2025 NEW! BMW 1 Series F70 120 // REVIEW on AUTOBAHN

[@alex_moroz]

this makes me appreciate my f20 125d even more

[@mdjqs]

keep it. One thing i realise about bmws, their previous gen is always better than the new one it replaces 😂.

[@bustjanzupan1074]

@@mdjqs Amen, Amen.

[@zanthony1286]

My Moskvich is unbeatable

[@Alexdbre]

@@mdjqs Not always. The G20/21 might be the best BMW ever created, considering maintenance, reliability, power output, and overall price/performance. Plus, these new engines achieve impressively low fuel consumption.

[@Bebou.1]

Even in diesel i prefere F20

[@Ficon]

What a massacre of the E87/F20 legacy.

[@nboy7]

Absolutely

[@Bebou.1]

E87 is the best

[@panosoner]

The 1 series ended on the F20.

[@1silverF20]

🫡

[@BinaryBlueBull]

Yeah. This is the all-new 0.5-series

[@Lukas323f]

True

[@Border_patrol974]

is the LCI version included?

[@1silverF20]

@@Border_patrol974yes, of course. F20 & F21 🤝

[@claudiugardelli6302]

What an expensive Kia.

[@pavell6928]

that's disrespectful to kia man.

[@damirbajic4579]

Haaaaahha. Original. NOT

[@dalisobanda5575]

​@@pavell6928 What thaaaa?

[@mediumTierGod]

​@@damirbajic4579 mad?

[@damirbajic4579]

@mediumTierGod No. Just a stupid comment that is posted on every single 1 review since 2019 by someone who has no money to buy it. You want to hate the no buttons, no gear leaver, no idrive, interior; I am with you. But the one before this was by far the best looking hatch followed by A class and you couldn't mistake them for any other car. Same here.

[@SampleTracks2224]

M Sport plastic parts, standard brakes, some black paint and "Maxxis Evo Sport" rubber from North Korea. God please end this now.

[@questionyourself718]

The Base Model has Base Model Parts? Who would have thought!?

[@bagofsunshine3916]

@@questionyourself718 But they aren't just "Base Model Parts" , they're stupid M sport bits. BMW should've put more money in it's interior design instead of slapping more gloss black plastic everywhere.

[@questionyourself718]

@@bagofsunshine3916 im talking about the brakes and tires. He is acting like its a suprise to see these on a 120.

[@TheSkyline35]

To be honest, standard brakes are not so bad on modern BMW. I tracked my stock F20 and the stopping power was strong and pretty generous laps over laps, I was very surprised. My honda cooked the brakes in few minutes

[@koukoutsikoukoutsi4585]

Car companies are forced to use many tire companies. And some more news for you, you can order the m brakes

[@johnny2156]

I don’t know what BMW thinks. 10 years ago you could get a 120d with 190hp, and now all you can get is 160.

[@CasparPietersen]

its basically the old 118d, which had previously around 150hp now up to 160hp. BMW also did it with the 530d which is now the 540d and the old 540d is gone. Its just marketing really, bigger number equals better to most people who don't know any better.

[@SampleTracks2224]

Pay more, get less, be happy. It's the European way.

[@derbigpr500]

@@SampleTracks2224 Nonsense, you get more.

[@vintagetriplex3728]

These slow BMWs are for posers. Not for BMW enthusiasts.

[@acidrain55]

It's the 118i petrol 3 cylinder under the 120i name. But my f20 '19 125i B48 should be a 6 cylinder by the older standards but it's a 4 cylinder. I think overall BMW are making the best out of a very bad situation by the industry. The new 135i is just my b48 tuned higher, which it should be a straight 6 by normal standards. :/

[@skkane]

Nice china spec tyres, lol. Fits the car properly tho.

[@Johnny91832]

they trying to charge €53k for a 120 in my dealership, a used M340i for that price. Highway robbery.

[@nikitamarynich1794]

That sounds like a lie or you live in Norway. It's 36K-38K here in Belgium.

