Have They Fixed It? (New BMW 1 Series 2025 Review Walkaround)

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@VintageRKO 5 ай бұрын

I take back all the insults I made to the original 1 series hatch

@houssamalucad753 5 ай бұрын

That one was a RWD hatch, you can't hate it, even in its slowest and least reliable diesel versions.

@salihbbas 3 ай бұрын

next time, you are gonna wish you had this one

@marcrobbins5407 24 күн бұрын

I have an e87 120d msport rwd - I'll be paying to keep it on the road for as long as possible if this is the 'future'.

@MrVictorWu 5 ай бұрын

I’m happy with my F40. Simple idrive 7 with physical buttons.

@houssamalucad753 5 ай бұрын

idrive 7 is where BMW peaked, much more advanced looking than idrive 6 while not looking as cheap as the idrive 8.

@rimmerblues1586 2 ай бұрын

@@houssamalucad753 personally i prefer the look and user interface of iDrive 6, but have to admit that it feels very dated and limited in connectivity (for some).

@marko-uno 5 ай бұрын

seeing this I fully appreciate the design of my F20 LCI.

@manjitkaur8808 Ай бұрын

I also have an f20 Lci. Lovely looking car and drives great ❤

@dd-dd2co 5 ай бұрын

This new one makes the F40 look really good! BMW dropped the ball again.

@bertharius9518 5 ай бұрын

"The dashboard has no buttons whatsoever". He says that like its a good thing.

@jackmac919 Ай бұрын

Thanks for making me laugh 😂

@trabakoulas3 5 ай бұрын

Thank god I decided to get my F40 this year and not wait for this one

@da_great_mogul 5 ай бұрын

and yet no one likes that car at all so doesn't that say it all? I will wait for X3 next year.

@gregory730503 5 ай бұрын

me too

@Frans-c9l 2 ай бұрын

Me to!! Terrible dash. Just try setting your air conditioning on a bumpy road. 🥵

@roybatty4687 Ай бұрын

Having driven one it's a lot better. Feel free with your pretend hate to justify poor investment though.

@roybatty4687 Ай бұрын

@@Frans-c9lnobody does that

@xili0966 5 ай бұрын

Wow, the interior looks much cheaper and plasticky than before.

@blakejohnson4562 5 ай бұрын

How so? Soft touch on the back doors which most of its competitors don't have. Seats look awesome. Screen isn't a stick on like in the upcoming Golf r 8.5.. sook

@thatvoiddude6188 5 ай бұрын

@@blakejohnson4562 you gotta have soft touch material on all doors when you position your brand as a premium one. So its nothing to brag about. Also new interior really is a downgrade, like rest of the car

@mihaicostinpetcu 5 ай бұрын

I saw the car in person, and the truth is that it uses significantly cheaper materials, with thinner door plastics. A major difference is in the trunk insulation, which is really of poor quality.

@mziwendukuntsele671 5 ай бұрын

Sooooooh plasticky!

@brendoncore6110 5 ай бұрын

All of the modern day cars look cheap, the quality cars died out in the mid 70s

@atharvsawant7509 5 ай бұрын

If ford fiesta and kia ceed had a baby this is what it will look like

@roybatty4687 Ай бұрын

Not that you could afford one.

@kabamarutv9976 24 күн бұрын

my thoughts excactly bro

@Mika-lr4zh 5 ай бұрын

If it didn’t have the badge on the front you would not recognise this as a BMW. What a long way they come from making distinctive sporty looking cars with obvious design cues to BMW past classic cars. I have gone past the point of being disappointed by each new car BMW releases. For me it would be a shock if I liked a new BMW, I know it’s not going to happen

@iftea7 5 ай бұрын

BMW's designers took the slogan "old women need love too" a bit too seriously

@Miguepor 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@joelthomas40 5 ай бұрын

I’ll stick with my f20 lci

@sixcylinders6346 5 ай бұрын

Quote “The F40 is looking a bit dated, with simple vents and exposed buttons” What, you mean exactly what everyone actually wants 🤷‍♂

@dvdfoo 3 ай бұрын

Can I be honest here… the current 1 series looks so much better.

@MrJowolo 5 ай бұрын

I think German brands/designers are gone. If this is the best bmw can come up with after 5 years, they’re in trouble.

@evko28 5 ай бұрын

The design is clearly made for Asian markets.

@romb1818 5 ай бұрын

Assian. You missed an "s". 😉

@erese1 5 ай бұрын

Sadly Bmw development goes backwards in many aspects.

