Word on the street is that BMW will not bring the 1 series to the US as a “HOT HATCH” like the rest of the world gets.
The US market is odd in the way that traditional hatchbacks have not sold well in the past. Nevermind the VW Rabbit,Golf or Honda Civic SI………
So here is an artist rendering of the 1 series, it can be quite hot in the non hatch version.
Here is the Non-US version. compare / contrast
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