[@czrptr6849]

@@nikitamarynich1794 you can buy a 120 for 50k in Portugal.

[@noThing-wd6py]

Germany 54k - 120 but maxed out.

[@MyRealName]

So many ridiculous decisions for their new cars, it really makes you question the leadership.

[@thewolf9851]

The Croatian designer of this car and the M5 got fired

[@Urbana_Gorila]

@@thewolf9851He wasnt fired they transferred him to Rolls Royce.

[@Ficon]

@@Urbana_GorilaDukec now designing cars for people with no taste. An appropriate transfer.

[@MyRealName]

@@thewolf9851 Leaders OK the design and set certain requirements for it. I never blame the actual designers, for the record.

[@JR-ut2ne]

BMW has record sales so the leadership must be doing something right. Keep in mind the vast majority of BMW customers aren’t car enthusiasts. They‘ll prefer more boot space over RWD.

[@Anriandor]

Kinda more interested in the farmers harvesting sugar beet or what not in the background 😬 🚜

[@ag8912]

Sugar beet? This isn’t Brazil lmao

[@Anriandor]

@@ag8912 My bad, those are apparently 🥔 potatoes since it's a Dewulf Torro...

[@markus8484]

@@ag8912whar are you talking about? Sugar beet is the main source of sugar in europe. Of courses it grows a lot in Europe.

[@2011ibex]

Missing iDrive is a nogo!

[@TheSkyline35]

I have a F20 120i. B48, 184hp, manual. This F70 seems to be a good car, but far from a BMW in my opinion. This is a big Mini in BMW dress now. No more RWD is so sad. Ergonomic is going down and this car inspires more "lifestyle" than anything else

[@ISOLATICN1]

That power means nothing, a Yaris t sport pulls on it lol. And it’s 105 bhp. Hahaha. BMWs are slow man sorry.

[@BallTickler420]

@@ISOLATICN1 as if anyone seriously cared about performance at that power level...

[@moneymakermike6189]

15 years ago I bought my first BMW, a 1991 E36 320i. 6 cilinders. Not 3!

[@user-fxw6k7da4]

@@moneymakermike6189 BMW had 4 cylinders in the past. Like 316 or 318.

[@moneymakermike6189]

@@user-fxw6k7da4 that is not the point. the two-liters, like that 320i, used to be an inline-6. Later it became inline-4 and now it's sadly only 3 cylinders.

[@cs_044]

I work for a BMW main dealer, these F70’s really depend on how they are specced, the M Sport Pro pack makes them look a bit better. Seeing a good lot of these at work recently and they have started to grow on me, I currently have a F40 118i and I will be getting a F70 120(i)as part of my job, so i’ll have some time to understand this car.

[@inthem-a-king]

I have one of the first F40's 118i 2020. I was in shock when seeing this F70 first time. But it's really growing on me. The kidney grill rim looks better on the M-Sport than all-black M135. It's just those waspy headlights.

[@cs_044]

@@inthem-a-king Exactly the same for me, I dislike the absolute base model and the ones without the M Sport Pro Pack (Black Trims) as the chrome makes it look a bit weird to me. I do like the interior quite a bit even if it isn't as good quality all round.

[@Danstep98]

Damn. As a BMW fan this is very hard to watch... this new 1 series is horrible in pretty much every way possible.

[@Thetayr75]

Now seriously, isn't someone sabotaging BMW from the inside?

[@KrystianGaleczka5]

It’s germans itselfs from within

[@BMW_found]

It looks like it was put together by TEMU

[@elbb6623]

By far best hatcback on market

[@IAATUB]

I love my Beemers, but for a fraction of the cost, I would still do the Mazda3 Hatch.

[@Kuku_hihi]

yeah thats what im saying mazda looks much more exprensive and nicer

[@derbigpr500]

What fraction, it costs almost the same and can't come close to the BMW.

