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The good news is that whichever BMW 1 Series you buy, it remains comfortable over lumps and bumps in town. That even goes for M Sport models with stiffer, lower sports suspension, and while adaptive suspension is available as an option, it isn’t really necessary. The 1 Series also has light, precise steering and decent forward visibility for easy urban manoeuvres. Rearwards it isn’t so good, but then, front and rear parking sensors are standard on all cars.

Every 1 Series gets a 10.3in infotainment screen operated by pressing icons on the touchscreenor using the rotary iDrive controller and shortcut buttons by the gear lever.Optional extras range include enhanced Bluetooth with wireless charging, a 750-watt Harman Kardon sound system and the always-useful parking assistant. The active guard plus driver assistance system comes as standard, but for a more comprehensive active safety system you will need the optional Driving Assistant. It includes blind spot detection, a city brake function and rear collision prevention.

It worked flawlessly throughout. Indeed, when TopGear.com asked the 128ti if we could be friends, it replied "I think the two of us make a great team". It may be front-wheel-drive, but this little BMW still handles with precision and even the sportier trims offer a comfortable ride In town BMW ditched its historical preference for rear-wheel drive to make the 1 Series more practical, upsetting BMW fans despite most people who buy the car not caring either way. It's a bit like when McDonald's changed the way it fried its French fries – people complained for a while but they continued being popular. For the last word in frugality, the 116bhp 116d is the one to get. It can manage up to 61.4mpg in mixed driving, although we would stretch to the 150bhp 118d which is appreciably sprightlier and still manages 60.1mpg. The 116d has a company car Benefit In Kind tax rating of 29-30% while the 118d is 30-31% for the 2022/23 tax year. Folding rear seats are standard, but you’ll need to pay a little extra for the flexibility of a 40:20:40 split. The parcel shelf can be stored beneath the luggage compartment and in addition to some bag hooks on either side of the luggage compartment, you can also add two luggage nets which can be used with the rear seats up or down.BMW has also sought to eliminate the torque steer that often comes with high-output, front-driven cars by implementing a bespoke steering set-up, while a Torsen limited-slip differential aims to enhance traction and stability in high-speed manoeuvres. Our wider test experience suggests that this car will cover off refinement and ride comfort better than the last one managed, albeit still not quite as well as the most comfort-biased cars in the class. A big proportion of UK-market 1 Series owners will by default plump for big wheels and M Sport specification, though – and without doing so with their eyes open, they may end up with a car that offers slightly less rolling isolation than they’re used to.

With more interior space than ever before and plenty of practical touches, the 1 Series makes for a great compact family car. Although adults won’t find much spare space in the rear The M135i is four-wheel-drive (and can accelerate from 0-62mph in just 4.8s), while the 128ti is only front-wheel-drive. How fast does the BMW 128ti accelerate? The least powerful was the 116d, with a 115bhp 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine, above which sat the 148bhp 118d and the 187bhp 120d, both of which were fitted with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine. At first the 120d came only with an xDrive four-wheel drive transmission, but in March 2020 a front-wheel drive version was introduced. Sitting below the M135i xDrive and aimed directly at the VW Golf GTI, the front-wheel drive 128ti was introduced in November 2020, with a 261bhp twin-turbo 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. Which one should I buy? In a BMW factory. Actually, two BMW factories, one in Leipzig – where the very first ‘F40’ generation 1 Series rolled off the line – and the company’s Regensburg plant. Both of these are in Germany. What’s the difference between the BMW 128ti and the BMW M135i? The most modern Mk1 1 Series you can buy will still be over ten years old, so you should be able to source a relatively cheap example. There is a choice of either petrol or diesel power, while the six-cylinder 130i model offers 265bhp. Interior space isn't great, but the cabin still feels typically BMW, with solid build quality and easy to use controls. Read our full Mk1 BMW 1 Series buyer’s guide here…Three contenders that are also worth a look are the Volkswagen Golf, the Mazda 3 and the SEAT Leon. The Golf is a semi-premium hatch that does everything so well, it's easy to recommend it against all sorts of rivals, whatever badge they wear. The Golf is good to drive, has a superb interior and it's eminently practical too. The Leon is related to the Golf, which is why it's also dynamically accomplished. It also has a user-friendly dashboard and interior, which just like the Golf is roomy and well made. The Mazda 3 might not seem like an obvious rival, but it has excellent build quality, sharp looks and is great fun to drive. The running costs are also low, but it suffers from cramped rear seats and a boot that's not as spacious as some rivals. What to look for There’s plenty of performance on offer, for starters, even in base 118i form, as tested: it has a 1.5-litre turbo triple petrol with 138bhp. Diesel cars begin with the 113bhp 116d and work through from there to the 2.0-litre 118d with 148bhp and the 187bhp 120d, which has four-wheel drive.

A touch-screen infotainment system with BMW Connected satnav. it's compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, so you can easily sync your state-of-the-art smartphone to your carThe BMW’s interior doesn’t quite nail its premium-car brief for material appeal as effortlessly as some of its homeland rivals. It’s bettered by the A-Class for visual wow factor and for solid tactile quality feel, while the cool minimalism of the (admittedly now rather old) Audi A3 still carries a degree more sway with some of our testers. Still, overall build quality is largely good and ease of use is impressive. The M135i continues to be offered as standard with M Sport steering and brakes, as well as a mechanical limited-slip differential at the front axle. The standard wheels are 18-inch light alloys but 19-inch wheels can be fitted as an option from the factory.