Ciao everyone, here it's Marchettino and today we make some mess in the dutch countryside with this, BMW 1M!
I've been driving the 1M since about 5 minutes and I think I've fallen in love with it!
What I'm driving is the spiciest 1-Series that money can buy,
originally BMW didn't even imagine this car would have been so successful to the extent that the company raised the production.
The market prices we find today reflect the success of the car and the appreciation by the enthusiasts and collectors,
to buy one today with a low mileage - for example this one has just 42.000km - prices start at way above 50.000€,
in recent times it's a car that has grown up very much in value and now that I drive it I understand why.
First of all, let's talk about the look because with this orange paint and carbon fibre details well, fabulous!
In this sunny day we can see even more the lines and how aggressive this car is!
Now I'm already driving in Sport mode and the suspensions are quite stiff and let's try to shift down a couple of gears!
Holy moly how it goes!
Behind the wheel of this M the feeling is to drive a proper go-kart!
I think the size is perfect, it's not too big, it's compact, the right size of a sports car to me.
Maybe the thing I like most about this car is that it's available only manual
and it's a remarkable gearbox because the gears are very precise, sharp and direct!
And it's a real pleasure to change gears
because you feel a great drive involvement!
This manual transmission is linked to a 3.0L inline six cylinder with an addition of not one but two turbos
and the result is insane because these turbos are tiny which means turbo lag is minimal,
I smash the foot on the throttle
and almost instantly I feel a huge amount of power and torque that is insane!
This engine delivers 340hp and 450nm of torque but smashing the foot on the throttle the feeling is that the car delivers a lot more power,
this car is quite enraged I can't even imagine how this car is with the electronics off!
Undoubtedly, we can say with this power you have lots of fun, many people are obsessed by the power they're like " Oh it doesn't even have 400-500hp " but
it's not about the power but overal how's the car like to drive and with this power I find it very usable, fun
and not even too hard to use with the electronics on.
The throttle response is not bad, it seems like - seems - to be driving a N/A because
whenever you smash the foot on the throttle the response is immediate by making you forget you're driving a car with 2 turbos!
and for being a turbo the power peak is not bad, it redlines at 7000rpm!
By smashing the foot on the throttle at 4000rpm you feel the power!
Just think that the next 1-Series generation will be FWD, I'm feeling depressed!
At first I was skeptical when I was thinking about this car because it's twin turbo but by driving I need to change my mind,
BMW has done a marveillous engine, I prefer the N/A but this engine for being twin turbo is a great engine!
It's a shame the dutch countryside lacks of something important for us petrolheads.. corners!
But the few I managed to do well, the steering of this 1M is fabulous!
It's a steering worthy of a M car!
I find it rather heavy at low speed but once you build up the speed and push, it's a steering that offers lots of satisfactions, maybe it's the biggest quality of this car.
Finally a bend!
Cool, short but intense and now back to the straight!
I confirm what I said earlier, it's a fabulous steering for the sports driving which offers also lots of security because obviously
if you get quick into a corner you want to perfectly know what's going on with the front steering tires!
Obviously the front ones but also the rear ones that have to offer traction, this 1M has lots of traction, truly wide tires!
I'm driving with the electronics on - car is not mine, it's for sale, electronics is not very invasive and this is also given to the power delivery which as mentioned before,
even though it's twin turbo it's not too rough and with too much turbo lag, that may be dangerous!
Unleashing the power all at once would make the car quite rough and nervous and this is not the case of the 1M.
And what impresses me is that by having " just " 340hp, it feels like the car is unleashing a lot more power!
What to say.. I'm impressed, truly impressed by this 1M because it's a pleasant surprise to me.
I didn't expect it to be so quick, so engaging and overal it's fabulous and now I realize why the prices are growing so much,
it's an exotic with the right power, the right size and I find a perfect balance between gearbox, engine and steering
it's truly fun and engaging!
I thank De Beier dealer for letting me play with their 1M, in the video description below you find the links of the dealer and guys
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