DRIVEN - BMW 1M - Best M Car of all time ? (Incl. VMax run at 270kmph !) | 4K
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- I got to drive the iconic BMW 1M to Germany and totally fell in love with the baby M Car. It has the perfect recipe for a great driver car. A powerful and awesome sounding 3.0L twin turbo straight six, rear wheel drive and a manual gearbox !
Big thank to Patrick for the drive by and tracking footage.
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Video Contents
00:00 - Driving Intro
00:50 - I had to make a video !
03:11 - A parts bin special
04:34 - Rear of the year !
05:17 - Engine and Performance
06:34 - Back to basics interior
08:34 - Let's drive !
15:06 - VMax run !
15:43 - Final thoughts
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Fantastic trip, fantastic car, fantastic video mate 👌 #memories ❤
It was mega mate. Wish we were back there 😢
The 1M is such a pure car. Love that thing. Great vid mate
Thank bud. Such a hoot to drive 👌
The 1M is a beautiful car. I’d love to drive one some day. The closest I’ve ever got to it, was a 125d courtesy car I had many years ago. To be fair, that was a lovely drive, so I can only dream of how good the 1M is. Great video though Pete. Really got across the magic of the 1M. 😊
Thanks 🙏🏻
It’s nice when a car surprises you, and what a place to enjoy it. I love the area surrounding the Ring, it’s just stunning. Great review as always mate.
It really is!
"The Ultimate Driving Machine". A proper drivers car. I've had 3 x 3 Series. I love them. Would love to have a drive of the 1M or any M car for that matter.
Great little car 👍
What more do you need, simplicity in its beauty
Great review! I have 2012 1M in valencia orange. It definitely is The Ultimate Driving Machine. It is hard to even think of a better car for a car enthusiast (it is quick, aggressive, nimble, responsive...)
My fav colour 👍
One of the nicest sounds, all cars included! It must be a gem to drive! Definitely a car you would want in your garage! Thanks Pete! Cheers, Tom
Couldn't agree more!
Great review. I like that fact that so many people are still enjoying this car after so many years.
They are ace 👍
This the only turbocharged car that I would have if given the opportunity, a unique, rare analog ultimate BMW but for the brand became the ultimate marketing machine. Thanks for sharing Pete.
Oh yes! One of my all time favourite cars, would love to drive one one day. Great video as always loving the podcast too thanks.
Great to hear mate 👍
Germany looks stunning and the roads look good too.Nice to have a special car to take with you.Good review as always and nicely driven.
It is…if you have never been, it is the best place to drive in the World for many reasons.🙂🙂🙂
Thanks! 😃
You had a smile on your face the whole of the time you were driving that car. It's that good!
Yep. She was a smile generator 👌
Always liked the look of the 1M 😊. Amazed by the residuals too! 👌
You and me both!
Wow wow wow what a dream car that is & that it must be as i owned a 125d & even that was awesome to drive so this old girl must be unbelievable!! Great review PetrolPed Pete!! 👌🏻👍🏻😁
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
£40k for a decent one today? Try at least another £10-15k on top.
It’s a sublime, brilliant driver’s car. Analogue heaven in a a digital hell.
Yeah I can imagine 👍
Spot on £100k for one with delivery miles on Autotrader currently.
@@wcads623 Yep, Valencia Orange (minus the pro navigation system). It’s been sat there for months. 429 miles or not, somebody will be daft enough to take it at that price one day. My research indicates around mid-high fifties with decent spec, sensible miles and history is about ‘peak 1M’ territory.
@@pagen1963 Yes agreed there are always chancers in any market 🤑
@@wcads623 someone was clearly daft enough on the VO example with 429 miles recorded and a fiver short of £100K….it disappeared from Autotrader’s listings AND from the Farnborough BMW dealer’s website a few days ago. Doubtless, it’ll reside unmolested in a hermetically sealed mausoleum for the rest of its days rather than having its neck wrung on an early morning B road blast…tragic waste.
