Platform-sharing makes a lot of sense, especially to accountants. BMW has resolutely stuck to rear wheel or all wheel drive drivetrains but for the 1 Series, the allure of sharing drivetrains across the MINI and BMW brands proved to strong for the company to resist.
Add to that that polling BMW customers revealed that most 1 Series drivers couldn't even tell if their very own cars were FWD or RWD, and here we are in 2020, test driving a FWD 1 Series.
In this in-depth video, our video guy Ciro De Siena takes a detailed look at the newcomer, and tries to answer the question that most people who buy 1 Series couldn't give two hoots about, but many fanboys have lost sleep over: has front wheel drive ruined the 1 Series?
0:00 Intro
0:34 Pricing
1:03 Engine Analysis
1:31 Front and rear
2:11 Engine performance & drive train
3:36 Interior tour
3:56 Interior build quality compared to Mercedes A Class
4:31 Interior features
7:41 Handling
8:14 Fuel consumption
8:28 Boot space & features
10:30 Conclusion
11:33 Outro
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