►Shop for merchandise: autogefuehl.shop/ ►Subscribe here: th-cam.com/users/autogefuehl ►Also subscribe to our TH-cam shorts channel: www.youtube.com/@thomasautogefuhl?sub_confirmation=1 ►Follow us on Facebook / Instagram / TikTok @autogefuehl ►Sustainability in the automotive industry documentary: th-cam.com/video/-8gNXlRGngA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bCdeJZORRHNcVmV2 This is our in-depth review of the 2025 all-new BMW 1 Series as their hot hatch BMW M135. We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience. 00:00 all-new BMW 1 Series 01:26 M135 in Signal Green 02:22 Wheels, length, design 05:08 Indicators 05:23 Engines 06:54 Access and interior quality 09:10 Seats and comfort 10:16 Cockpit 12:42 Driver POV 14:14 Rear seats 16:54 Trunk / boot 18:18 Launch Control acceleration 20:10 Driving modes 23:16 German Autobahn high speed 30:10 Suspension and comfort 33:40 Assistance systems 35:51 Fuel economy 36:18 Price #BMW #BMW1
All cars look the same, this is how trends work. People don't want excentric designs except for the folks who like to stand out. The Koreans took German design. Kia headlights looking like Porsche's. Kona's looking like Series 7. Examples can continue, design is mostly copying other's work. Look at Alfa Romeo, everyone says their design is beatiful but sales are very bad. And all SUV's look the same, erase the badge and headlights, 90% the same square box.
I agree but wages are a lot higher as well and no one buys cars anymore. Everything is on finance. I don't even care how much a car is now, I just want to know what the deposit will be to hit my budget. My RS4 Performance, the wife's Boxster GTS and my GT4, all on PCPs. I have better things to splash my cash on than depreciating assets.
@@luciussander8217Pls explain more... do u mean Lease for like 3years or something ? Coz even if u put initial deposit u still have to pay monthly EMI payments, so again total cost of car is important.
It's a Kia Ceed, but that's actually a good thing compared to most of BMWs designs. Although an actual Kia Ceed has a nicer interior and is half the price.
@@unowen-nh9ov Bro, it's not the early 2000's. People have caught up. All your talented engineers and designers have been bought up by other countries.
@@unowen-nh9ov because of marketing. How much "Motorsport" has the 1-series ever done? And that amazing "German engineering" produces an interior that's cheaper than a Dacia Sandero but for 8× the price.
Dying? 2023 was their best year both in terms of profits as well as amount of cars sold. The design may be absolutely bad but they're not even close to dying.
The front end reminds of anything other than a BMW to be honest. Looks like a Yaris, a Fiesta, a Kia, and I can probably name a few more, but not a BMW.
Thomas, maybe you should start criticizing BMW instead of promoting it? So there might be a chance to save it (if it's not too late). Seriously, look at this? Do you really like the way BMW is turning out?
He is probably the best car reviewer on TH-cam. If he doesn't like something he will be honest about it, maybe he likes this car and how it looks, but he is also open to the opinions of others who may not like the direction BMW are going.
Data & facts: All-new BMW 1 Series (F70) Shown color: Signal Green Produced in BMW plant Leipzig, Germany 1/5 of needed energy produced by own wind power plant Flatter front LED standard, Matrix LED optional 4,36 m 172“ (+4 cm 2“) 17“-19“ (18“ Standard with M Sport) Black window frames standard First BMW with contrast paint for roof Invisible tail pipes except M135 Suspension rework with less rolling Lower M suspension in M Sport pack (Standard for M135), frequency adaptive dampening on both axles Central airbag in the front standard Standard animal free interior including steering wheel Seats: Standard seat in fabric, Sport seat in Econeer (100 % recycled) blue/grey, optional Veganza leatherette in black, brown, bright, red/black or Veganza/Alcantara (M Sport pack and M135), M Sport seat with integrated head restraints in Alcantara M Sport pack combined with animal skin steering wheel OS9 on Android base 10,25“ instruments 10,7“ infotainment 6 speaker or harman kardon twelve speaker Trunk 380 l (305 l with MHEV) - 1.200 l (1.135 l with MHEV) 116 1,5 l 3-cyl 120 hp 120 1,5 l 3-cyl MHEV 170 hp 7,8 s 123 xDrive 2,0 l 4-cyl around 200 hp M135 xDrive 2,0 l 4-cyl 300 hp or 317 hp (depending on market) 4,9 s Differential lock 118d 2,0 l 4-cyl 150 hp 8,3 s 120d 2,0 l 4-cyl MHEV 163 hp 7,9 s All 7-speed-DSG and FWD (except AWD M135) Towing up to 1,3 t Price 33.000 Euro base 56.000 Euro M135, with extras over 60 k Transparency note: Autogefühl videos are independent and free from editorial influence on opinion and rating. But since manufacturers enable us to do the reviews in the first place, for legal reasons this video is marked as _advertisement_.