Loved this Pete, what a car.
Oh yes 🙌
I understand where you're coming from - I always respected the car from a distance because of the press reception it has consistently received, but never really desired one. Also part of me thought it might be a load of hype. For reference I have a porsche 993 and had a bmw e46 m3 (which was in PERFECT condition throughout - mechanically, suspension and body, low owners, low miles). Last year out of intrigue I test drove a 1M at a BMW dealer - within 5 minutes I fully understood what the fuss was about and the hype was real. I put a deposit down there and then and PX'd the M3 (got a decent deal as they were valued high-ish at the time). I'm sure many would disagree, but the difference was night and day, the 1M really is that special. Only one other car had a similar 'special' feel to me in recent times - the GR Yaris Circuit pack, but the 1M feels far more specialised. Somehow despite being a parts bin special - as a driving sensation it feels bespoke.
I stress, they really are as good as is made out in the reviews... plus mine is even more basic, no iDrive (although its black with a bunch of OEM carbon goodies)! it is a proper purist drivers car.
Yep, from the very first moment you drive the 1M, you realise it’s a very focussed, single minded driver’s car. There’s really nothing like it until you get into exotics.
Happy you finally got a drive in one, and great review!
For those who haven’t had the chance to drive one, they can live vicariously through you for 19 minutes ❤
I love mine - amazing car. I couldn’t leave it alone though - so now it has some modern stickier rubber, some Ohlins dampers, and double the HP 😅
Nice. There are certainly a few things I’d do to it 😜
There’s a review of my actual car up on the @rossreviewsau channel, if you’re interested in what a 1M with 600whp (~670bhp) drives like
I had an M2 Competition but always tipped my hat to any 1Ms! Lovely looking car.
Nice one!
That film reminded me on my one and only visit to mainland Europe if you don't count hopping across the border from Gibraltar for a few beers and the best steak I have ever eaten in my life. I had a holiday with friends of my ex on RAF Brugen at the time of the build up to Gulf war 1 so plenty of night time take offs with the afterburners lighting up the camp balconies as we put away bottles of Becks like they were lemonade. With the regards the German people they were OK unless you were in the company of Service Personnel then they were not so nice. We did a bit of touring around but sadly not in a 1M BMW. I have never rated BMW unless it was a BMW Mini JCW but I quite like the look of the M240i so maybe they are growing on me in later life. Another good film and that is me up to date with your content after a week long holiday in the Scottish Borders where my eMTB got to stretch it's legs on some serious hill climbs on and off road.
Yep, that’s going in my list of cars I must have. I did have the 2.0L TD coupe and even that was a lot of fun. They are very pretty and a definite future classic, you’re right 👍🏼 Perhaps in future with performance cars you could have a camera over the exhaust to get a good audio of that.
I do that if I have time 👍
Great video mate
Thanks 👍
Great review 😀
Thank you 😁
it looks and sounds great
👍
Pretty car! Where have we heard that before 😊 The BMW is superb a proper drivers car
It is!
I bought a manual 135i a couple of years ago - its not too hard to add wireless CarPlay these days, I bought a box of Ali express that you install under the dash and gives you full CarPlay through the factory screen, the steering wheel buttons all work with it.
A genuine video sir Pete! Loved your reaction to this car. I like bmws but if I where to own one I’d want the v8 m3
Good choice bud 👌
Finally you are beginning to understand "the BMW driving machines" - in preference to Audi
😂😂😂
Nice motor, Peter, but it would have to be in red for me.
Great review of a proper motor! Nowt wrong with “old school”!
Hope you enjoyed your German expedition..!
Best wishes from Wirral.
Beautiful machine Ped going for a 140i low miler F20/21
10:19 I don't think the 8 disc option was OEM on the 1M. I have a 2011 USA version with the HK radio. IIRC it was an all-or-nothing situation with the iDrive/SatNav/BMW apps.
