BMW 1 Series F40

Дата актуальности: 2026-08-13 Период: 2019–2024 Кузов: 5-door Hatchback Архитектура: transverse engine / front-wheel-drive based Статус: редакционная глава gap closure.

F40 is the third generation of the BMW 1 Series and marks the switch from the longitudinal/RWD-based F20/F21 architecture to BMW's compact front-wheel-drive architecture.

Launch — 2019

BMW official launch range:

• three diesels;
• two petrol engines;
• output range 85 kW / 116 hp → 225 kW / 306 hp.

Principal launch models:

M135i xDrive

• 2.0-litre turbo I4;
• 306 hp;
• 450 Nm;
• 0–100: 4.8 s;
• 4.7 s with M Performance package in launch-era BMW material;
• 250 km/h limited.

Classification: BMW M Performance Automobile, not full BMW M.

BMW 128ti — 2020

BMW official:

• market launch: November 2020;
• FWD only;
• 2.0-litre TwinPower Turbo I4;
• 195 kW / 265 hp;
• 8-speed Steptronic Sport;
• Torsen limited-slip differential;
• bespoke suspension/steering;
• around 80 kg lighter than M135i xDrive.

Taxonomy:

• 128ti = regular BMW high-performance derivative;
• not M Performance despite extensive M Sport hardware.

Architecture boundary

F20/F21 1 Series:

• longitudinal engine;
• RWD base;
• xDrive optional.

F40 1 Series:

• transverse engine;
• FWD base;
• xDrive on selected variants.

This is a fundamental chassis/drivetrain generation change.

Production close / succession

F40 was replaced by F70 in 2024.

Sources

• www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0296071EN/the-all-new-bmw-1-series-the-perfect-synthesis-of-agility-and-space?language=en
• www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0318069EN/the-new-bmw-128ti?language=en