My daughter has the M235, on your recommendation I will add. It's so fun to drive. I have the M440 convertible and I love borrowing her car. That series of BMW is so much fun. Like an old E46 330. Which I also own.
The head of BMW design leaving is definitely a good thing. That said as far as hot hatches goes this one isn't bad. Also, is it really that cold already in September for a thick winter jacket?
Excellent video as usual Thomas, the expression we use in the UK for the jumping on the tyres is "Axel tramp" and the worst car for this is FWD Saab Aero of many years ago. The weather conditions you were driving in was awful so probably a retest when the roads are dry would be a good idea, In the UK we have the same problem its constantly raining for several days now. The bump across the road is "expansion joints" and they are very annoying but only used with concrete surfaced roads and we don't have many of these except on the M25 motorway between the M3 and M23 junction and its awful (used to be my commute every day). My daughter has the F21 118i (Msport Shadow) which she bought new is 2018, this has the B38 3 cylinder engine with just 134 PS and the 8 speed auto and it a brisk car and you do need feel it is slow at point (its is very frugal and on 90 mile journey to her head office she gets 44mpg repeatedly and is not a slow driver), the new 120 has 170 ps and more torque (its also has the MHT which fills in the gaps) and is about 1.2 second faster to 62 than the f21 118i. I really like the 135i and I really like the is new one but the colour was a bit too "loud", however in the UK BMW offer the Portimao Blue and it looks really good in that colour. Really pleased the car is very good to drive as this size of car has always been my favourite although I have had three E36's, an e39 and and e60 which I have liked all of them, my favourites were the E36 323i and the E60 530i MSport.
Thank you, this is a car which interests me because it is the right size for what I like to drive. It probably does a similar job as my last Audi RS3. I loved the colour. I think I can live with the latest BMW UI/UX though I like a bit less digital. It would make a good last ICE before we all do EVs, and talking of EVs I assume there will at some point be an equivalent EV version. What is also interesting is the price cross over points with the BMW Mini sub brand. The entry levels of this are within the price levels of some of the Minis, especially the EVs. I prefer the Mini interior designs and UI/UX but if I want 4WD the ALL4 is a bit too big.
It's incredible that in 1959 the British Motor Corporation launched the Austin Mini with front-wheel drive, transverse (across the engine bay) 4-cylinder power. And today in 2024 nearly all cars are built this way. However, the great handling of the layout was only a by-product of the design which was done mainly to maximise interior passenger and luggage space. BMW for years claimed that their 'drivers' cars could only be front-engined and rear-wheel drive to be real BMWs - now, how ironic is it that sever of their cars feature front-wheel drive and transverse engines, on a chassis shared with - MINI!
Thomas, you are right to challenge the headrest remark - the term headrest is a throwback to earlier days of motoring where they were conceived as a luxury/comfort feature. Today, they are designed specifically to protect the occupants and should not be regarded (or adjusted) primarily for passive comfort. Head restraints is the better terminology👍. As always, a good and informative video.
@autogefuehl Thomas you are quite right that head restraints is the correct terminology as it was part of a vehicles occupant protection in the event of a vehicle crash. They were never headrests to begin with it became an added benefit as time progressed.
