Bartek Sikorski

Although available on the German website for quite some time, the BMW 1-Series configurator has finally made it to the - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Unfortunately, one of the major problems with the 1-Series still exists: high prices.

According to the website, 1-Series pricing, including a $775 delivery charge, begins at $29,375 for the 128i, and $35,675 for the 135i.

We took a stab at the configurator, and built a 135i that totaled at $41,670. That's before taxes. We added on the Sport Package for $1,000, which comes with sport seats, the M steering wheel, and Shadowline trim. While we did not choose the premium or cold weather packages, we did pick off options from them to try and keep the price down. Options we chose included Monaco Blue Metallic paint ($475), active stering ($1,400), power seats with driver seat memory ($995), heated seats ($500), the premium hi-fi system ($875), and BMW Assist with Bluetooth ($750). Leather seats would add another $1,450 to the cost.

Our 135i Coupe comes with a 300 horsepower, 3.0-liter, turbocharged inline-six, and rear wheel drive. The 128i is also rear wheel drive, and reins in 230 horses from its normally aspirated, 3.0 liter inline-six.

Even though this car is most likely a very fun ride, $42,000 still seems a bit much for this class. Completely optioned out, we got this car up to $48,050. This car may be cool, but many potential customers might look elsewhere if they are spending $50k.
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Guibo

I'm almost always hearing about how bad BMW's active steering is, so it surprises me that they'd spend $1400 for it. For me, I find iPod/USB input much more useful than the "premium" sound system. BMW Assist...pass. Ditto the power seats. I wish BMW would introduce a more stripped out version as standard. And some more exciting color offerings. This is supposed to be the youth-oriented, "fun" car in the lineup. The color selections should reflect that.

Sunny

Here is how I would have mine, if I got one. Kept it just below $40k, spend another 2K for the Dinan package and you get a 380HP monster with factory warranty - tough to beat that.





Base MSRP $34,900
Sparkling Graphite Metallic $475
Black Leatherette $0
High Gloss Black Trim $0
Sport Package $1,000
Navigation system $2,100
iPod and USB adapter $400
Destination & Handling: $775
Total MSRP as Built $39,650

NarutoRamen

My 128i specced out to be 32K.

The only option I really had was the "sport package", everything else was left blank.

dr Dunkel

Damn, cars are almost for free in the U.S. - we all know this but still...

The base price of the 135i is on par with the base price of a 3-door 118i in Sweden.

klier

I want a U.S spec Dinan 135i soooooo badly

Dinan 135i is M3 eater.