00:00this is the bmw m135 no longer i the fourth generation is called f70 and at first glance
00:07it looks a bit like the f40 facelift and a bit like ford focus
00:12is the new bavarian hot hatch worth considering and is it really new
00:19let's find out in this bmw m135 review i'll focus mainly on driving impressions i'll expand more on
00:25the practical aspects in another video where i'm comparing it to the refreshed mark 8 vw golf gti
00:31channel members already can or soon will be able to watch this comparison without ads
00:36it'll become available to everyone else a bit later
01:22the new one series is still made on the uk l2 platform which it shares with the two series
01:28grand coupé the x1 the x2 and the mini countryman bmw decided to drop the i suffix from its petrol
01:35models so as not to confuse them with the i whatever evs diesel powertrains still have the
01:41letter d after the serious number and the engine variant bmw 1 series f70 is several centimeters
01:48longer and taller than the f40 it replaces other dimensions remained virtually unchanged
01:54the biggest noticeable change is the front end bmw listened to the market make fun of its oversized
02:01grills and decided there is no need for a broil king fascia and this is how we ended up with
02:06a front
02:06which at first glance looks like it was taken off a forward focus to better illustrate how low the front
02:13is i'll show you how i usually set up my tripod for beauty shots these days but in order to
02:19film the focus
02:30other changes outside are pretty much cosmetic the boot still has 380 liters capacity and still
02:37has that hinged double floor which you can theoretically take out but wouldn't be easier to just lower it like
02:43in most other cars
02:44on the plus side the partial shelf fits perfectly under the floor there seems to be more headroom in
02:51the rear and perhaps the extra two and a half centimeters in height helped raise the roof line
02:56sufficiently high so i don't hit my head getting in and out the biggest changes are visible in the
03:02cockpit as far as i remember the f40 kept the old cockpit layout with a separate gauge cluster and the
03:08central
03:08infotainment screen physical ac controls and an i drive controller until the end of production only the
03:14m2 which rides on a different platform got the bmw os8 and a wide screen clearly an afterthought because
03:21it was propped up against the dashboard the f70 dashboard seems to have been designed with the new
03:26layout in mind there are no physical ac controls there's a new steering wheel with less buttons on it
03:32there is no iDrive controller the gear selector is more of a discrete sex toy and next to it are
03:37some
03:38haptic buttons which require you taking your eyes off the road to find and press them there are two
03:43trays one of them featuring a wireless charger the cup holders are decent and so are the door pockets
03:49however the glove box is ridiculously small especially taking into account how big the lid is
03:54i suppose it's more of an access hatch to a cabin filter the infotainment system is bmw's os9 while the
04:02shift from os7 to os8 was a painful revolution the upgrade to os9 is in my opinion unnoticeable here
04:10the pr department is trying to strangle me through the monitor because the os9 has so many new features
04:17but as far as i'm concerned as long as i can adjust my settings i'm happy with android auto and
04:24just like
04:24i didn't constantly check the tesla sentry feature i don't care what's happening around my bmw also i
04:32can't launch the external 360 camera view remotely because of my privacy settings something that stood
04:38out for to me at least and for the wrong reason is the ambient lighting especially these side lights
04:45here which reflect around the wing mirrors and why are the gear paddles so cheap on the plus side the
04:56seats are very comfortable but these are the sporty version in a couple of months i'll be driving a more
05:01down to earth two series so watch this space for an update on the non-sporty interior
05:22back in the days of the first generation one series before bmw made its naming scheme easier
05:28introducing even serious numbers first for two-door coupes and then for everything else that didn't
05:35fit the odd numbers there was the 1m coupe it had 340 horsepower 500 newton years of torque it had
05:43a
05:44manual gearbox and it was rear-wheel drive i drove it once unfortunately it was on an unfamiliar mountain
05:50road it was wet foggy and it was coat brown all the way after all these years i'd love
05:57to own one but for the time being i cannot justify a toy at this price point the f70 m135
06:05has 300 horsepower
06:06and 400 millimeters of torque it also has x-drive which for some reason bmw doesn't seem to boast about
06:13usually there are x-drive badges all over the car but not here
06:20those of you who know car specs by heart probably noticed the new m135 has six horsepower less
06:26than the previous m135i according to the specification it's also heavier and one-tenth of a second
06:33slower zero to 100 kilometers per hour than the outgoing model i checked and instead of claimed 4.9
06:39seconds i got 4.8 seconds in sport mode with launch control in normal mode i was a second slower
06:53i mentioned the m1 coupe for a reason it had just 40 more horsepower but it scared the living daylights
06:59out of me i suspect i wasn't the only one scared hence bmw started adding all-wheel drive to later
07:06hot versions of the one and two series the m2 and even the m240i are more powerful than the original
07:14one
07:14m coupe but they aren't as scary well maybe the current m2 is close but still second the m135 is
07:22yet another bmw which is a tool for driving fast and fast for no reason this car doesn't teach me
07:27humility i get in i press the gas pedal and the m135 just flies through gears until i'm going faster
07:33than i'm ever going to admit the steering is precise but gives no feedback the suspension
07:40is set up so the car stays glued to the road which is a kind of a compliment but i
07:45know these roads and
07:46i know how other cars react on some of the bumps and in this bmw i have no idea when
07:54the car is going
07:54to lose its grip i mean i can't rule out that the m135 is just too good for me but
07:59this means i can get
08:01into a lot of trouble when i accidentally test the car's limits the brakes are very effective at least they
08:07give me hope that if the fit hits the shun i stand the chance of survival visibility is good the
08:14seats
08:14hold me well and yes my heartbeat is up when i take every corner faster and faster but in the
08:21back of my
08:21head there is still a feeling that i'm feeding an addiction rather than having harmless fun in a car
08:28the soundproofing is average compact hatch level regardless of the premium badge on the bonnet meanwhile
08:34the sound inside the cabin is as artificial as the steering when filming drive-by shots i only heard
08:40a strained four-cylinder engine at the same time the cabin is filled with sound which makes this car
08:47feel almost like it has a has an inline 600 bonnet but something tells me sooner or later bmw is
08:55going to offer some m parts performance exhaust upgrade for the m135 not just the carbon exhaust tips
09:03because this just sounds like nothing
09:14the way the engine and the gearbox are programmed make the m135 easy to live with there is a lot
09:20of
09:20grunt down low so it's easy to squeeze in in traffic according to bmw fuel economy should be around
09:288 liters per 100 kilometers combined however if you drive this car as intended expect 10 liters or more
09:35the fuel tank holds 50 liters and why do i have to click around the screen to turn on the
09:42sport mode
09:42and then return to normal what was wrong with the old rocker switch and do i have to personalize each
09:48of the modes
09:59prices of the bmw m135 start at 56 200 euro this test car with options costs 67 820 euro
10:11the bmw m135 is a good car in the sense that it's easy to drive way too fast if this
10:18is what you're
10:19looking for this is the car for you i like more feedback at lower speeds and this is why i
10:24look back
10:25fondly to the 1m coupe and what do you think about the bmw m135 let me know in the comment
10:31section below
10:35if you like my sarcastic down to earth and possibly mildly amusing car reviews join me every friday 3pm
10:42central european time and don't forget to subscribe and like this video as it helps me with the youtube
10:48algorithm thanks for watching and i will see you in the next one
Comments