When you think it's not possible anymore, they somehow manage to look it more ugly. And then they wonder how they make no money and have to fire employees. Also embarassing how Thomas talks about them making the car sportier. Here's a bright idea, how about you make it weigh less then 1200kg. Make it a drivers car, that will definitly make it sportier. Cheap plastics, low quality buttons and pianoblack everywhere...man really get jack shit for your money.
Thx again for another great review! I love the insights you bring into the design and thinking behind the car. I’m a huge BMW fan but haven’t been keen on their recent designs. I actually think they’ve done a good job here. Some may think it looks a bit derivative in styling but that’s the market it’s trying to address. The idea is to attract customers to the brand and this is the kind of car they would probably be buying. It’s not meant to be an M3 or M5 - it’s a family hatch and that market is generally quite conservative in its design language. The thing that worries me is the DCT gearbox - there has a lot of criticism of it at low speeds and pulling away from a stop which is ironic as this car will probably be used by many drivers in slow city traffic. The smoothness and quality of BMW gearboxes is part of what makes them such a an enjoyable drive and it sounds that this gearbox isn’t up to that quality? Did you sense any of this with the 135? Maybe it would be good to compare with a 120 3 cylinder if you get a chance sometime. It would be great to see a 2L engine in models other than the 135 here in the UK but again I guess that’s the market segment they are addressing with this car.
Sound is definitely coming from the speakers, that’s why it sounds better. All in all cheap looking in the inside. Is this the last 1 series? They could drop this in the future
Hey Thomas, can you please try to fit the trunk top cover under the bottom cover during your reviews? It might be a handy feature of some manufacturers and some car models. As it looks it might be specifically carved out for this 1 series for example. Great review btw.
Annoyed as an early adopter that I missed out on the grille DRLs. I don't care for it specifically, but how can they introduce updates when barely anyone has taken delivery of the first batches?
They let the head of their design department go to Rolls Royce, so here's to hoping that next gen will have better designs. This has been their worst generation in terms of designs by far.
I don't understand why they changed so much instead of a normal facelift. The changes didn't make the car better. Headlights and rear lamps are terrible.
Hope the upcoming 123 xdrive will be around 220 like the x1 23i xdrive..it would be a good combination of price and performance..do we know something more about this version?😊
Dear Thomas your point of view for 1 series build quality since other journalists critized it as fairly poor. Is it an upgrade compared to F40 or not? Thanks!
It's a year late should have been out last November, and again they have messed up the front and side, the rear is the best looking! Still sounds pretty dull and does it handle any better than the last car on the country back roads? That's where u need to test drive it not on a motorway thanks.
will have difficulty recognizing this as BMW in traffic...when I was ordering i4m50 3 years ago, the design was controversial, but BMW genes was not a question..waiting neue klasse...
I thought BMW’s design philosophy was at its absolute lowest point based on the last couple of years. This car proves how wrong I was. It keeps getting worse.
Hi T&L, I really enjoy your content… and the interaction between you. You're a great couple - and it's obvious that you enjoy working together. I'm from the generation before yours (my adult offspring are in your age-group)… and I love having the MINI App on my phone - so I can confirm that my car is locked, and where I parked it !!! The 1-Series is bigger than I need… but it's a car that I would be happy to buy - although, I wouldn't want the M135 version (unless it came, as standard, with such a beautiful blonde lady in the passenger seat 🤩). The interior design and screen integration both look to be much improved (in your video)… and you definitely wouldn’t lose a car of that colour in a car park! BTW: petty people who write messages to you - and then make themselves look stupid, deserve to be ignored. (Headrest & head-restraint are, as you said, both correct - with the term 'head-restraint' being used by car companies, particularly when they are describing safety features). Given how good your use of English is… you should challenge these 'experts' to write their complaints in faultless German! 😂 I wish you both continued happiness together - and I look forward to watching the upcoming videos.
HEAD RESTRAINT ✅ it’s a safety feature in the event of a rear collision to restrain your head from whiplash. It not there to “rest” your head to fall asleep 😴
Up front gives me Focus and Ceed vibes. I think it is a big mistake to depart from iconic angel eyes in favor of something more generic. Even worse it is not rear wheel bias.
