Based on an entry-level Bimmer and powered by a twin-turbo six that wasn’t built from the ground up by the Motorsport division’s engineering wizards, the 1 Series M Coupe (as it was officially called) ...

Traditionally, at least prior to 15 years ago, a BMW M car always featured some form of naturally aspirated engine. Be it the peppy four-pot unit that found favour in the maiden E30 M3 in the late ...

When BMW introduced the 1M back in 2011, it looked like BMW was tapping directly into its old roots of small, nimble and raucous two-door performance cars. And in a world slowly filling with ...

They say numbers don’t lie, and for that reason, let’s forget about M purists for a second. The BMW 1M Coupe is hands-down the best BMW ever built. What started as a secret project turned into the ...

The BMW 1 Series, while it was available in the United States, provided small, practical, entry-level luxury transportation. It slotted in BMW's lineup under models like the 3 series, and before it ...

That the 1M received more nominations for our 20 Greatest Cars list than the 2002 is surprising yet entirely justified. Don Quixote had a dream. In Cervantes’s still-amazing 17 th-century novel, the ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

BMW’s slogan is “Sheer driving pleasure” and in reality, most of what has come from the brand’s M-division has managed to live up to those words. The BMW 1M Coupe, in particular, was praised by many, ...