@ryancheng473 5 ай бұрын

OMG… can’t believe they are able to make it look worse 😂

@fale892 5 ай бұрын

and slower

@blakejohnson4562 5 ай бұрын

How does it look worse? The front end of the previous m135 was so bad.

@meggriffin4802 5 ай бұрын

@@blakejohnson4562 And the front end on this newer model looks like a Ford Focus 😂

@blakejohnson4562 5 ай бұрын

Why does that make it ugly if it's a good design? Focus RS looks mean as

@meggriffin4802 5 ай бұрын

@@blakejohnson4562 Agreed the RS does look good but this doesn’t. It just looks like a standard sad front end of a boring car. The slope down into a small grill gives no feel of being mean looking. The car looks depressed 😂 as controversial as the previous model was it was better than this and I would pick a Focus RS over this which says a lot as I used to love BMW but it just feels lacking

@kodessa 5 ай бұрын

Sorry, but that dashboard design sucks.

@ivangoat 5 ай бұрын

BMW HQ "Lets drop i for fuel injection and give it to the electric vehicles, i for electric". Can't make this stuff up.

@sixcylinders6346 5 ай бұрын

Exactly what I thought. I’ve come up with a revolutionary idea. “e” for electric vehicles. “h” for hybrid vehicles. “i” for petrol injection vehicles. “d” for diesel vehicles. 🤔

@ivangoat 5 ай бұрын

@@sixcylinders6346 lol brilliant. What a time to be alive. This is before we get into the jarring designs

@user-fxw6k7da4 5 ай бұрын

@@sixcylinders6346Right? Instead e stands for hybrid

@conradbo1 4 ай бұрын

@@sixcylinders6346 Wow. Finally someone with common sense. Thanks a lot.

@roybatty4687 4 ай бұрын

One day I hope that car reviewers will admit that lower plastics on the interior are harder for durability and practicality rather than the tiny cost savings that they have been bullshitting about.

@roybatty4687 Ай бұрын

Exactly

@kieranmccann7823 5 ай бұрын

How many sales have they lost vs the rear drive layout they used to have ? I don’t see many if any.

@phuchoangnguyen4604 5 ай бұрын

interior quality looks terrible, looks lower quality than the new i30 / elantra n

@Rembambaful 5 ай бұрын

Didn't know BMW is manufacturing Kia crossovers

@slen6293 4 ай бұрын

Prefer the old f40. Looks more aggressive, higher quality materials. Prefer the interior to the old one too. The I-drive rotary controller is gone?! One of my favourite things in a bmw. Miss the angel LEDs

@colbillington 5 ай бұрын

This isnt a bimmer, its a flash Kia

@kabamarutv9976 24 күн бұрын

kia looks better bruv

@doubledangerous7898 3 ай бұрын

135M F40 has been super popular in Scotland. Low APR, basically the same speed as the golf R, and a better 'badge' has prompted stacks of wee boy racers to opt for it over the VW. I do quite like them with all the performance parts on it.

@stevenduncan3392 5 ай бұрын

preffered the old 135i

@arnkbb4656 5 ай бұрын

Looks terrible

@potatoaydin4112 5 ай бұрын

better than the a class

@bosslife3663 5 ай бұрын

I actually like it

@juliuskona3299 4 ай бұрын

That is the same thing people said about the m4 grille. It turns out people are buying them left, right, and center.

@schlafmuetze_9040 3 ай бұрын

Hey…..That‘s a beautiful Punto 😂😂

@esco.letsgo 4 ай бұрын

All they need to do is create a BMW X1 M Competition, that’s all I care about.

@blacksupreme3604 5 ай бұрын

from what the new x2 looks like i was expecting something out of this world but wow i'm disappointed. i currently have an f40 black diamond grill all black gloss trims and i just dont see how this is the upgraded version.

@therealjeffg 5 ай бұрын

Great review Ponch. Do they lock you in the cupboard and only let you out every 3 months?

@HotCow-d7b 5 ай бұрын

We want more of Ponch reviews with his unique humour

@vMaxHeadroom 2 ай бұрын

The interior buttons did not need cleaning up...that was a huge plus point for BMW...sad to see a regression on that side. I'll stick with my 128ti thank you!

@kdm_entertainment 5 ай бұрын

Hahahah. Btw whats with the Peugot headlights? The drls that was bmws identity just vanished ..

@eponymous7910 5 ай бұрын

My eyes! The goggles they do nothing!