Noise is ridiculous !! Due to "sport" setting and optional (?) "noise actuator" inside the cabin ?? Who drives "sportly" nowadays ?? Those buy a GT3 RS... For normal people please show us normal use. Transmission was more slippery than any Toyota Hybrid journalist castigate for !
I love the front design, really good fit for the body shape of this generation’s of 1er. I just wish that they didn’t touch the rear lights, I hoped that they went the 5er route and “3D-fied” the last generation tail lights. While the last interior was really good, it was starting to show it’s age (especially the steering wheels) so I understand why they chose to revamped it. The loss of the swivel wheel on the centre console is a bit of a shame, especially considering how busy the new infotainment system has gotten. Overall I like it, I never planned on owning one so it’s not my place to complain about it. Also I find that saying head restraint sounds more professional than head rest. Great review as always!
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This is our in-depth review of the 2025 all-new BMW 1 Series as their hot hatch BMW M135. We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience.
00:00 all-new BMW 1 Series
01:26 M135 in Signal Green
02:22 Wheels, length, design
05:08 Indicators
05:23 Engines
06:54 Access and interior quality
09:10 Seats and comfort
10:16 Cockpit
12:42 Driver POV
14:14 Rear seats
16:54 Trunk / boot
18:18 Launch Control acceleration
20:10 Driving modes
23:16 German Autobahn high speed
30:10 Suspension and comfort
33:40 Assistance systems
35:51 Fuel economy
36:18 Price
#BMW #BMW1
Nice Ford Fiesta
best comment, needs more upvotes
5 door hatches resemble 1 another? SHOCKER! Next you'll say pick-ups look the same.
Don't insult the fiesta man😂
It looks like a Kia Ce'ed, not a Fiesta.
All cars look the same, this is how trends work. People don't want excentric designs except for the folks who like to stand out.
The Koreans took German design. Kia headlights looking like Porsche's. Kona's looking like Series 7. Examples can continue, design is mostly copying other's work. Look at Alfa Romeo, everyone says their design is beatiful but sales are very bad.
And all SUV's look the same, erase the badge and headlights, 90% the same square box.
60.000 euro... hothatches are not for the working class anymore.... Car prices are getting too ridiculous.
I agree but wages are a lot higher as well and no one buys cars anymore. Everything is on finance. I don't even care how much a car is now, I just want to know what the deposit will be to hit my budget. My RS4 Performance, the wife's Boxster GTS and my GT4, all on PCPs. I have better things to splash my cash on than depreciating assets.
BMW have been premium since last century.
That’s pretty Normal nowadays Golf R and S3 are over 60k euros
The first generation I bought brand new with grey leather etcetera : 31 000 EUR.
@@luciussander8217Pls explain more... do u mean Lease for like 3years or something ? Coz even if u put initial deposit u still have to pay monthly EMI payments, so again total cost of car is important.
The front looks even worse than last generation.
Your comment smells 💩 even more predictable than the last generation.
I thought it was a Ford focus from the thumbnail.
This isn’t really a new generation it’s a heavy refresh of the last gen
Ford Puma
The shocking part is that apparently there is no limit in downgrading the engine
It's a Kia Ceed, but that's actually a good thing compared to most of BMWs designs.
Although an actual Kia Ceed has a nicer interior and is half the price.
& half the German engineering, why do you think their performance division is named after M?
@@unowen-nh9ov the head of Kia's N division comes from BMW M division.
@@unowen-nh9ov Bro, it's not the early 2000's. People have caught up. All your talented engineers and designers have been bought up by other countries.
@@unowen-nh9ovGone are those days mate! All those engineers work for the Asians now 😅
@@unowen-nh9ov because of marketing. How much "Motorsport" has the 1-series ever done? And that amazing "German engineering" produces an interior that's cheaper than a Dacia Sandero but for 8× the price.
R.i.p new bmws..this new bmw is bad..new x3 is bad..new m5 is bad..all new bmw exterior design looks terrible😂😂😂
Yes, why they had record 2023 on 60 years of growth.
I must imagine that the current design works with Chinese buyers.
