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 ...

BMW's natty little 1 Series chassis and the Bavarian ... with a modicum of practicality thrown in for good measure. A rear seat — a touch tight as it is — and five doors makes the 130i a liveable ...

Not so the 130i ... sports seats, M style trim and a ‘super fat’ steering wheel which won’t appeal to everyone (or their hands for that matter). The interior is typically BMW – reasonably ...

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 ...

They were distinguished by unique BMW Motorsport wheels, a bodykit, sports seats, an M Sport wheel ... now those cars are a lot less than that, this 130i M Sport LE for sale at £6,995.

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 ...