The BMW’s shift is light but it still possesses that feeling that the internals are made of nylon. It’s lovely. The 1M feels busy all the time on bumpier stretches of road but it really only ...

The BMW 1 Series, while it was available in the United States, provided small, practical, entry-level luxury transportation.

Skunkworks projects are more often than not our type of cars. Cars such as the BMW 1‐series M Coupé – or 1M for short. The end result was a muscle bound coupe bursting with genuine M DNA.

Motivation matters. The car-guy’s Dulcinea. The BMW 1M isn’t a car that belongs in that barn. It’s the car one gets after achieving reasonable goals. There’s no IPO, but you’re the top ...

Our friend Jon Sibal has spoken to BMW about the possibility of a lighter, faster 1M, and he offers up the rendering above – a CSL-ified coupe. Yes, we're licking our chops at the idea of a race ...