@@unowen-nh9ovbecause of China sales
X3 is better than this, it still looks like a BMW not another brand. It's actually quite similar to the X1 which most people love.
Agreed...and bad interiors too now.
The only good thing about this video is Thomas. BMW is kinda dying man... and fast
Dying? 2023 was their best year both in terms of profits as well as amount of cars sold.
The design may be absolutely bad but they're not even close to dying.
Thanks 🙏 BMW is financially still do very well btw
I agree that this is an ugly car, but BMW is currently doing very well financially.
Sorry, absolute B/S….🤮
I would say Thomas and Lea ;). I love that duo.
It doesn’t look terrible but it does look quite generic . Could be a Ford or a Kia .
No it does genuinely look horrible
The front reminds me of a yaris cross for some reason.
it does look like a yaris, the hell
Does anyone on this page other than Thomas DRIVE, or just troll cars they never will?
The front end reminds of anything other than a BMW to be honest. Looks like a Yaris, a Fiesta, a Kia, and I can probably name a few more, but not a BMW.
….don’t wanna see your front…..😬
Is it a new generation of Kia Ceed? Nice looking non-premium car.
Looks like A class Mercedes and a Ford fiesta had a baby 😅
Lol
love your videos ....i think reviewing cars just sounds better with a German accent !
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Thomas, maybe you should start criticizing BMW instead of promoting it? So there might be a chance to save it (if it's not too late).
Seriously, look at this? Do you really like the way BMW is turning out?
He presents different cars. More or less people appreciate them
In every review i show whats good and whats not so good
He is probably the best car reviewer on TH-cam. If he doesn't like something he will be honest about it, maybe he likes this car and how it looks, but he is also open to the opinions of others who may not like the direction BMW are going.
Not everyone has the same opinion as you
Maybe it's a nice car? Too many people want this car to be shit, but maybe it's good.
Data & facts:
All-new BMW 1 Series (F70)
Shown color: Signal Green
Produced in BMW plant Leipzig, Germany
1/5 of needed energy produced by own wind power plant
Flatter front
LED standard, Matrix LED optional
4,36 m 172“ (+4 cm 2“)
17“-19“ (18“ Standard with M Sport)
Black window frames standard
First BMW with contrast paint for roof
Invisible tail pipes except M135
Suspension rework with less rolling
Lower M suspension in M Sport pack (Standard for M135), frequency adaptive dampening on both axles
Central airbag in the front standard
Standard animal free interior including steering wheel
Seats: Standard seat in fabric, Sport seat in Econeer (100 % recycled) blue/grey, optional Veganza leatherette in black, brown, bright, red/black or Veganza/Alcantara (M Sport pack and M135), M Sport seat with integrated head restraints in Alcantara
M Sport pack combined with animal skin steering wheel
OS9 on Android base
10,25“ instruments
10,7“ infotainment
6 speaker or harman kardon twelve speaker
Trunk 380 l (305 l with MHEV) - 1.200 l (1.135 l with MHEV)
116
1,5 l 3-cyl 120 hp
120
1,5 l 3-cyl MHEV 170 hp 7,8 s
123 xDrive
2,0 l 4-cyl around 200 hp
M135 xDrive
2,0 l 4-cyl 300 hp or 317 hp (depending on market) 4,9 s
Differential lock
118d
2,0 l 4-cyl 150 hp 8,3 s
120d
2,0 l 4-cyl MHEV 163 hp 7,9 s
All 7-speed-DSG and FWD (except AWD M135)
Towing up to 1,3 t
Price
33.000 Euro base
56.000 Euro M135, with extras over 60 k
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German car makers are in existential crisis, but they can't stop themselves pricing hatchbacks into 70k euros
Another car, another uninspired tablet interior, disgusting.
BMW has lost it. Ugly car for way to much money.
So don't BUY 1.
In my opinion this car looks great and sporty…👍👍
@@unowen-nh9ov Who said I'm interested? learn to read.
BMW: "We want a honest and clean design". They must've only paid attention to that when it came to the exhaust then.
My daughter has the M235, on your recommendation I will add. It's so fun to drive. I have the M440 convertible and I love borrowing her car. That series of BMW is so much fun. Like an old E46 330.