[@derbigpr500]

@@Kuku_hihi Ridiculous statement and you clearly haven't driven either of the two cars, because you'd know Mazda can't even dream of coming close to BMW 1 series in terms of how it drives, feels, how well made it is, etc. Obvious premium vs. non-premium gap. A massive one. Mazda doesn't even have independent rear suspension, which is the ultimate cost-cutting.

[@High-Performance-IQ]

I love beamers too...especially Samsung 4k beamers, top picture quality 👍 But I don't like BMWs.

[@TheSkyline35]

At this point where everything is FWD, I don't see the point of a BMW now

[@ferdinandz2276]

After watching this video I walked down to the parking lot, got in my manual F21 125i, drove to the gas station, and gave her a nice 20-liter drink of Aral Super102.

[@thereallotharmatthae]

Hang on to it big boss

[@TheTranfan]

Trade it in for a M140i

[@High-Performance-IQ]

Und dann? Steht die Türkenkutsche immer noch auf der linken Spur im Weg... 😂

[@razorsedge82]

Damn that looks so fucking cheap 😲

[@buca9696]

No it doesn't, you're just jumping on the circlejerk bandwagon.

[@RikiJasmin]

​@buca9696 it is. I had a brand new 2 series for a day because my 4 series was there for the inspection. I was a bit surprised how cheap most materials felt. It was also the loudest car I have ever driven. So much wind and road noise.

[@ObieStill27]

@@buca9696 i dont think it looks particulary cheap aswell, but i really dont like the new design. there is a lot of class missing and i feel like these cars are not going to age as well as the predecessors did.

[@High-Performance-IQ]

That's because it's a BMW

[@west4376]

Compared to what? What similar new cars have nicer interiors? I checked most of them, and in real life this 1 series really feels premium compared to an Astra or a Golf. Because these are the cars you should compare it to, not a 4 series.

[@davidbillberg2203]

A fish in distress 😆

[@thewellguidedtraveler2891]

What a shame ! The most powerful diesel version is 163hp !? A few years ago we had the 125d 224hp... 😤

[@kamalberrada]

The older F20s 1 series were sporty cars dressed as hatchbacks! Today it’s just a regular fwd family hatch made for grocery shopping and dropping kids at school, 163 is more than enough for that.

[@martenk5370]

The new line of BMW’s is so ugly its almost unbelievable. What the hell are those guys thinking?

[@Milen4u]

This 1 series only makes sense as an 135. Otherwise there are plenty of competitors that offer way more value for money. Also a Dacia Duster comes with Contenentals and this BMW with Maxxis come on!

[@CoBER-nc3el]

"It kind of looks like a fish in distress" man im dead 🤣🤣🤣

[@emil2687]

He's not wrong though. BMW's latest design choices are questionable at best...

[@CoBER-nc3el]

@emil2687 yea I agree, getting worst actually

[@Kuku_hihi]

its actually funny how much cheaper mazda 3 hatchback is while looking 100 times better

[@aquilinorodrigo]

And much much much worse.

[@stingraytt330]

Nice Kia, but I wonder what those BMW badges are doing there...?

[@Clarkgravel]

Top marks for an original comment 😛

[@einfacharthur]

F20 had 8HP, RWD and R6 B58. BUT WHAT IS THAT?? where are all those buttons?

[@666DW]

How technology has advanced. In the early 90’s I owned 3 E46 3 series BMW’s with 2.5 litre 6 cylinder engines which had an output of 170 ps. Rolling forward to today and BMW have a 3 cylinder knocking out the same power output🤯

[@Realthinx]

the interiour designer surely struggled to give the 1 series an even cheaper appearance than the current 5 series, but man they succeeded! im a BMW guy but dont ask me about the latest generation...😵‍💫

[@Manakuski]

I can assure you the new 5 does not feel cheap at all, or even look cheap when you actually sit in it. All the materials feel expensive, all the things you touch feel good. The only place that does not, is the inside of the door pockets, yet stuff in there like my water bottle for example, does not rattle. Also the seats feel really nice and the infotainment works great while being easy to use. Also the new 5, at least the i5 has the same ride quality of a 7-series and that came from a person who owns the new 7-series. I can assure you that the new 5 is better than the old one.

