1 Series

The hot-hatch game has moved on significantly over the past few years and to be a real contender, you need to packing at least 270 horsepower. From South Africa comes a drag race between the…

A V10 engine transplant into a small hatchback is a monumental challenge, but the folks over at Smith Performance decided to try the impossible. Using the E87 1 Series hatch as the base platform, the…

According to a source close to BMW, the Bavarians will launch an update to their M135i hatch and M235i Coupe. The new models will be sold under the M140i and M240i badges, and will deliver…

From the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria comes a photoshoot of the facelifted BMW 1 Series Hatchback. The 118d hot hatch gets a series of visual upgrades from the M Performance Parts catalog, to give…

Let’s take another look at the the visual differences between the facelifted BMW 1 Series hatchback and its predecessor. Opposed to what we have seen in the last few years, BMW has decided to go…

The BMW M135i is probably the coolest hot hatch in the entire world. Not that it’s the best, or fastest or most practical, but it’s almost certainly the coolest. The reason for this resides in…

Now that Klaus Fröhlich is a member of the Board of Management for BMW AG, Development, we should expect some good things coming from BMW. Fröhlich is a man who, up until last year, was…

Simple and elegant, that’s what best describes this Jet Black BMW E82 1 Series project. Modded by Precision Sport Industries, the 1er Coupe features a set of VOLK Wheels and a lowering spring, to give…

BMW UK brings us a new photo gallery of the facelifted BMW M135i. The hot hatch is shown here in Sapphire Black, Alpine White and Estoril Blue. BMW M135i comes with a special M aerodynamic…

BMW 135i and 135is are also one of the purest, most enjoyable driving BMWs in a very long time