Which I also own.
Nice combo 😎
Lucky Lord Vader…!
Every time i see climate controls being integrated into the LCD, it tells me it is a cost saving initiative.
Similarly priced to an rs3, I know which I would choose.
IMO, the previous 1 series (135) model looks way more better to this current model; which looks a bit like a Ford Fiesta.
The head of BMW design leaving is definitely a good thing. That said as far as hot hatches goes this one isn't bad. Also, is it really that cold already in September for a thick winter jacket?
Well they had snow in Bavaria already, so a jacket is needed
There was a very sudden temperature dropped from extremely hot to very cold in that week
WTF is going on with the designing people at BMW?
"How ugly should we make all our new cars?"
BMW: "Yes."
Bmw just keeps destroying what was once beautiful
I didn't think they could make the new m135 look even more tame...
I am surprised BMWs doesn't put M coloured smoke out the back of the exhaust. Like an airforce display team
Kermit The Frog green
RIP BMW.
Quite average Kia... 🤔
I like the looks but it’s very expensive.
Let’s be honest here. Do you all thing this is nice? 🤦🏻
When Leah makes a comment it would be good to see her in the video.
Excellent video as usual Thomas, the expression we use in the UK for the jumping on the tyres is "Axel tramp" and the worst car for this is FWD Saab Aero of many years ago. The weather conditions you were driving in was awful so probably a retest when the roads are dry would be a good idea, In the UK we have the same problem its constantly raining for several days now. The bump across the road is "expansion joints" and they are very annoying but only used with concrete surfaced roads and we don't have many of these except on the M25 motorway between the M3 and M23 junction and its awful (used to be my commute every day). My daughter has the F21 118i (Msport Shadow) which she bought new is 2018, this has the B38 3 cylinder engine with just 134 PS and the 8 speed auto and it a brisk car and you do need feel it is slow at point (its is very frugal and on 90 mile journey to her head office she gets 44mpg repeatedly and is not a slow driver), the new 120 has 170 ps and more torque (its also has the MHT which fills in the gaps) and is about 1.2 second faster to 62 than the f21 118i. I really like the 135i and I really like the is new one but the colour was a bit too "loud", however in the UK BMW offer the Portimao Blue and it looks really good in that colour. Really pleased the car is very good to drive as this size of car has always been my favourite although I have had three E36's, an e39 and and e60 which I have liked all of them, my favourites were the E36 323i and the E60 530i MSport.
Thanks for the hints!
Love your videos ! Big fan from Netherlands !
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Thank you, this is a car which interests me because it is the right size for what I like to drive. It probably does a similar job as my last Audi RS3.
I loved the colour. I think I can live with the latest BMW UI/UX though I like a bit less digital. It would make a good last ICE before we all do EVs, and talking of EVs I assume there will at some point be an equivalent EV version. What is also interesting is the price cross over points with the BMW Mini sub brand. The entry levels of this are within the price levels of some of the Minis, especially the EVs. I prefer the Mini interior designs and UI/UX but if I want 4WD the ALL4 is a bit too big.
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It's incredible that in 1959 the British Motor Corporation launched the Austin Mini with front-wheel drive, transverse (across the engine bay) 4-cylinder power. And today in 2024 nearly all cars are built this way. However, the great handling of the layout was only a by-product of the design which was done mainly to maximise interior passenger and luggage space.
BMW for years claimed that their 'drivers' cars could only be front-engined and rear-wheel drive to be real BMWs - now, how ironic is it that sever of their cars feature front-wheel drive and transverse engines, on a chassis shared with - MINI!
Thomas, you are right to challenge the headrest remark - the term headrest is a throwback to earlier days of motoring where they were conceived as a luxury/comfort feature. Today, they are designed specifically to protect the occupants and should not be regarded (or adjusted) primarily for passive comfort. Head restraints is the better terminology👍. As always, a good and informative video.
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@autogefuehl Thomas you are quite right that head restraints is the correct terminology as it was part of a vehicles occupant protection in the event of a vehicle crash. They were never headrests to begin with it became an added benefit as time progressed.
