BMW teases its redesigned 2019 1-Sequence
The BMW 1-Sequence hatchback has all the time been considerably of an oddity on the earth of compact vehicles, because it has all the time been supplied with a sporty rear-wheel-drive format and out there inline-6 engines. That will not be the case for the third-generation modelthat BMW plans to unveil later in 2019 and has previewed in new teaser pictures.
The automaker confirmed in March that the brand new 1-Sequence hatchback will experience on a front-wheel-drive platform, particularly BMW Group’s FAAR platform whose first utility would be the new hatch. The platform is an replace of the UKL design discovered within the BMW X1 and X2, with enhancements made to the burden discount and compatibility with electrical powertrains.
Teaser for 2019 BMW 1-Sequence hatchback
By utilizing the FAAR platform, the brand new 1-Sequence hatchback will see enhancements in area because of transverse engine mounting and a low middle tunnel. BMW mentioned that area is up each within the cabin and the trunk in comparison with the outgoing 1-Sequence hatch. The automaker has confirmed 1.18 inches extra knee room within the rear and an additional Zero.7 cubic toes within the trunk.
A draw back of FWD automobiles in comparison with these with rear drive is understeer, the place a car tends to show much less right into a nook because the entrance wheels are the primary to lose grip. Among the many options geared toward stopping that is what BMW calls actuator contiguous wheel slip limitation, or ARB for brief.
Teaser for 2019 BMW 1-Sequence hatchback
The expertise already options within the i3 and works with the steadiness management to assist forestall the wheels slipping by lowering energy faster than most stability management techniques can on their very own. On high of this can be a yaw management system that additional aids the dealing with by braking a wheel that is slipping.
One other draw back of the platform change would be the farewell of inline-6 engines, as a result of transverse engine mounting. Probably the most potent engine within the new 1-Sequence hatchback at launch will likely be a 2.Zero-liter turbocharged inline-Four delivering 306 horsepower. It should function in an M135i xDrive M Efficiency mannequin.
2020 BMW 2-Sequence Gran Coupe spy pictures – Picture through S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
A debut of the brand new 1-Sequence hatchback is confirmed for the autumn, which means an look on the Frankfurt Worldwide Motor Present in September is probably going. Whereas the automotive is not anticipated on sale in the USA, we must always see its identical applied sciences featured on these BMWs primarily based on its FAAR platform bought domestically. Considered one of these will likely be a 2-Sequence Gran Coupe confirmed for November’s Los Angeles Auto Present.
The excellent news for followers of RWD is that BMW is dedicated to providing it within the subsequent 2-Sequence coupe. And sure, the automotive will as soon as once more spawn an M2 variant.