The new BMW 1 Series

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Some customers say that the current BMW 1 series is too heavy, some of them say it’s too small. The fact is that there isn’t a car in this world that absolutely everybody loves. We all have our tastes in vehicles. However, this doesn’t change the fact that BMW is going to try to improve [...]

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In Europe and perhaps just about every place else in the world, the 1 series can be had with a choice of 4-cylinder engines, two being gas and one being I believe a new turbodiesel. The fuel economy and the performance of these engines put them near or at the tops of their categories, and make the 1 series a sensible model line.

Of course here in the US market where the focus is on serving machismo and snob appeal with needlessy overpowered vehicles, the common sense of a sensibly priced car, with sensibly sized engines, still delivering well more than acceptable performance, is thrown out the window. BMW had a chance to move quite impressively into a new market segment; instead it embarrassed itself. Take a look at www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2008-bmw-135i-review/ .