2025 BMW 1 Series F70 Officially Revealed With Quirky Grille
The new 1 Series looks evolutionary on the outside but the interior drops the iDrive rotary knob and most buttons.
Adrian Padeanu
June 4, 2024/
Updated: Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 17:04 / 4 minutes read
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It’s quite unusual for BMW to skip a model’s Life Cycle Impulse and jump straight to the next generation. Such is the case with the 2025 BMW 1 Series, with the F70 replacing the F40 that had been around for only about five years. Although it does look like an life cycle impulse model at first glance, the use of a different internal codename means the company considers it a true next-generation car.
Bigger Than Ever Before
As with just about every vehicle launched, the new 1 Series is bigger than its predecessor. It’s 42 mm longer (at 4361 mm) and 25 mm taller (at 1459 mm). It’s just as wide as before (at 1800 mm) and carries an identical wheelbase (2670 mm). Despite being slightly larger than before, you still get 380 liters of cargo capacity with the rear seats in place. Fold the bench and the volume jumps to 1,200 liters. Go for the 120 or 120d and practicality takes a hit, decreasing to 300 liters with the rear seats in the upright position and to 1,135 liters after folding them. The difference stems from the 48-volt battery mounted in the luggage area of the 120 and 120d that have mild-hybrid tech.