BMW 120 (2025) Sep 2024 - International First Drive Review
Now in its fourth generation, can the new-look baby of the BMW range improve on the foundations laid by its predecessor?

BMW M135 xDrive (2025) Sep 2024 - International First Drive Review
The sportiest version of the new BMW 1 Series is the 300hp M135 xDrive. We’ve driven it.

BMW 128ti (2021) Feb 2022 - Irish Review
Can BMW's 1 Series hot hatch out-Golf the Golf GTI?

BMW 128ti (2021 pre-production) Sep 2020 - Prototype Review
The revival of the 'ti' name signals a return to its driving roots for BMW.

BMW 118i petrol (2020) Jan 2020 - Irish Review
BMW’s hatchback gives in to inevitability and goes front-wheel drive. Has the chassis switch ruined the experience? Maybe not...

BMW M135i xDrive (2020) Jul 2019 - International First Drive Review
To distract us from the new front-wheel-drive BMW 1 Series is this, the AWD M135i variant.

BMW 118d diesel (2020) Jul 2019 - International First Drive Review
If you’re looking for a frugal premium hatch with a bit of verve, you could do a lot worse than the new BMW 118d.

BMW M140i Oct 2017 - International First Drive Review
BMW puts some black on the M140i; doesn't affect how awesome a hot hatch it is.

BMW 1 Series three-cylinder Feb 2016 - Irish Review
The biggest and best addition to the revised BMW 1 Series is the terrific new 1.5-litre three-cylinder diesel engine.

BMW 1 Series Water Injection prototype Jul 2015 - International First Drive Review
Water injection could be the next big fuel-saving thing - reckons BMW.

BMW 120d xDrive Mar 2015 - International First Drive Review
Four-wheel drive gives BMW 1 Series all-weather security but it doesn't come cheap.

BMW M135i Mar 2015 - International First Drive Review
BMW M has tweaked the lovable M135i hatch and it's even better in manual guise.

BMW 114i May 2013 - Irish Review
The 114i is the cheapest BMW you can buy, but is it any good?

BMW 120d xDrive Dec 2012 - International First Drive Review
BMW adds four-wheel drive to the 1 Series line-up - we travel to Austria to see how it compares to its Audi rival.

BMW 1 Series three-cylinder Sep 2012 - Quick Spin
We've driven the very first three-cylinder BMW prototype - a 1 Series.

BMW M135i Jul 2012 - International First Drive Review
Hot new 320hp version of BMW 1 Series added to line-up - brilliant despite not being a full-blooded M car.

BMW 1 Series Feb 2012 - Irish Review
Has the first car on the BMW ladder managed to morph from an ugly duckling into a swan?

BMW ActiveE Oct 2011 - International First Drive Review
A rear-wheel drive BMW coupé with zero emissions? That'll be the ActiveE.

BMW 1 Series Convertible Aug 2011 - Irish Review
Summertime means an excuse to test open-topped cars, such as this 118d Convertible.

BMW 1 Series Jul 2011 - International First Drive Review
BMW's new 1 Series has controversial looks, but it is cleaner and more accomplished.

BMW 1 Series M Coupe May 2011 - International First Drive Review
BMW's baby M car has arrived. And there's nothing childish about it.

BMW 1 Series M Coupe Oct 2010 - International First Drive Review
A baby BMW M-car is the perfect tonic for these times. We've driven the 1 Series M Coupé.

Hot hatch twin test: BMW M135i vs Mercedes-AMG A 35 Apr 2020
Two premium German hot hatches, the BMW M135i and Mercedes-AMG A 35 are equally matched, yet they're very different.