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and a weight of 2,844 pounds.
Equipped with the now familiar 2.0liter
" twin power turbo " four-cylinder
engine that produces 261 horsepower
and 295 foot-pounds of torque,
and the eight-speed automatic transmission,
0-60 times have been tested
to be 5.8 seconds.
The European motoring press
lavished hefty praise on the 2022
BMW 128ti, declaring it to be better
than the new VW GTI. (The " M-like "
version of the new 1 Series is the
M135i, which is available only with
all-wheel drive. It's the Audi S3 and
Mercedes A35 hunter.) This 1 Series
vindicates BMW from its first attempt
at the " hot hatch " , the BMW 318ti.
For those of you who would like to
drive it, go to Germany and rent one.
And to my friends at BMW NA, please
forgive the anticipated deluge of
letters from the BMW faithful
demanding that this vehicle be
brought to North America!
However, because the BMW 1
H O L I D A Y
was due to our obvious disappointment
but we were " upgraded " to an
Audi Q2 diesel.
Think of the Q2 as a " crossover "
■ Bolzano Police Car.
Series and VW GTI are similarly
priced, the new 1 Series will NEVER
be available for sale in North
America; it just doesn't generate
enough profit. The paradox is that,
brand image wise, the M135i is
an outstanding Ultimate Driving
Machine that complements the
■ Milan Police Car. It behooves you to pull over...
M240i, but business wise, the BMW
bean counters are counting on the
very large margins from the X7, X5,
and 8 Series as they nervously
launch the i4 and iX. (Thank you,
Angela Merkel.)
Sadly, driving the new 1 Series
on our trip was not to be. Perhaps it
version of the Audi A3. For Europe,
where " A-class " vehicles are very
popular, the Audi Q2 makes perfect
sense. Launched in 2016, reasonably
equipped, the Audi Q2 is affordably
priced. It has found a niche
market of people desiring something
bigger than a VW Golf but not quite
ready for a small SUV. In fact, were
it not for the added headroom, the
experience of driving the Audi Q2
would be just like driving the Audi A3
- and that's a good thing.
The interior shows the Audi
Q2's VW lineage. The hard plastic
door panels reminded me of those on
my VW Jetta. That's not bad and it
makes perfect business sense.
However, this is what makes BMWs
special in contrast, whether the comparison
is to a new VW having the
features, design and equipment from
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