No doubt in it that BMW 116 is the best car of the BMW 1-Series. It is very unique in its hatchback class with rear-wheel drive set-up that is usually seen in sports car and having enough interior space to justify its hatchback tag, so BMW 116 confuses ITS buyers by its versatility.
Overall Performance is matchless and no comparison with any other of its class likes VW Golf, Ford Focus, Audi A3, Mercedes A-class and Infiniti Q30.
The BMW 116 is well- equipped with a range of nice petrol engines and takes its start with 1.5-litre turbocharged three-cylinder, which is good to perform reasonably, and gives 136bhp. The 118i petrol is a 1.6-litre engine takes the car from 0-62m/h in 8.5 seconds, a little bit stronger than 116 series.
The next turbocharged petrol engine is 120i which produces huge amount of power of 186bhp, which is flexible and rivals of many hot hatchers for pace.
The 125i in the same 2.0 liter turbocharged petrol engine is seriously rapid than its 120i version and produces 218bhp and carries the car from 0-62m/h in just 6.2 seconds.
After this range the BMW 116 has introduced M series engines, M135i is a powerful performer with good fuel consumption rate. M 140 takes the feather in its cap by giving supreme performance and superb sprint. It is a six-cylinder turbocharged engine with 335bhp proves itself the fastest BMW’s engine in this class.
Its top speed is 155m/h, produces a good oomph while cruising. It takes the car from0-62m/h in just 4.9 seconds. A massive eight-speed automatic gearbox helps this gigantic engine to produce lot of power with ease and comfort.
There’s a list of its rivals like Honda Civic R-type and Ford Focus RS but M140i is a memorable engine because of its practicality and performance.
Diesel engines are based on three and four-cylinders units. A 1.5-litre diesel engine is 116d with 150bhp the other version of 116d is known as 116ED(Efficient Dynamics) with good fuel economy and speed, it takes 10.4 seconds to get from 0-62 m/h.
Then a 2.0 liter turbocharged engine with power of 190bhp is 120d, reaches from 0-62m/h in just 6.8 seconds. The 125d is the best in, torque especially at low gears, fuel economy and speed and carries the hatchback from 0-62m/h in 6.4 seconds.
The 2.0 liter turbocharged diesel engine in both 120d and 125d versions is capable for a good average of62.8m/g. It is very difficult to choose the best diesel engine from this smart lineup of BMW because all engines perform well.
The new engine range brings a reduction in fuel consumption up to 12 % and meets Euro 6 emissions standard, especially from the output of ultra-efficient 116d with Efficient Dynamics. It returns83.1m/g and emits a VED-free 89g/km of Co2.
The BMW 116 is equipped with standard six-speed manual gearbox but in its XDrive four-by-four it has used eight-speed automatic gear shift system for smooth driving experience.
