{"id":656,"date":"2008-03-02T15:20:45","date_gmt":"2008-03-02T15:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"154@http:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2010-12-07T04:26:10","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T04:26:10","slug":"1_series_preview_hosted_by_motive_magazi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/1_series_preview_hosted_by_motive_magazi\/","title":{"rendered":"1-series preview hosted by Motive Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend Motive Magazine invited readers to preview the new BMW 1-series that is going on sale in the US in the next few weeks.  Since the early \u201890s, the BMW 3-series has become more expensive and gotten larger.  The 1-series coupe is the answer for people that want a car that is closer to the BMW 2002.  Most of the attention is going the 135i which gets a twin turbo inline 6 cylinder engine rated at 300 horsepower.  I think it has more power than they say though, because I haven&rsquo;t felt power like that since I was in a Corvette.  The Motive guys enjoyed the non-turbo 128i a lot too.  They described the 128i&rsquo;s engine as being more &ldquo;rev-happy&rdquo; and a better fir for the chassis.  Both cars are nice inside and out.  The only downside is that there isn&rsquo;t much space for rear passengers.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm06.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm06.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" title=\"BMW 135i\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm01.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm01.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" title=\"BMW 135i's wheel\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm02.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm02.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" title=\"BMW 128i convertible\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm08.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm08.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" title=\"BMW 318i\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm03.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/images\/bmwmm03.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" title=\"BMW 2002tii\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend Motive Magazine invited readers to preview the new BMW 1-series that is going on sale in the US in the next few weeks.  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