8 August-October2019 http://www.carbuyer.co.uk
tous eyourphoneasakey,aHarman Kardonstereo
andBMW’s‘IntelligentPersonalAs sista nt’.Thi scan
adjustthetemperatureifyouask,findfreeparking
spacesatyourde stination,tellyo uaboutthecar’s
statusandexpl ainho wtou seeachfunction.
There’s afullrosterofsafety technolog y,too. Forward
collisi onwarningandaut oemergencybrakingare
standard,asisla ne-departurewarning; lane-keeping
assista nceandrearcollisi onwarningareoptional.
Engines and driving
Althoughthemovefrom reartofront-wheeldrive
hasupset purists,BM Wsaysthat85percentof
customerswon’tbeabletote llthedifference.
Theentry-leve l1.5-litrethree-cylinderpetrolengine
islikely tobeoneofthebestsellers .Badged118i,
itproduces138bhpandgetsfrom0-62mphin8.
seconds,despitemanagin gaclaimed56.5mpg.
Atthe topendoftherange,theM135iusesa
2.0-litrefour-cylinderpetrolengineinplaceofthe
oldcar’s3.0-litresix-cylinder,butits302bhp
mean s0-62mphiscomplete din4 .8seconds.
Threedieselenginesareavai labl efromtheoutset:
116d,118dor120dxDrive.The114bhp116dusesa
1.5-litrethree-cylinderengineandissaidtore turnup
to74.3mpg,witha0-62mphtimeof10.1seconds.
Theotherdieselshavea2.0-litrefour-cylinder
engine, capableof68.9mpgint he118dand62.8mpg
inthe120dxDrive.Thesevers ionsaretunedtooffer
148or187bhprespectively ,withthemorepowerful
variant gettingfrom0-62mphinsevenseconds.
Elsewhere,thecarhasawidertrack,increased
rigidity,arevisedsteeringsetup ,newrearsuspension
andareworkedstabilitycontrolsystem.Optional
extrasinclude sports suspension,withtheM135i
modelgettingalimited- slipdifferentialasstandard.
“Although the moveto front-
wheel drive upset purists,
BMWsays mostcustomers
won’t noticethe difference“
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