[@Demoxx1]

The cost-cutting here is obvious. At this rate, BMW will become an expensive version of a Kia, but with even lower quality.

[@koukoutsikoukoutsi4585]

How come the best quality premium hatchback is of lower quality than a kia?

[@questionyourself718]

​@@koukoutsikoukoutsi4585Exegeration for the sake of Internet Humor.

[@bagofsunshine3916]

@@koukoutsikoukoutsi4585 "Best Quality Premium Hatchback" AHAHAHAHAHAHA oh you're funny

[@koukoutsikoukoutsi4585]

@@bagofsunshine3916 so everyone whos driven it is funny i guess, youre the serious one

[@bagofsunshine3916]

@@koukoutsikoukoutsi4585 Everyone who drives a modern 1 series BMW is a either a brand snob or just not knowledgeable about cars.

[@hydrowniapl]

In 1:21 looks like a Fiat Croma 🤣

[@DexterDexter-oz9gk]

1.5 on a 120? BMW going down 😢

[@Manakuski]

You can blame the EU and their shitty politics and emission regulation. You cannot blame BMW for it. Now if most of BMW:s cars sold were electric, then all the gasoline/diesel would have bigger and more powerful engines. It is the emission regulations that are to blame.

[@tranceeris]

I mean 1.5, ok sure, let's try to forgive that, but 3 cylinders? lol

[@Manakuski]

@@tranceeris have you driven one? They actually sound kinda cool inside at least compared to most normal 4-cylinder engines.

[@Blondul11]

@@Manakuski Yeah the engine sound through the speakers sounds really good... 🤦‍♂

[@Manakuski]

@@Blondul11 i was referring to mainly any 3-cylinder really. For example a Ford Fiesta 1.0 3-cylinder NA engine sounds fun. And you can turn off the sound from the speakers so...

[@germanbenzdriver]

I remember over 10 years ago I was in love with the F20, how times have changed. The F40 imo looked like a 2 series active tourer and the F40 is just as ridiculous as it gets

[@michmak3829]

Finally, KIA looks like BM... No, wait a second🧐

[@andrecardoso6941]

A friend of mine works in BMW and has the same model as service car. I think it looks bad but it drives amazingly.

[@1970sman]

Just bought one, lovely car. So much nicer than the previous model.

[@sacleocheaterz]

Thanks for this, I'm getting one as a new company car (not my choice, but hey it's free) good to know they drive well, and from the inside I fortunately don't need to look at the front!

[@zoltar808]

Just when you think the grills can’t get any worse. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@dertobi257]

The feature this has, that no competitor can keep up with is the full BMW Driving assistant professional. In fact, this car's assisted driving is on par with that of the 7 series (apart from the Highway assistant, which isn't available) This is a perfect little mile crusher, but you need to get the Driving assistant professional

[@stingraytt330]

I need RWD and a six cylinder, not that stupid software bullsh*t!

[@west4376]

Basically people who didn’t drive it dislike it for looking like a Kia on the outside, while people who actually drove it, agree that it drives great for this segment and price/lease rate range. New car buyers will actually cross shop this against a Focus or indeed a Kia or a Golf/A3 and not a used 6 cylinders 3 series.

[@denizdemircan5884]

i drove it and it drives like shit. plus the sunroof rattles when you drive on a stone paved road

[@hammon9670]

I remember seeing the M variant of this thing for sale in BMW Welt and was excited that BMW will be making not just a good looking car for once recently, but one that was a hatchback too. I saw the back and I did like it and then I moved to the front and thought a Kia...

[@D1STUR8]

This is nothing more than a facelift with worse equipment, only to make it more expensive it is sold as a new model. Everything is a rip off just to increase the price. True to the motto less for more.

[@janw.866]

Ik zag net dat de motor ver naar voren ligt, boven de vooras. Je zou verwachten dat dit met de voorwielaandrijving onderstuur veroorzaakt. Klopt dit, of heb je dit ervaren?

