I am actually happy that they choose to keep a RWD variant. I understand the choice offering a FWD car and I was concerned that they would cancel the pretty unique offer of a compact RWD which makes for me all the interrest of the 1-series as we know it.
I am conscious most buyers are not even aware it is a RWD : my brother drives a 116d in Belgium and does not even know he has a RWD!!! I choose my 128i here in the US for the precise reason it is one of the only compact RWD cars on the market!!!!
I only hope they keep offering this fabulous straight six. I have the N52 and I find it a wonderful engine, not overly powerful but responsive, revs nicely and it is butter smooth, truly a great engine
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128i manual, AW, Boston Terra Leather, Sport package, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, HK sound
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