My daily Admirer...amazing baybee M...I own 135i N54 but always looking out for 1M...Nice video mate
Thanks 👍
Great video, fully recognised. I own one and love it to pieces. Underestimated car.
Right on!
What a wonderful car. And the roads! Makes me want to live in Germany...
I totaly love it, its absolutly one of the best drivers car out there. And with some tastfull mods like akrapovic exhaust, som Recaro pp seats, and just a slight power uppgrade to 400hp ish. Its just the perfect car.
I have some real trubbel to motivate me to Why i should sell it, its just to good.
Thanks for sharing and showing others how god it is out from the box. 👌🏼
Such great cars 👍
Fantastic video
Thanks 🙏🏻
What a car! Small, but delicate
Yep 👍
Looks like a ton of fun.
It sure was 👌
Best looking BMW of last 20+years IMO.
Question, would you have one instead of Lady P?
Close but no 👎
@@PetrolPedWhat a question to answer!! 😆
Dream car. Currently have a n54 135i 6 spd, the 1m will be in my garage one day
Nice 👌
Deffo a "modern classic", Pete. A thing of mechanical beauty.
Yep 👍
Just what a REAL Car should be..... Lets slow down innovation and appreciate what we already have.....It has taken us 100 years to develop transport to this wonderful level.....Why are we trying to reinvent the wheel in just a few decades?? :-)))
Good point 👍
@@PetrolPed Too much Too Fast...... :-))
Stunning car, great sound! Have you informed Mrs Petrol Ped of your new “run around”?😂
Working on it 😂
The Z4MR/C has to be looked at for one of the best M cars, it has a true M engine the S54 and uses all the running parts from the CSL but it’s lighter
Nice video and a lovely car. The Z4M was similar in concept but with a proper M engine (338 bhp, naturally aspirated), which was the S54. The Z4M came out at the same time as the Cayman and was seen as a poor relation in terms of handling, but that engine makes it a visceral brute.
I can imagine 👍
Evening all! Hope everyone is doing well and those in U.K. were able enjoy the wonderful weather.
You too!
Another great review. Without the 1M, my M2 Comp might not exist.
Yep 👍
Great review Ped! Nice seeing some classics! Btw how do car reviewers such as yourself manage to not get speeding points when these days it's so easy to get points even if you're not trying to speed. I can imagine some reviewers have had to stop after getting 6 or more points.
We have to be very careful and make sure we don’t speed. Especially on camera. Most press teams won’t loan cars if you have 8 or more points so it can literally ruin your job and income 😢
For six years I owned a Z4 35iS that was fitted with the same N54 engine which, as you discovered, is a brilliant power plant. The Z4 only came with the 7 speed DCT gearbox as fitted to the M3 and I never really got on with it. On the move it had lightening quick changes but around town in slow moving traffic it was clunky and frustrating. With a manual box the car would have been so much better.
I can imagine 👍
I’ve had a 123d manual coupe for 9 years love it. Not driven the 1M, but I did have a 135i so I’m sure I’d like the 1M 🤣
A neighbour had a 125d some years back (also in white) and I far preferred it to any of the current BMW offerings.
Was $54k at my local Cali dealer in 2011 and still going for that kind of price on Bring A Trailer.
The way this video built up, I was fully prepared for you to announce you were selling the Mini and buying one!
Don’t tempt me 😜
@@PetrolPed you won’t
I remember how much hate this received from BMW ‘Fans’ when it was released 😢
The list of complaints was endless 😮
Speculating buyers were all panicking and selling up at a few months old, as they started to go for under list 😂
I drove the first one Evolve tuned and was BCS development car. It was great standard, but even better with those easy mods.
N54 was a flawed masterpiece. One of the best engines ever made imho 😀
That car was sold end exported to the far east, around two years old after the price dip.
For ppl that weren’t into cars back then, getting into one now, will blow you away.
