Ironically, though, the F40 1 Series' performance flagship remains the all-wheel drive (AWD) M135i xDrive, but now it has a FWD counterpart ... And possibly even a collector's item. The M140i isn’t a ...

The xDrive, BMW's all-wheel drive (AWD) system, has refined the art of improving traction and stability in various driving conditions. Introduced in 2003 on models like the BMW X3 (E83 ...

And possibly even a collector's item. The M140i isn’t a fully fledged M car – it’s a diet version from the M Performance section of BMW, which gives cars a bit of a taste of the hardcore world of ...

It was also what convinced Kevin Bird, technical director at BMW specialist Birds ... speed of the modern M135i xDrive, that’s kind of the point, isn’t it? The M140i is not an ‘old ...

Unlike their predecessors, the M140i and M240i will be available in four wheel drive. And, they accelerate even faster still. The xDrive four wheel drive models are only available with the 8 speed ...