It only joined the Auto Express fleet five months ago, but our 120d has already had a trip home to its birthplace. With BMW launching the new range-topping 130i six-cylinder petrol model in Munich, I jumped at the chance to drive our long-term diesel back to the Bavarian city where it was made.
There was an ulterior motive, though. The trip also gave me the opportunity to stop off at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit and really put the 1-Series through its paces. The schedule entailed heading to Calais on the HoverSpeed SeaCat, on to the Nürburgring for two days, then up to Munich to drive the 130i, back to the 'Ring to drive an Opel Corsa in a six-hour endurance event and finally the return trek to England.
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