BMW has introduced its 1 Series Sedan to enter the premium compact sedan segment, which completes its portfolio with this segment. The 1 Series Sedan comes highly customized for the Chinese terrains with spacious cabins and a great passenger leg space. Furthermore, the compact sedan has been designed only for China and will also be exclusively sold only in the Chinese market.
Passenger comfort with enough leg space takes priority over driving dynamics in this sedan, going by Chinese customer preferences. That’s why, even if a front-wheel drive would alarm BMW purists, the German carmaker had to relent to making such necessary changes. The front-wheel drive is chosen to improve passenger legroom and interior cabin space.
The design language of the BMW 1 Series Sedan is based on the Concept Compact, while it also gets based on the 1 series hatchback, made for the international markets. This sedan is designed by Chinese engineers who understand Chinese terrains and Chinese automobile customers, though it got tested in Germany.
The 1 Series Sedan, despite its Chinese customization, is still fully a BMW, going by its looks. On the performance front, the powertrains and the tunes haven’t been revealed yet. It is possible that this sedan will be powered by the same mill that powers the ‘1 Series’ hatchback with four-cylinders and turbo-charge.
The silhouette displays the hofmeister kink in the rear, while the bonnet slopes mildly to a BMW vertical slats front-grille intact in the front. The character line, on the sides, act as good accents. The LED double round headlamps flanking the brand BMW kidney grille deliver the signature BMW impact. The BMW touts the 1 Series Sedan as the “most sporty and emotional sedan” with a “concept car” design language.
The Sedan will also be high on infotainment with ConnectedDrive technologies, safety equipment, powerful engines and cutting-edge technology, assures BMW. Manufacture of the Sedan will take place at the BMW’s Shenyang plant in China. Though the price of the sedan is not announced yet, it is expected to compete with archrivals’ segment contenders Mercedes Benz CLA and Audi A3.
Source: Vicky.in
