"hink of all the worst excesses of current BMW design in a smaller package, and you can see why the styling of the compact 1-series is so controversial. But looks aside, the 130i M Sport we drove recently is one rocking automobile.
The 1-series went on sale—fitted with four-cylinder engines—in Europe towards the end of 2004, but BMW made the car available in the fall of 2005 with its stellar 3.0-liter in-line six-cylinder making 261 horsepower and 232 pound-feet of torque, allied to a six-speed manual transmission. We aren’t slated to get the 130i hatchback in the States, but we will get a coupe version (not a 3-door hatchback), likely going on sale early in 2008."
Get ready for this car America!
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