BMW should just make an E30; with no design changes, only modern drivetrain, interior.
It wouldn't meet pedestrian safety requirements.
When you think it's not possible anymore, they somehow manage to look it more ugly. And then they wonder how they make no money and have to fire employees.
Also embarassing how Thomas talks about them making the car sportier. Here's a bright idea, how about you make it weigh less then 1200kg. Make it a drivers car, that will definitly make it sportier. Cheap plastics, low quality buttons and pianoblack everywhere...man really get jack shit for your money.
BMWs look like a Chinese version of BMW
Thx again for another great review! I love the insights you bring into the design and thinking behind the car. I’m a huge BMW fan but haven’t been keen on their recent designs. I actually think they’ve done a good job here. Some may think it looks a bit derivative in styling but that’s the market it’s trying to address. The idea is to attract customers to the brand and this is the kind of car they would probably be buying. It’s not meant to be an M3 or M5 - it’s a family hatch and that market is generally quite conservative in its design language. The thing that worries me is the DCT gearbox - there has a lot of criticism of it at low speeds and pulling away from a stop which is ironic as this car will probably be used by many drivers in slow city traffic. The smoothness and quality of BMW gearboxes is part of what makes them such a an enjoyable drive and it sounds that this gearbox isn’t up to that quality? Did you sense any of this with the 135? Maybe it would be good to compare with a 120 3 cylinder if you get a chance sometime. It would be great to see a 2L engine in models other than the 135 here in the UK but again I guess that’s the market segment they are addressing with this car.
Cheers! Gearbox was fine imho!
@@autogefuehl ahh that’s great to know! 👍
Kia Ceed/Ford Focus mixup
Fwd, abysmal quality, ovepriced as hell.
Sound is definitely coming from the speakers, that’s why it sounds better. All in all cheap looking in the inside. Is this the last 1 series? They could drop this in the future
7:05 OMG the paranoia 🤣🤣 I actually do that quite often. Glad I'm not the only one
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Hey Thomas, can you please try to fit the trunk top cover under the bottom cover during your reviews? It might be a handy feature of some manufacturers and some car models. As it looks it might be specifically carved out for this 1 series for example.
Great review btw.
Cheers 🙏
For this generation the best choice is 120 m sport. Value your money guys.
Thanks for the review Thomas
Thanks 🙏
Send that hatch to the US AWD with a manual 🙏
Looks really good to me. Only problem is the lower rear bumper
Front reminds me of a ford puma
Annoyed as an early adopter that I missed out on the grille DRLs. I don't care for it specifically, but how can they introduce updates when barely anyone has taken delivery of the first batches?
Bmw must fire design team
They let the head of their design department go to Rolls Royce, so here's to hoping that next gen will have better designs. This has been their worst generation in terms of designs by far.
No.
Welcome to the review of the new BMW Focus…of the Ford series 1?
Looks better than the previous one.I think, hard to tell in this colour. Profile looks more like the old school RWD 1series.
I don't understand why they changed so much instead of a normal facelift. The changes didn't make the car better. Headlights and rear lamps are terrible.
Hope the upcoming 123 xdrive will be around 220 like the x1 23i xdrive..it would be a good combination of price and performance..do we know something more about this version?😊
thanks
Dear Thomas your point of view for 1 series build quality since other journalists critized it as fairly poor. Is it an upgrade compared to F40 or not? Thanks!
I think it was fine minus some details I also showed
Awesome review. Like always 💯
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Looks like it has additional chromosome
best comment!!! Hahahah
It's a year late should have been out last November, and again they have messed up the front and side, the rear is the best looking! Still sounds pretty dull and does it handle any better than the last car on the country back roads? That's where u need to test drive it not on a motorway thanks.
They trying to look like Mercedes a series somehow. I have bmw 1 from 2018 and think that this model looked the best 🚗
No AUTO HOLD button !!! ????
It’s a mix of Ford Fiesta and Kia Ceed with BMW kidneys.
Lol😂
The kia cred,exceed, proceed was the source of inspiration ....but they look better.
