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The New BMW 1 Series: Sheer Driving Pleasure Now Found In The Compact Class ...
The typical BMW drive concept, powerful engines, high-grade equipment and the experience of sheer driving fun offer a new and unique alternative in the new BMW 1 Series. The 1 series is available in several configurations; a four-door hatch, two-door hatch, two-door coupe and a convertible (the latter two to be named the 2 series). It has a long wheelbase with a short front overhang, the lower roofline with the typical C-pillar kink and the characteristic front end with the "kidney" grille and double headlamps. It has rear-wheel drive. Rear-wheel drive is a significant part of BMW's DNA. With rear-wheel, drive the back wheels do the power delivery, leaving those at the front to get on with steering. It's a much more expensive option but the result is balance. The BMW Series 1 agility and steering precision is unique in the compact class. It ensures not only sporty and smooth handling of winding country roads, but also facilitates effortless urban driving pleasure. This is because - like all other BMW automobiles - the 1 Series has a front-mounted engine and rear wheel drive. Even in the tightest of bends there is no torque steers to be felt, the rear wheels having optimal traction when transferring the engine's power onto the tarmac.
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