BMW 116d

摘要

Can a final facelift enhance the appeal of the rear-drive 1 Series? There's a revolution in compact car design going on at BMW at the moment. Whether by bad luck or bad judgement, though, that revolution won't impact upon the firm's biggest-selling compact car for another two years, and that is a source of annoyance unlikely to be lost on many in Munich. Having already brought us the 2 Series premium MPVs and the new Mini hatchback, BMW's front-wheel drive UKL1 platform will first father the X1, X2, Z2 convertible and Mini Clubman before BMW finally gets around to pressing it into service under an all-new 1 Series at some point in 2017. At which time, BMW may finally concede that engineering the original 1 Series as a rear-drive compact premium hatch cost a lot and delivered relatively little for a clientele who - according to the firm's own research - didn't even know which wheels propelled the car.