Vehicle Overview
The rear-wheel-drive BMW 1 Series enters its fifth year on the market with a few visual changes, as well as a new higher-performance version from BMW's M division, dubbed the 1 Series M. At the other end of the lineup is the 128i, which is the least-expensive entry point to BMW's entire lineup. Available as a coupe or convertible, the compact 1 Series occupies a space with few competitors. The Nissan 370Z, Infiniti G37 coupe and top-end versions of Detroit's muscle cars come closest to filling out the competitive slate.
The 135i is covered separately in Cars.com's Research section.
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Display
Instrument cluster
Display in the instrument cluster.
Instrument cluster with enhanced
features
Display in the instrument cluster
with expanded scope.
Detailed information on service
req ...
1 Series M in the Market
The 1 Series M has few direct competitors. With its 2+2 seating and $47,000
starting price, the Audi TTS is in the same ballpark, but its performance trails
the 1M's, and you can't get a manual tr ...
SPORT+
Sporty driving with optimized chassis and suspension
with limited driving stabilization.
Dynamic Traction Control is switched on.
The driver handles several of the stabilization
tasks.
Activati ...