This is the work of the BMW that makes amazed and impressed. The 1 Series M Coupé (so called Because calling it the M1 Would step on the toes of the eponymous 1978 BMW supercar) is the Cheapest proper M car BMW makes. this is an extremely rapid and highly focused driving machine. Actually, it's probably the most exciting - and in reality the quickest - BMW on sale today. But do not let fool you into thinking That it's not a serious piece of kit: at 40.020 pounds without options this is hardly the working man's M car. For a start, it's brutally quick. The twin-turbo 3.0-litre engine develops 335bhp, but it's the torque figure that's most significant: 369lb.ft from just 1,500rpm. That's compared to 295lb.ft in the M3 - which is over £14,000 more expensive, by the way. The 0-62mph thing is done with in 4.9 seconds, although a BMW person we spoke to said that's a very conservative figure. He wasn't kidding. For the 1 M, BMW has taken the chassis, suspension, brakes, steering and a few other bits from the M3 - one of the best driver's cars in the world - and stuffed them under the body of a 1 Series Coupé. The 1 Series M Coupé is the antithesis of the X5 M and X6 M SUVs, focused first and foremost on being great to drive. Whether you're behind the wheel or just gawking at it from the pavement, it's one of the most exciting cars on sale today. That it also happens to be capable of anodyne four-seat transport makes it one of the most complete sports cars we've driven. Cancel that M3 order, quick. As you can see from the flared wheel arches, some modifications had to be made to accommodate the bigger car's innards. As a result, this comically wide two-door has the look of a touring car whose advertising stickers have been peeled off.