Far more so, than a drive in a 987 Cayman would even.
Thanks for this 👍
Granted it's no 1M, but I am currently recommissioning a 2011 135i M-Sport Coupe with the DCT in Le Mans Blue, which I am very much looking forward to getting on the road! Was lucky enough to live in Cologne in the mid-late 90s, so took plenty of trips up around the roads near the 'Ring, although never actually drove the Nordschleife itself.
Very nice!
I haven't driven hard in Germany but I have had many a motorbike trip out there especially around the area of the ring and maxed the bikes on the autobahn. One time I remember at breakfast one guy there had done an indicated 190 mph on his zzr1400🤣
Blimey 😦
Wow ! This started to miss my E28 B7 Alpina clone and M135i xDrive - both over 400bhp. Too bad that they are gone now.
Awesome car, a motoring great if you ask me, although I've never been lucky enough to drive one.
Mega little thing 👍
For twenty years I had a Z3M. Rear wheel drive, limited slip diff and 320BHP. Mad car and very capable of frightening you. Compared with my 911 turbo and M135i it was a much more enjoyable car to drive than the two more modern cars.
I had an M135i for about 7 months. Now i own a 1M for 5 years and still won‘t sell..
Nice 👌
I had a 2002 M Roadster with the S54 too! Still have my 1M which I bought new and am driving again for a few months until my 718 GTS arrives. I just sold my 981S which was an amazing car but man...the 1M has such presence that people do a double-take when I come down the road.
I still have my old e46 2.8, its still solid with over 200k miles and when i get in a newer ones they dont quite feel the same quality. They do feel quick.. just not 'solid' and the 2.8 does over 30mpg which is the same as my little miata :)
Thanks very much
You are welcome 👍
Love the 1M…❤️❤️❤️❤️
Me too 😜
Solid fun cars, first bmw
Hi my friend, I do like these, very stylish 👍🇬🇧
Have to say I was not a fan originally, but I think you might have convinced me how good it is, a drivers car
Oh yes 🙌
2 years ago in Mexico, where I live you could pick up a low mileage, mint 1m for about 30 grand UK money. Unfortunately they've started appreciating in value now and with a worse exchange rate it's now about 55 grand. Out of my price range unfortunately.
There’s an approved used one of these for sale near where I live for £62.5k! 😳
Wow 😮
My mate had a 140 and he said it was mental and after 3 months he sold it as it was too fast and was worried about his license. Pocket rocket I guess
Peter….I wish I had my old 1986 325i Sport….this is a greatly updated version but maybe not so far apart. If I still had it, you would get to test it for me!! Sadly the owner after me managed to write it off after only a few months. I cannot post pictures on here but it also was white, chocolate plaid trim, sunroof, green Sundym glass, Alpine radio……it seemed wonderful 37 years ago.😃😃😃😃😃
they 'were' wonderful
Cool car👍 and manual😎😎 0-60 was very quick🤔 when it has less power and slightly... heavier than my Focus RS500
Wow 😮
Pete what can I say absolutely brilliant I'm on the hunt for one
Megga low mileage for me
Oh by the way
At last oakley holbrook
Lovely
How do you find them
Tim
Only had them a couple of weeks. Love them 👌
Hi Ped
“Old School” who cares, this is BMW at its best🤗Sure it may belong to the analog age, but do we really need all the modern tec to enjoy a true drivers car🤔 The lesson here is buy one as a keeper, and you will be well insulated from the EV woes to come.
Back to basics driving👌
Yep 👍
Great package ! 😅
It sure is!
I absolutely love mine. I can’t bring myself to sell it.
If you think the 3 litre 1m sounds good and drives well you should drive one like mine with the e92 m3 V8 installed. It’s awesome!
Nice 👌
That would sound epic!
A bit slow though 🤭
The roads around the Ring are well worth a drive.
