Watched a lot of reviews of cars lately. From reviewers all over the world. I have to say Nobby your one of the best. The steering, hesitation in town traffic etc. All great info. It was my experience of that engine too. However, i liked it overall. Fast enough for me. Nicely packaged car from Bm as usual. Cheers
People hate this car because it's a FWD BMW. It's a fact it's the best hatchback on the market right now. Interior quality and driving is still the top of the class.
I bought the F40 MSport plus after watching your glowing review back in 2020. I'm thinking of upgrading to the F70, as I like the mild hybrid with a little more power, but will also be looking at the Alpine A290 GT Premium. I was considering the Volvo EX30, but it's way too expensive and I hate the lack of physical buttons. Big issue with BMW removing the iDrive controller which I use constantly in my F40. Like the new look, although no leather seats and no visible exhaust pipe on the equivalent new model, and I like my graphite coloured alloys. They are a £900 option on the F70! Storm Grey paint which I have on my F40 is now £1350 and they even have the cheek to charge separately for rear privacy glass! BMW have made it difficult for me to stay with them, if I'm honest, but we'll see what discounts are available.
2 things. No iDrive controller. As an F40 1 series owner, the loss of that safe easy-to-use interface is a BIG DEAL. They still have it on all the non-Mini rear-drive bias Beemers, so why can't they use it with this? Also, no mention so far of a 2-wheel drive Golf GTi competing 128ti? Has that been dropped from the range entirely? For me it was the pick of the F40 range in terms of performance vs value.
I still consider it the 5th gen. The F20 was a huge facelift and never understood why that wasn’t classed as new model. Especially with the introduction of the 40i engine from the 35i.
bmw 120 or a focus 155 hp? automatics... I can tell that focus is much more comfortable..What do you think overall? im between those two and in my country the price is similar.
Το Focus εκτός από 1000αρι κινητήρα με ότι ερωτηματικά συνεπάγεται για αξιοπιστία καταργείται το 2025 που σημαίνει ότι με τη λήξη της εγγύσης ίσως έχεις θέματα για ανταλλακτικά συν την ταχύτερη πτώση της μεταπωλητικής αξίας. H BMW αν αντέχεις την ακριβή συντήρηση έχει περισσότερο εξοπλισμό ποιότητα, επιδόσεις και είναι πολύ fun to drive οπότε σε αυτή την τιμή για μένα είναι μονόδρομος για αυτό την επέλεξα!
I could (almost) forgive a FWD 1 Series if it was good looking. I could forgive an ugly 1 Series if it was RWD. This is both ugly AND FWD, so yeah… nope.
@@nunogloop3386As their design director pointed out a while ago, they have forty million social media followers with record sales of 2.5 million units. So more trolls than drivers & it shows on EVERY page about BMW. Here we have a small BMW, NEVER a bad thing, being torn apart by those who haven't seen it & will never drive or own one. BMW's success have made them the J.K. Rowling of the automotive industry, more hating them than buying them, both still worth billion$.
@@unowen-nh9ov not sure who your comment was aimed at, but I’ve actually owned plenty of BMWs over the years, I’ve not got a problem with BMW. The 2nd generation 1 series was an awesome car, proper little driver’s machine. Loved it, incredible handling, excellent build quality and good looking to boot. No other small hatch could come close because no other small hatch had RWD. I don’t need to see this car to know I don’t want one, but I’ll be getting another 3 Series for sure.
What a complete waste of my time. Over ennunciated local twang . Both hands on the wheel please and be obstacle aware with a good lookout. Tell us what it has, clearly and efficiently. Be organised in your explanation. It is what you don't say that matters. It is not a horse race...to be sure. CN
Grows on you. That's great design
Glad to see ICE is still being offered and manufacturer's are not just selling a fancier infotainment on wheels.
That's a nice Ford Focus
what about 3-cylinder engine in 120 ? problem occurs in the future long way or long usage of engine ?
Watched a lot of reviews of cars lately. From reviewers all over the world. I have to say Nobby your one of the best. The steering, hesitation in town traffic etc. All great info. It was my experience of that engine too. However, i liked it overall. Fast enough for me. Nicely packaged car from Bm as usual. Cheers
Tell em as I find em!
People hate this car because it's a FWD BMW. It's a fact it's the best hatchback on the market right now. Interior quality and driving is still the top of the class.