@victor_ma_ds 5 ай бұрын

🤮 design

@faradaycool4058 5 ай бұрын

Great review. Typical of BMW. Controversial design.... And Nathan has been working hard in the gym!

@rjbiker66 5 ай бұрын

Pulsing indicators first appeared on Mazdas. If it has a PPF then i doubt the exhaust will sound good

@dennischeng4391 5 ай бұрын

I really like this gentleman, such a good presenter and body builder

@bogeyman366 5 ай бұрын

that front end reminds me of a ford focus st for some reason

3 ай бұрын

Replacing buttons with ambient light is one of the stupidest ideas of this age

@obopileboikanyogaborone9279 4 ай бұрын

cant get over why the hazard button is down there

@THEFLASH_257 5 ай бұрын

will it have a plug in version later this year? Like the 4x4 plug-in on the x1 ? Or something similar ? Or will it have a mild hybrid with a 4x4 ?

@chrisroxs31 5 ай бұрын

Happy to keep the F40... The interior, this looks so cheap :/

@okeoke4697 4 ай бұрын

Another car that we all will like better in person. I had the same feeling since the 1st 1 series lol. At least this one is modern.

@RodrigoSantos130-r1t 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful the new Ford Fiesta 2025

@potatoaydin4112 5 ай бұрын

but better

@aerienix 5 ай бұрын

The rear looks cool.

@CDB79-xs8rk 5 ай бұрын

Said nobody

@youraveragejoe1 5 ай бұрын

I’ll have to give it some time but first impressions aren’t great. The interior is ok but the exterior looks a bit odd. Weird side profile- rear lights quite low, front lights too high. Unconvinced at the moment

@HextorBane 5 ай бұрын

I'm sorry, but as a lover of the brand and its products, I have to say that BMW's styling choices in recent years are very questionable. The new 1-series at the front is really pathetic, a sad imitation of Marcedes A-Class with similarities of the front of Honda ZR-V (equally hideous). The rear is not bad, tracing that of the current model. Absolutely rejected. They have lost the iconic look of their fronts, with the aggressive-looking headlights and angel eyes, which made you recognize a BMW from miles away.

@dennischeng4391 2 ай бұрын

The steering wheel is outstanding.

@martinlowe3594 5 ай бұрын

Fire the designer. Omg

@johnsavage8509 4 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation from a guy who’s done his homework. However, I can’t help feeling the front of the car reminds of the latest Ford Focus! 4 pipes is a step forward but a piano black roof?

@amrknu 2 ай бұрын

Did they outsource the exterior design to Kia’s former design team?

@zaamuro8408 5 ай бұрын

Exterior looks far better than it used to, but the interior is a backwards step. Just realised they brought one into Sydney for Ponch to have a look at...

@Sameer-q5e2p 2 ай бұрын

Idk why everyone is hating on the design. In my opinion its more futuristic, kind of how some people like the cybertruck, some people hate it. The interior is rlly nice, but the back seats look a little iffy when he sat in it.

@sleepercell9926 4 ай бұрын

Looks identical to the old Ford focus.

@Allanhyde264 2 ай бұрын

How about we have a review which honestly criticises the brand for going backwards?

@adrianwhitehead1950 5 ай бұрын

Are you certain it has a DCT? Previous model was an Aisin sourced auto.

@JaviXCdr 5 ай бұрын

“Cleaning up the interior” more like cheaping out the interior…

@bhekishamase 5 ай бұрын

After a few months we'll all be in love with the design 😅 BMW been pulling that stunt on us for a few years now...

@DeviniteHD 5 ай бұрын

Nah, the F20 still looks much better than the F40

@galahaaad 5 ай бұрын

I'm missing an information on ground clearance

@G-Man01 5 ай бұрын

Is it really 4WD? As in AWD, or a part-time rear wheel drive that is primarily front and only sends partial power to the back when needed? I care less about losing the 'i' in the name and want to know more about the drive train, service intervals, fuel consumption, warranty, competitive offerings.

@derekdalton5658 5 ай бұрын

It's part time. X-drive😊. So nothing like Subaru AWD system. Mind you; at least it doesn't have that God-awful CVT.

@G-Man01 5 ай бұрын

@@derekdalton5658 I see. I'm not a fan of the front-focus in 4WD cars, i wish BMW had retained the rear focus. These cars are expensive as it is and it feels like they just robbed it of a primary selling point. But the mums and rich students buying probably dont care. I think the Toyota Yaris GR or Corolla GR are options for someone who's interested in the drivers aspect of these hatches, as rear orientated. What do you dislike about the Subaru CVT?

