The M140i and M240i are not mechanically ... more controllable than the M240i’s but the engine is gruff and coarse by comparison to the BMW’s. It's also a two-seater only, and it's more ...

At a glance, the new engine doesn’t differ much from the one ... The eight-speed torque-converter auto available in the M140i is the same ZF gearbox as in the old car and in, well, almost ...

The M140i isn’t a fully fledged M car – it’s a diet ... The 100km/h sprint is a claimed 6.2 seconds, while the top speed is 200km/h. BMW says its most efficient petrol engine in the 1 Series range is ...

It’s not surprising that the M140i, with its 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo-petrol engine, is the least fuel efficient but its official figure of 7.1L/100km is still low. So, can a FWD BMW be fun to ...