I bought the F40 MSport plus after watching your glowing review back in 2020. I'm thinking of upgrading to the F70, as I like the mild hybrid with a little more power, but will also be looking at the Alpine A290 GT Premium. I was considering the Volvo EX30, but it's way too expensive and I hate the lack of physical buttons. Big issue with BMW removing the iDrive controller which I use constantly in my F40. Like the new look, although no leather seats and no visible exhaust pipe on the equivalent new model, and I like my graphite coloured alloys. They are a £900 option on the F70! Storm Grey paint which I have on my F40 is now £1350 and they even have the cheek to charge separately for rear privacy glass! BMW have made it difficult for me to stay with them, if I'm honest, but we'll see what discounts are available.
Front Ugly, Rear Ok, Interior Nice, But This Is A Top Spec M Sport Model, So Basic Ones Will Probably Be Rubbish.
Can’t wait to get my m sport 120 in December
2 things. No iDrive controller. As an F40 1 series owner, the loss of that safe easy-to-use interface is a BIG DEAL. They still have it on all the non-Mini rear-drive bias Beemers, so why can't they use it with this? Also, no mention so far of a 2-wheel drive Golf GTi competing 128ti? Has that been dropped from the range entirely? For me it was the pick of the F40 range in terms of performance vs value.
No mention of a 128 so far!
The 123 xdrive sounds like a very compelling option 200+ horses and it's a B48 :-)
I still consider it the 5th gen. The F20 was a huge facelift and never understood why that wasn’t classed as new model. Especially with the introduction of the 40i engine from the 35i.
4:25 Are you sure there are actually 2 Diesel options? BMW website stated only 2 Petrol engines options
118d / 120d - 150bhp / 163bhp - don’t see the point myself.
not every country has that options
bmw 120 or a focus 155 hp? automatics... I can tell that focus is much more comfortable..What do you think overall? im between those two and in my country the price is similar.
Focus is a proper little car to drive 👌🏻
Το Focus εκτός από 1000αρι κινητήρα με ότι ερωτηματικά συνεπάγεται για αξιοπιστία καταργείται το 2025 που σημαίνει ότι με τη λήξη της εγγύσης ίσως έχεις θέματα για ανταλλακτικά συν την ταχύτερη πτώση της μεταπωλητικής αξίας. H BMW αν αντέχεις την ακριβή συντήρηση έχει περισσότερο εξοπλισμό ποιότητα, επιδόσεις και είναι πολύ fun to drive οπότε σε αυτή την τιμή για μένα είναι μονόδρομος για αυτό την επέλεξα!
@@greenpower9742 ποια πήρες;
@@ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣΤΟΜΑΡΑΣ-σ8π την νέα 120 με M-pack. Το αμάξι είναι απίστευτο σε όλα!
@@greenpower9742 καλορίζικο!!!! το έχεις ήδη παραλάβει?
Yes another Kia design clone by BMW. Whats happened? Their design team are spitting out more and more awful clones of other cars.
Another boring comment..
The front profile really doesn’t look like a BMW. Maybe the look will grow on people over time.
4.40 How fat is that steering wheel!
It’s a facelift, and like most facelifts it looks gormless .
This is a new Ford Fiesta series 1 😂😂
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Welcome back Kia Pro Cee'd
F20 is the best
I have F20 118d, I'm considering the F70 in 123 guise 🙂
I could (almost) forgive a FWD 1 Series if it was good looking. I could forgive an ugly 1 Series if it was RWD. This is both ugly AND FWD, so yeah… nope.
BMW has the worst fanbase on earth. Haha.
It doesn't even look good.... Sheesh
@@nunogloop3386As their design director pointed out a while ago, they have forty million social media followers with record sales of 2.5 million units. So more trolls than drivers & it shows on EVERY page about BMW. Here we have a small BMW, NEVER a bad thing, being torn apart by those who haven't seen it & will never drive or own one. BMW's success have made them the J.K. Rowling of the automotive industry, more hating them than buying them, both still worth billion$.
@@unowen-nh9ov not sure who your comment was aimed at, but I’ve actually owned plenty of BMWs over the years, I’ve not got a problem with BMW. The 2nd generation 1 series was an awesome car, proper little driver’s machine. Loved it, incredible handling, excellent build quality and good looking to boot. No other small hatch could come close because no other small hatch had RWD. I don’t need to see this car to know I don’t want one, but I’ll be getting another 3 Series for sure.
What a complete waste of my time. Over ennunciated local twang . Both hands on the wheel please and be obstacle aware with a good lookout. Tell us what it has, clearly and efficiently. Be organised in your explanation. It is what you don't say that matters. It is not a horse race...to be sure. CN
You do know there's other youtube channels out there, right?
Looks like something from 15 years ago.