FACE-LIFTED BMW 1 Series hopes to build on the model’s success story that had led to nearly two million sales since introduction ten years ago.
This latest incarnation claims subtle design changes backed up by more efficient engines and enhanced technology.
Emissions for the BMW 1 Series EfficientDynamics are 89g/km, putting the car in the 16% company car tax band for the 2015/16 tax year.
Emissions are 89g/km, putting the car in the 16% company car tax band
The new BMW 1 Series sees the introduction of power plants from the BMW Group’s new engine family claiming a reduction in fuel consumption of up to 12% while simultaneously providing more power and sharper responses. New options have been added including EfficientDynamics technology as standard plus mobility services from BMW ConnectedDrive.
All engines meet the Euro 6 exhaust emissions standard and offer as much as 326hp in the new M135i, with C02 emissions as low as 89g/km in the new 116d EfficientDynamics Plus model. The eight-speed Steptronic transmission has been further refined.
All of the BMW 1 Series diesel engines are sourced from the BMW Group’s new engine family.
Points of note include;
- the use of aluminium for the crankcase and cylinder head,
- a forged steel crankshaft with integrated balancer shaft drive,
- the configuration of the intake and exhaust components and of the ancillary systems,
- a map-controlled oil pump and
- a longitudinal positioning in the engine compartment.
Other features in common are the coating of the cylinder walls, low-weight pistons, forged connecting rods, their cylinder spacing and the volume per cylinder of 500 cc – very close to the thermodynamic optimum.
In all the petrol engines, the suite of BMW TwinPower Turbo technology includes not only a turbocharger system and High Precision Direct Petrol Injection, but also VALVETRONIC fully variable valve timing and variable adjustment of the intake and exhaust camshaft (Double-VANOS).
