How hard do you really drive anyway? The practical extent of RWD for car enthusiasts is parking lot donuts and "drifting".
This hot hatch will haul ass without drama. Good to see BMW finally getting into that market decades late. |
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05-26-2019, 06:43 PM | #6 |
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I'm down for a nice AWD hot hatch!
If it's FWD it better be damn cheap because they're trying to carve a chunk out of a packed segment and I don't see people gobbling up the Golf R.
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Not about how hard someone drives, the characteristics are wildly different between all drivetrain configurations. BMW has had Mini for that segment. I'd much rather have just seen the 1 series die off than get bastardized like this.
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05-26-2019, 06:50 PM | #13 |
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Can’t wait for this to become the first FAAR M-car, be badged as the new M1, and the internet to fully and utterly lose its collective mind.
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05-26-2019, 06:57 PM | #15 |
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05-26-2019, 07:04 PM | #16 |
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I think the only thing I don't like here is the grill, sorry for you who's reading my message, because you must be tired of people talking about the grill.
I think AWD and 300 hp should be fun. Many fans don't like the fact that this is not a RWD but Chris Bangle once said that a car maker can't survive by just satisfying the fans. There is a market, and that market is stronger than us, enthusiasts. (for example, SUVs sell more than the cars we love) The F40 will be a success, and if this helps BMW earn a lot and makes them build RWD cars like the future 2 series coupé, I have no problem with that. It will be sold in our continent as well, Africa, just like the 2 previous 1 series generations. I think the only continent where this won't be available is North America, which is weird IMHO.. there is a market for this car ____________ I think an all black grill would look much better than this one: (source of the picture: netcarshow com) ![]() |
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05-26-2019, 07:16 PM | #18 |
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No RWD, 4-cyl and no manual in the high end model. From ultimate driving machine to meh driving machine. I’d pick the Golf R, since it at least has a manual.
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