Aw, what a cute Kia Ceed
will have difficulty recognizing this as BMW in traffic...when I was ordering i4m50 3 years ago, the design was controversial, but BMW genes was not a question..waiting neue klasse...
We need this in the US!
15:04 Thomas: Back seat is for children.
Every person shorter than 188 cm: I hurt
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How did you find the DCT and engine with 50Nm less than the last gen, would be useful to know.
Besides the launch control all fine!
Is there 'engine sound ' comming from the speakes ? if yes can you turn it off ?
Yes, depends on the drive mode
18:30 Whooo button
Love it… can’t wait for mine
Nice looking KIA you got there
Why had the M135 got less hp than the F40 version? I don't get it?
I thought BMW’s design philosophy was at its absolute lowest point based on the last couple of years. This car proves how wrong I was. It keeps getting worse.
Front wheel drive, but still has a tunnel for xDrive. So what has been achieved with a new engine layout? Nothing except 6-cyl not fitting anymore
They save money by using the same platform and engines for all MINI and smaller BMW models.
Looks like KIA
Looks like BMW's design team took inspiration from the Kia Ceed and Ford Fiesta.
DOWNGRADE
Ruined
It was always ruined. BMW can't make a decent hot hatch, never have.
Hi T&L,
I really enjoy your content… and the interaction between you.
You're a great couple - and it's obvious that you enjoy working together.
I'm from the generation before yours (my adult offspring are in your age-group)… and I love having the MINI App on my phone - so I can confirm that my car is locked, and where I parked it !!!
The 1-Series is bigger than I need… but it's a car that I would be happy to buy - although, I wouldn't want the M135 version (unless it came, as standard, with such a beautiful blonde lady in the passenger seat 🤩).
The interior design and screen integration both look to be much improved (in your video)… and you definitely wouldn’t lose a car of that colour in a car park!
BTW: petty people who write messages to you - and then make themselves look stupid, deserve to be ignored.
(Headrest & head-restraint are, as you said, both correct - with the term 'head-restraint' being used by car companies, particularly when they are describing safety features).
Given how good your use of English is… you should challenge these 'experts' to write their complaints in faultless German! 😂
I wish you both continued happiness together - and I look forward to watching the upcoming videos.
Highly appreciate your kindness, best greetings!
HEAD RESTRAINT ✅ it’s a safety feature in the event of a rear collision to restrain your head from whiplash. It not there to “rest” your head to fall asleep 😴
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Don't know who's designing BMW's at the minute?!?!
Which version is offered with 2/3 doors and manual transmission? I always loved that combination in the 1 series.
None
I would still swap my F40 for this simply for the fact it's newer
Grasshopper green... m135i is with injection ... m135 is carburetor version 😂
Up front gives me Focus and Ceed vibes. I think it is a big mistake to depart from iconic angel eyes in favor of something more generic. Even worse it is not rear wheel bias.
Ugly front wheel bmw with a crazy high price. No THANKS!
Anyone know if they’ll make a 128ti version of this.
Looks quite good and sporty….👍
Noise is ridiculous !! Due to "sport" setting and optional (?) "noise actuator" inside the cabin ?? Who drives "sportly" nowadays ?? Those buy a GT3 RS... For normal people please show us normal use. Transmission was more slippery than any Toyota Hybrid journalist castigate for !
I love the front design, really good fit for the body shape of this generation’s of 1er. I just wish that they didn’t touch the rear lights, I hoped that they went the 5er route and “3D-fied” the last generation tail lights. While the last interior was really good, it was starting to show it’s age (especially the steering wheels) so I understand why they chose to revamped it. The loss of the swivel wheel on the centre console is a bit of a shame, especially considering how busy the new infotainment system has gotten. Overall I like it, I never planned on owning one so it’s not my place to complain about it.
Also I find that saying head restraint sounds more professional than head rest. Great review as always!
Cheers m8!
Looks like the 2017-22 generation Subaru Impreza, especially in profile. Less interior room than the Subaru though
im a bmw fan and i hate to admitt this but the bmers latest designs are just dookey
why beauty matters - Roger Scruton
It looks decent…when there’s no outside light😂
If the grill lights up i’m going to throw up!
how about all new 3series???