This combination makes for a very quick car: its 0-to-60-mph time sits on the good side of six seconds, and BMW had to fit a speed limiter to keep the 130i from ... rear-seat room and luggage ...

Back then, the LE was really one for the dedicated BMW fans, carrying a near £4k premium over a three-door 130i M Sport for a car very similar to drive. Sports suspension was standard ...

The six-cylinder engine in the 130i is the same 255-hp unit as in the ... while there are sport seats and a leather sport steering wheel inside. Active Steering will be an option.

The BMW 1 Series was criticised for its lack of power when the baby of the range was launched in 2004. It made its debut without a six-cylinder engine in the line-up, which is like Christmas ...

We used to call them hot hatches but now cars such as BMW's 130i are approaching ... from a truly charismatic one is its seat-of-the-pants feel; here the 130i stands out with its tactile qualities.

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I’ve always been a lover of everything BMW, and I’d fallen for the 130i M Sport on our eCoty 2005 ... The electric leather seats were wonderful, although at £965 they were maybe a luxury ...

Great seats, headlights, steering. The usual BMW attributes. BMW provides all three fuel consumption figures even though it's not obliged to (city, 13.7 litres/100km; highway, 6.6 litres/100km ...

Here’s a rarity for Greatest Drives – a BMW that’s not an M car. In truth, the 130i is not far off ... including 18-inch alloy wheels, sports seats and matching steering wheel, plus ...

Apparently, some sharp-eyed local policeman spotted the flotilla of tricked up BMW ... the back seats, love adrenaline-fuelled motoring and like the idea of a hot hatch, then try the 130i ...

So the idea of the BMW 130i M Sport sends instant bleeps on that ... Having been pinned back in your seat after what was meant to be a gentle getaway, you then make a hash of the first-to-second ...