---
title: "Drive Wire: Is This BMW’s New 1 Series?"
description: "Lookin' good Bimmer!"
date: "2016-02-03"
modified: "2016-02-03"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/2007/drive-wire-is-this-bmws-new-1-series"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "BMW"
---

# Drive Wire: Is This BMW’s New 1 Series?

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In luxury car news, what appears to be the new compact BMW 1-Series has been spotted undergoing testing. Although there’s some skepticism about having standard front-wheel-drive with an all-wheel-drive option, we feel this spunky little BMW will hold its own. BMW needs a car to compete with the Mercedes CLA and the Audi A-3, and there’s no reason this car couldn’t be the fun one in the segment. The compact sedan is expected to start around $30,000.

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