Ive deleted my previous comment and had another look at this car. In all honesty, progress has been made of which we all have to get used to, from rear wheel drive to front being the main point. The twin power turbo makes for smooth progress on the three cylinder, which is not usually the case in other cars so its an engine of choice for me if wanting to avoid diesels and hybrids, both of which have their own set of problems.
From rear to front-wheel drive? If you are buying this price range of car, mostly you are using it from home to office, sometimes weekend getaway. So comfort should be the first thing that comes in mind. One time I'm trying out the M3, the salesperson tried to tell me it reaches 120 in a certain sec, "yes, then you have a fine ticket coming in few weeks." in Australia, the most urban street is 40-60 limit, highway? 100 usually.
If anyone here can every get over the notion that German Badges trump all others, it must be recognised that Korean & Japanese cars have close the gap significantly, & in many cases, are actually better on a 'fit for purpose' measure.
@@rivervalegroup Yes. Genesis seeks to rise like Lexus, but realistically, zee German brands will always trump most others in the 'rich, old money, & would be signalling stakes'.
This is a terrible update. All the unique selling points are gone. Worse engines, front wheel drive, cheaper gearboxes (ZF gone, now Aisling). It's basically a Mini in a heavy frock. Rest in peace, BMW 1-series.
i think the new seat leon fr take this all mini cars on the new generation more sporty more details and more little cost and the new leon style is like porshe
Ok show us the van..I was disappointed by the design having previously owned a 35i but had a hire car last week, and it drives very well and it’s fit and finish are first rate, so convert
The unspeakably ugly grille puts me off, along with the image. And no, I don't mean the image BMW promote... Purely incidentally, a friend of mine (has his own business etc) has bought new BMW's for 25+ years. I have lost count of the number of times he has had to return the cars to the dealer to get problems sorted. He's had complete new engines, new gearboxes, suspension components and god knows what else. He still resolutely stands by them, and continues to buy them. In contrast I rarely buy new, preferring "bread and butter" cars which are one to two years old - Golfs, Focuses etc. Not once in over 30+ years have I needed engines or gearboxes replacing. Maybe it's his driving? But living not a million miles from an M6 junction, I do see rather a lot of Range Rovers, Mercs and BMW's go past on the back of recovery trucks. Not seen many Toyotas, Kias or Hyundais though....