[@TheFunkyair]

total disaster for the Brand this is not a BMW

[@maurizioturco2670]

Wonderful video, thank you. I'm waiting for this car in the middle of december

[@LMK116-y2c]

WTF is that the F40 was so much better the F20 was just OG

[@keremguler7003]

Design really sucks against F40 😂

[@pavell6928]

the interior is so much worse, where are all the buttons.

[@centrixx7692]

If you think the F40, FWD wannabe BMW is vetter that the F20, you need serious help.

[@wilduc7302]

Colour difference between the front bumper, tint darker than the mudguard

[@CRRVENI]

E87 the best looking one! First and the best!

[@elbb6623]

Best hatchback on market

[@Blondul11]

I hope they don't remove the iDrive controller from all the new cars. I loved it in every car that had it.

[@Roberto.Gouveia]

Finally a good looking BMW!

[@sacleocheaterz]

Is it definitely a dual-clutch? Wikipedia has it listed as steptronic-type transmission which I would assume is an automated manual single-clutch.

[@el_semir]

loving my F20 116D Stage 1

[@ibra851]

I will stick to my b38 118i. It is amazing in terms of road handling and stability. Angel eyes are another thing

[@DeShooter3]

Seeing that kind of horsepower car on the autobahn is interesting. I enjoyed the video.

[@smashmohale6216]

The front look like ford focus..come on bmw

[@peet124]

Posting this one on halloween eve is a funny move 😂

[@Avash-h7q]

3:31 I have a Chinese car, and that has a 1.6 liter 4 cylinder engine....

[@georgempoel]

Kia.. focus... get inside the car and you will feel the difference, test drove a35, golf r mk8, audi s3 facelift and the 135 felt much better place to be in. Definitely better tech and the quality of the cabin throughout then the aforementioned. Im not going to look at KIa for comparisson, will leave it to you

[@ismeto-j9y]

u are right ! not better finish new 1 but I always prefer 1 than mercd a or audia a3 or golf 8

[@bahtatanass7827]

the Designer of F20 is know looking for a rope after this F70 ... xD

[@blacksupreme3604]

or a job back at BMW

[@FATSHADY51]

Hi I'm in UK I've got the new 120 m sport do u know how to get passenger mirror to tilt down for the curb when reversing I've tried everything

[@jhnnsr]

Seems to be kind of a unpopular opinion, but I like the new 1series. Even though I also like the pre-Bangle (?) era BMWs. Yes, they are expensive and yes, iDrive is dying and yes, the engines are getting smaller and smaller (but that’s the same for every manufacturer), but I still prefer BMW over Audi and Mercedes and surely over a VW or a korean or chinese manufacturer.

[@volvakias3]

Looks great to me!

[@aquilinorodrigo]

Yup, I quite like it. The people hating on it can't afford one anyway.

[@realtalker552]

What have they done

[@amocars]

As always, good vids guys, keep it up ❤

[@inthem-a-king]

This man is a giant

[@liamsels3112]

Drive it at night, the ambient light reflects right in front of your mirrors and it drives you crazy

[@franciscomartins6354]

This makes me love even more my 120i B48 F20

[@RobertCekus]

When will you test the 123xdrive with the 218HP 4 cylinder. You make nice Reviews and Testdrives.

[@Boemel]

I miss my E87. classic bmw styling, 4 pot engine manual 6 speed and rear wheel drive. done.

[@SenszR]

How did they manage to make it even uglier 😂

[@ryansmithza]

1:46 yup, someone in BMW has been bleeding the original BMW dna out of the company to the point that hardly any new cars from BMW feel like a true BMW.

[@DallasBros]

can you compare the handling and overall with toyota corolla hb 2025?

[@GPH2903]

did see one this week in Valkenburg, it looks like an electric vehicle but it had massive brake calipers in the front :p

[@Gtrnsm1205]

people who bought the last 5 series would definitely buy this

[@VonGreen]

About the "distressed fish look" I don't think the exterior design us much as egregious as the fact that this thing doesn't have a single physical button on the inside.

