BMW 1 Series arrives priced from $56,500

BMW has launched its F70 era 1 Collection domestically this week, the 2 variant vary accessible from $56,500 plus on-road prices – or $1700 greater than the entry level to the outgoing line-up.

Out there in 118 (petrol) and 135 xDrive (petrol all-wheel drive) grades, the range-topping mannequin is now $5900 greater than its predecessor, accessible from $82,500 +ORC.

Observe than each fashions lose the ‘i’ suffix from their designation.

The 128ti has been dropped from the vary.

Visually, the mannequin is 42mm longer (to 4361mm) than the predecessor with a decrease and deeper entrance bumper contributing a lot of the automobile’s further size. Top is diminished 25mm (to 1459mm) whereas width (1800mm) and wheelbase (2670mm) are unchanged.

Smaller kidney grilles and revised LED headlights full the frontal makeover whereas on the rear the 1 Collection receives a newly profiled bumper and LED tail-lights, and quad exhaust recommendations on the M135 xDrive variant.

Inside, the revised 1 Collection options most of the styling cues supplied within the X1 SUV, together with a equally formed dashboard housing a single-piece curved instrument and infotainment show containing 10.25-inch and 10.7-inch screens. The system is powered by BMW’s newest OS9 software program.

Tools updates now see the 118 (from $56,500 plus on-road prices) fitted with adaptive cruise management, adaptive LED headlights, automated parking, blackened trim highlights, heated entrance seats, a powered tailgate, and tyre stress monitoring.

The 118 is powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine making 115kW (+12kW) and 230Nm (+10Nm) and paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission driving the entrance wheels. The 0-100km/h commonplace is listed at 8.5 seconds.

Talking on the Australian launch of the 1 Collection in Melbourne this week, BMW Australia product and pricing supervisor for the 1, 2, 3 and 4 Collection Prabs Datar mentioned the worth improve of the brand new 1 Collection is roofed by the inclusion of further commonplace gear amounting to greater than $10,000.

“The brand new 118 will get a number of further gear. That is gear that was both not accessible within the earlier era or was optionally available,” he mentioned.

“There may be about $10,000 value of further gear within the automotive, and we’ve elevated pricing by lower than $2000.

“We’ve listened to our clients, and we’ve loaded the automotive up with every part we really feel it wants at a base stage and made one function intrinsic package deal accessible for the 118 and a extra M Sport oriented package deal as effectively.

“However basically we now have levelled-up the 1 Collection base package deal fairly closely.”

For the sporty M135 xDrive (from $82,500 + ORC) additions embody entrance cross-traffic alert, entrance massaging seats, a heated steering wheel, lane centring and lane maintain help, and a premium Harman/Kardon audio system.

Energy comes from a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine growing 233kW (+8kW) and 400Nm (-50Nm) paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission (changing the eight-speed automated supplied beforehand) and all-wheel drive.

BMW quotes a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 4.9 seconds (-0.1 seconds).

Optionally available gear packages embody the Enhancement Bundle ($6500) for the 118 variant comprising metallic paint, 19-inch M alloy wheels, panoramic glass sunroof, heated steering wheel, massaging entrance seats, Driving Help Skilled, and harman/kardon premium audio.

The M Sport Bundle Professional ($3200 on 118; $2700 on M135 xDrive) provides a black-painted roof, M Sport brakes, M Shadowline lights, M seatbelts, M Sport seats, and M rear spoiler.

Optionally available exterior finishes above Alpine White (strong) embody Black Sapphire, M Portimao Blue, Skyscraper Gray, and Thundernight metallic hues ($1700), and Storm Bay ($3500), Frozen Pure Gray, and Frozen Portimao Blue ($5000) BMW Particular person shades.

Additional choices lengthen to alloy wheel alternatives, upholstery varieties, and inside garnishing.

“The M135 xDrive is a really related story (to the 118). We’ve loaded it up with gear that was once more both not accessible or was optionally available beforehand. We’ve made that (gear) commonplace,” he detailed.

“This one did get a little bit of a worth bump, as a result of there’s additional energy on supply as effectively … so we now have needed to stage that (pricing) up a little bit however extra. However we really feel it’s nonetheless fairly a formidable supply.”

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