BMW planning six variants for new 1-Series

What a pathetic way to reach 100k sales per year, so each model only has to meet up to 20k sales quota. BMW is absolutely taking the hard way to do it. If only this design is heavily revised with influenced from 6 series and bespoke interior as found in Z4, the 1 series alone is potential disaster for BMW overall sales and brand image. Except they do discounting like Citroen in which BMW is rarely do except labelling all new car as near new and sell by 5 to 10k off (120i for the price of Golf 1.4TSi and Mazda 3 2.5). If they can't do the exterior, please get interior+space and powertrain right first. After I would never consider X1 to be worthy get BMW badge due to cheap interior material, I would expect the 1-series is also lacking the quality find in 5,7 or even 3-series. Rear space is a joke and only can be compared with Polo 3dr and even worse with wrong rear seats angle too straight. The last one that I hope BMW can do better is engine, 116d is laughable to CT200h owner while 116i is too weak compared with Golf 1.4TSI with 125kw, with this weight, 116d needs to get at least 103kw while 116i should be tuned for 115-120kw or similiar with 308 then 118i for the 147kw.

Surely a 1 series estate can't be much different from the 5 door hatchback especially when there isn't a 4 door sedan. What is it? A long wheelbase version?

"BMW planning six variants for new 1-Series" how about making it good looking?

I'm not sure about the 1 GT either. With the lack of space in the current 1er and the slopping roofline, rear seat occupants may need to assume the feotal position just to fit.

i thought the lexus CT was a bad idea. Atleast the CT got the hybrid novelty to it, what does this one got other than a brand devaluating niche and its hideous appearance.

Bland, ugly, fugly, hideous, despicable and DOA - those should be the model names instead of the existing nomenclature.

MUCH nicer than the A3. BMW 1 series FTW!!

Yeah...OK. Is that how you measure everything? I don't really know if it's any better looking than the A3 design that's been around for 7 years....I still think not. But if you're referring to the new A3 then give yourself a shake.

The 4 door hatchback looks ugly, but I have faith that the other variants will look much nicer.

Why is the 5 door hatchback an RWD shouldn't it be FWD to increase interior space and the 3 door be RWD?

Pathetic....and technically wrong. You can't just create 2 other variants for the 1 Series (which looks like an A segment car) and then declare it as a totally different model and call it the 2 Series (which is suppose to be a B segment car). This is truly pathetic...especially for a premium automaker like BMW...Sad..Very Sad Indeed.

I think for styling, price reliability, I would rather have a Mazda 3 hatchback and pocket the difference.