[@alexandreforeau2227]

Nice car I like 👍

[@montysmegma4649]

I am an incredible loyal BMW fan. Between my wife and I we’ve had 12 BMWs since 2009. , X one, X3, 335, 435, and many five series. I’m currently driving a 2023 five series M sport. I say that to show my bona fides for making this statement. I love hatchbacks and have been lamenting that they don’t bring the hatchback into the United States. But this vehicle is nothing more than a cell phone on wheels. It’s an absolute disgrace and middle management at BMW has completely lost site of what makes their cars great. I fear they’re going downhill. On top of which they become so incredibly greedy Jacking up the prices to astronomical levels. All that nonsense about having to raise the prices because of supply chain problems during Covid is proved to be a lie by the massive profit they made for that period. If you are raising your prices to offset increase cost, then your profits would not have increased exponentially. I’m seriously starting to think about Genesis for my next vehicle

[@AM68635]

Wat hou ik van mijn MX5 ND,

[@s.g6977]

A Question From Max Is It Really True That This HIghway Distance Is About 14Thousand Kilometeres ?

[@JR-ut2ne]

Of course everyone in the comment section is absolutely hating on the car. I bet they‘ll still sell tons of them.

[@elbb6623]

Great car

[@123mirc]

It looks ok. The problem is the 3 cylinder coffee grinder engine. It will break down pretty quickly.

[@aquilinorodrigo]

Nope.

[@Zeeraha]

The interior looks better quality than the new M5.... One great plus that it has 225 section tires on 18" rims for that class of a car.

[@nikitamarynich1794]

What are you saying? This is a mediocre budget car while the M5 looks beast both inside and outside. It's minimalistic and overly complex.

[@Zeeraha]

@nikitamarynich1794 I drove M5 F90 and saw M5 G90 in the showroom. G90 interior and seat quality is noticably lower than on F90 generation. I also saw Škoda Octavia, and it leaves the impression that interior is better quality even than on M5 G90. Also, why would anyone buy BMW 1 series, when for the lesser price you can get VW Golf with the same power, more space in the interior, with the similar quality. It is really a shame what BMW is doing now. My point is that such low quality is not acceptable on a car with a list price of 140000 EUR. Due to the trunk size reduction on M5, one can just simply go for the Porsche Panamera for the overall similar price and on non hybrid models get same performance as on M5 F90.

[@Giancarlo-ol2mu]

I think I'll keep my E87 120d 1 series M Sport trim for a while longer.

[@Giancarlo-ol2mu]

I had a Daewoo Matiz as my second car. It had three cylinders, you can have three cylinders in this car but not in a BMW!! Soon BMW will make cars with only one cylinder!! Good times when I had the M3 E36 3000 cc 286 hp.

[@FeN1xDD]

It would be great to see M135 F70 in the future. And compare it with Golf R.

[@mistercrab]

How you didn't get M135 F70?

[@mickday1260]

BMW run out with ideas ,where are 3 doors cars Hans?!

[@High-Performance-IQ]

Why do you want to know, Joe?

[@bnkrpt-brkr]

Nice Kia looks like a BMW.

[@cookiehead.]

Wow, this makes as much power as my 2010 Subaru Forester

[@duartecastro623]

A fish in distress😂😂😂im stealing that one...

[@kareembaba7498]

Hey Max, you should try to review the BYD Denza Z9 GT. 5.2m hybrid wagon with 1000hp

[@CosmicMan5555]

This is upgraded, specially the tech.

[@klausmuller2240]

...wo ist der b58 ?🤠

[@High-Performance-IQ]

... fragt Heidepark Klaus Müller?

[@joshuacurgenven8761]

It’s actually a nice drive 👀

[@alexanderbrik1831]

good classic design bmw

[@aquilinorodrigo]

I love it.

[@AlbertoPirlare]

Kia is killing it!