@derekdalton5658 5 ай бұрын

@@G-Man01 agree with everything you say. I don't like feel of shifts and think they make engine rev too high. A ZF 8 speed torque converter sh*ts all over a CVT. Just my opinion.😊

@chiragsheth9472 5 ай бұрын

Oh no why idrive 😢

@kevinscott6644 4 ай бұрын

Looks great. Much more aggressive befitting an M-lite

@amrazing33 2 ай бұрын

3:45 Dual clutch? I thought BMW use torque converters?

@rimmerblues1586 2 ай бұрын

nah, they've been using DCTs in their lower-spec UKL vehicles for years now, it's not such a bad transmission as some would have you believe.

@TanyaCefiro 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Amazing!!!

@stevenduncan3392 5 ай бұрын

i’m glad i waited before buying the old 135i because this has made up my mind to buy the older shape. No matter how much they say it’s a total re fresh😂 it looks so bad inside and out

@victorlazo238 5 ай бұрын

This is a very thorough and precise review. Good job!

@VaunShiz 3 ай бұрын

Nice Kia forte

@DragoVids 5 ай бұрын

i dont understand the hate. I think the m135 looks good. And understandably people are nit picking the material choices. But its a 300+hp awd hatch that is cheaper than a golf r

@MoneyMann80 3 ай бұрын

Getting left with less and less choice of BMW's.. only BMW I'm still interested in is 2 series coupe . Not the gran coupe either thow it is a looker but the rest are just looking taccy

@ironlungthe3rd 5 ай бұрын

Genuinely starting to believe BMW make the new generation of cars ugly to keep the last gen cars desirable enough to stay high value.

@stevenduncan3392 5 ай бұрын

what is with the black insert rear bar above the exhausts😂

@anekerbeker5828 5 ай бұрын

inverteram a posição da barra do Pack M. Simplesmente horrível.

@arad907 5 ай бұрын

Exterior looks really good.

@potatoaydin4112 5 ай бұрын

@MrTonifumi 5 ай бұрын

I spat out my tea when I saw the price. *Cough*Lexus.......

@jakubircow3438 3 ай бұрын

it's a kia proceed

@AYANDA261 5 ай бұрын

Imagine its M135, what about lower spec models😢. BMW designers are ruining the brand

@rimmerblues1586 2 ай бұрын

i think with these newer models the only one to buy is the lower spec models, save money and treat it as a consumable and ignore the M-Sport BS (M = Marketing).

@malcolmscott4150 5 ай бұрын

Great walk through - glad this exists albeit at a steep price for a small hatch. Naming convention makes more sense than Audi - await full drive to see if has dynamic depth the Mini platform usually lacks.

@derekdalton5658 5 ай бұрын

So much hate for this new F70; but I quite like it, Ponch [You're looking good too😉]. I just wish BMW Australia would bring in the basic NON M-sport car with fabric seats. It looked fabulous in the Europe launch material.

@zanebowtell2298 5 ай бұрын

Really great video, well put together and brilliant review on the new car! My personal opinion I do like it, the added quad tail pipes looks awesome but not a fan of the minimalist dashboard. Happy to keep my 128ti a little longer!

@JanetNorthover-f3z 5 ай бұрын

Looks good. Seems to fit well in the price range. I would like one

@agedflier9129 5 ай бұрын

Do you think $80k is a good price for a small car?

@romb1818 5 ай бұрын

I hope you are sarcastic. 🤦🤔

@robertleeblakeart2542 4 ай бұрын

$85,000.00 for a 1-Series? No, maybe a 10-Series.

@R1zzyW1zzy 3 ай бұрын

Kia Ceed big brother.

@bobbywilson5664 5 ай бұрын

This looks like a face lift car with very minimal effort to improve from the previous model. The One series has been a disappointing series since the previous model was introduced. Should have focus on the petrol version and spend more money and time on the vehicle, you’re not doing well on electric cars. You sales volume is low and why would you continue on this direction?

@elmin2323 5 ай бұрын

Looks awful don't like the way the inside is going with less buttons

@zefiraskaunas395 5 ай бұрын

+ Looks better then the 2021 model - Stil front wheel drive 🤮 - What happened to the grill - Those aint bmw headlights

@Miguepor 5 ай бұрын

Best Ford of all time 👏

@Stevieboy130664 5 ай бұрын

Front end looks so much better than the old car - those headlights were too large on the old car - made the front wheels look tiny. Wasn't much wrong with the rest of it. Now a good looking car - something I didn't would have been possible with just a facelift.