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BMW 1 Series F20 5-door

Compact Hatchback

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Product Overview

BMW 1 Series F20 5-door is a compact hatchback in production from 2011 to 2015, whereupon it received a facelift. It was available with a range of inline-4 and inline-6 engines that displaced 1.6 to 3.0 liters.
Compared to the E87 that preceded it, the pre-facelift F20 used a disastrous, all-star lineup of unreliable engines. This started with the N13 and N20 I4 petrol to the N47 I4 diesel. The only somewhat not so unreliable engine is the N55 inline-6 petrol, which quickly replaced the horrible N54 that preceded it.
On the plus side, the new ZF 8HP 8-speed automatic transmission is great.
The official fuel economy rating is exceptionally rosy, though it may cast more doubts on the trustworthiness of the regulators and perhaps the owner's own sanity than it relates to reality.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 41%
Pros
  • New ZF 8HP transmission
  • Good handling dynamics
Cons
  • Worse looking than the E87
  • Horrible engine reliability
  • MacPherson front suspension
  • AWD nonsense

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Specifications

Variants shown:
114d
114i
116d
116d EffcientDynamics
116d AT
116i
116i AT
118d
118d AT
118d xDrive
118i
118i AT
120d
120d AT
120d xDrive
125d
125d AT
125i
125i AT
M135i
M135i AT
M135i xDrive AT

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