Oh yes 🙌
I love the 1M! I have a 2008 135 6spd(just hit 100k miles), so I have a little idea what its like. However, I feel the M2 Comp is the better car in the small lightweight class.
Great car 👍
Hi Peds
Hi 👋
Ah. The BMW 1M! The only ICE-powered BMW (bar the hybrid i8) they made this century. The rest of the models seem superfluous in comparison... It embodied all the basic values of the old BMW firm with a minimum of useless rubbish in it. I'm glad you were able to enjoy one! I shouldn't be surprised to learn that I also drove my Prelude on the same roads on which you drive this car. Mahalo...for taking videos of places in these places where I totally lacked the technology to video back in the day...
👌👌👌
The best M car next to the M1 and the original M3 coupe
I drive it’s little brother- 2010 125i M Sport -super smooth 3ltr 6pot NA 6sp manual- 1/10 the price of the legend M1 but honestly a cracking drive, sharp and pointy, Great burble and delivers 285bhp ( remap) as you rev it out- find me a better £6k all rounder.
Thanks for sharing
Front and back car looks decent but I've never liked the side profile looks to tall and short never works for me. Keep up the content and love the podcast
Fair enough!
Great car, but any colour than poverty spec white please! ;)
Ouch 😣
@@PetrolPed ha, i’m joking, kind of! 😜 I own a black 205 GTi, and I’ve never really been a fan of Alpine white on the model, but as time goes by they seem to be catching my eye more and more! But as for new cars, no, they should never be white! 🫣🤣
I wished they put the M3 V8 engine from the e90 series in.
That would have been fun 😜
Miss my M140i 😔
252kmh on the phone, so looks about right for the 155mph/250kmh limiter
155 mph in real money , I had to google 270 to see what it was in mph .
I put a banner up on the screen 🤷♂️
More fun than a mini jcw??
Different but close 👍
@@PetrolPed lmao no way in a million years is it close mate, the mini is a very aquired niche taste :)
Hello mate
Something's wrong with the modern world when 270km/hr looks quite sedate.
😂😂😂
I was very easy to do 😬
same as my old 2.8
Old school car 7:05
It's a cult car, they seem to be quite rare now, if you can get hold of one, keep hold of it. I would love one, but like I said they are quite rare now, especially that copper/bronze coloured one. Sod your electric crap, this is what we want!!!!
Hi
Hi 👋
The only problem with British roads is that they are alway full of traffic and do not compare with the German roads you were driving on which brought out the dynamics of the car.
Pop holes are the main issues
Too much tech in many modern cars. The dashboards light up like a Disney channel and distract from the driving experience.
😂😂😂
Thanks for some BMW content Pete !!
The 1M seems to be getting a lot of attention lately, so many people making videos on it.
I'm a BMW serial owner and fan of the brand, so I should love the 1M.
I just don't though.
I think it's a fugly thing, the front end just looks sad and dated, the lights are awful on that model of 1 series. It's too dumpy, too much bodywork over the rear wheels, rear end looks chopped off and unfinished.
I get that it is a large engine in a small car, and I should love it, as I drive a tuned M140i myself, so again a none M engine RWD small car.
I just think the 1M engine isn't that great, the handling isn't great (neither is my M140i I know), the interior is really cheap, and the seats etc are terrible, the ride is very average, the brakes are shocking, and the only thing I loved about driving one was the hydraulic steering.
The only reason I can think of, as to why they command a ridiculous amount of money, is because they are rare (and Chris Harris has one).
They are certainly not worth anywhere near the prices they command if you look at the car objectively. To me, they are a 25 grand car tops.
The E39 M5 is a MUCH MUCH better car in every way, yet considerably cheaper to buy. The M2C is the perfect small M car imo.
Not bad looking except from the side, 2011 M3 flavors, but M3 makes this look UGLY step sibling. lol
Get a base Cayman 987 - sounds better and also better in all other aspects (expect for 2 seats vs 4) and not ridiculously overpriced