最近谍照记者拍到了全新宝马1系原型车照片，该车已经采用了绝大多数量产版部件。如果仔细看车身会发现，在真正的车身面板外面，宝马又加装了一层额外面板和塑料布以掩盖真实的车身造型。尾灯组也采用了同样做法，不过，尾灯组最终造型很可能没有改变。虽然车身进行了重度伪装，但新一代1系在外观设计上将与现行版有很大不同。不仅车身造型改变，而且比例也有所变化。新车的车身比现行版更宽，更长，加上采用前驱布局，因此车厢内空间更宽敞。虽然此前拍到的是标准版本，但这次很可能拍到的是高性能版本，它的前轮采用了蓝色刹车卡钳，更低的运动悬挂，车尾可见双排气尾管和突出的车顶扰流器。前保险杠的一对更大进气口也被遮盖住了。如果该车真是高性能版本，很可能是新款M140i。由于新一代车型采用UKL平台，这意味着原来的直列六缸将被排量更小的四缸引擎所替代，并可提供xDrive全驱系统。宝马未来还将进行更多测试，因此预计新一代1系不会在近期发布，预计会在明年下半年推出。目前还无法判断是否会有三门版本，或者该车最终是否仍仅供中国市场。
2019 BMW 1 Series Spied Possibly In M140i Spec
After the X1 and 2 Series Active Tourer & Gran Tourer minivans, yet another BMW is preparing to land with a front-wheel-drive layout. The second generation of the brand’s entry-level model has been around since way back in 2011, so it doesn’t come as a surprise this partially camouflaged prototype of the all-new car already has most of the production parts.
If you look closely at the body, you’ll see there are extra panels slapped onto the real metal and plastic using black rivets. That represents BMW’s way of saying it’s not willing just yet to show us the goods. The same thing can be said about the taillights, which are provisional at this point, although the final shape of the clusters will likely remain the same. Despite the heavy disguise and some temporary bits, already we can tell the new 1 Series will represent a major departure in terms of design when compared to the current car.
It’s not just the styling that has changed, but also the hatchback’s proportions. It appears to be wider and longer than today’s 1 Series and that will translate into a more spacious cabin also helped by the switch to a FWD layout. While the prototype spotted three weeks ago was a normal version, now we might be looking at a hotter version taking into account the front blue brake calipers, lowered sports suspension, and the dual exhaust tips at the back where there also seems to be a prominent roof spoiler. The disguise applied onto the front bumper could be there to mask a pair of beefier vents.
If this is indeed a higher-spec model, it might just be the new M140i. Since the next-gen 1 Series will get the UKL platform, it means the straight-six engine of the outgoing model will have to make way for a smaller four-cylinder unit likely hooked up exclusively to an xDrive setup.
There’s still a lot of testing that needs to be done, so don’t expect the new BMW 1 Series to come out in the near future. Our guess is the second half of 2018. It’s not known at this point whether the three-door version will live to see a new generation or if the sedan will finally be sold outside China.