BMW 1 Series M Coupé Review by MSN Cars

MSN Cars review the BMW 1 Series M Coupé and ends up falling in love with the stand-out styling, sheer torque-laden speed, old-school handling sensations, simplicity, character, and collectability. They highlight how the 1M is not for everyone, which makes it even more precious. Here is an excerpt of their first impressions and review:

Two in three of the UK’s BMW 1 Series M Coupé have already been sold. If you know you want one, don’t hang about. For everyone else, though, this car is still worth a look: it is both a BMW M brand builder and a signal of a new direction for BMW’s motorsport-derived division.

By taking M into a new, more youthful sector, M is going back to its roots. The original 235hp E30 M3, remember, has now evolved into today’s V8 M3, 420hp and all. The 1 Series M Coupé restores the real world balance, and brings an entirely new set of opportunities besides.

Mainly through looking incredible. The muscular, wide-arch style is hardly subtle but to these 30-something eyes it is superb, particularly in the 1 M Coupé-specific bright orange (white and black are also offered). Complete with CSL-style 19-inch alloys, it’s a riot.

The stubby 1 Series Coupé is already distinctive, thanks to a silhouette that harks back to the original 1970s BMW 1502. This, then, is the 2002 Turbo reinvented, with straight-topped wheelarches and bumpers that look like they are from another (larger) car entirely.

Why not: key mechanical parts also do, after all. The 1 Series M Coupé’s suspension is derived from the M3’s, showing what a comprehensive re-engineering BMW has undertaken. The engine’s had an M makeover too, with the twin-turbos of the 3.0-litre straight-six now putting out 340hp.

BMW will bring 450 into the UK, each costing £40k, and says they will all be gone by the year’s end. This is a very special, very low-volume machine that finally stretches the M brand back into the real world. Simple performance, and plenty of it: exactly what M is all about.

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