Slight detour
In Autocar 7 Oct, the edition with a short GTI test drive on UK roads and this 128ti, there is a preview of the Hyundai i20N 1.6l 200PS manual only £20,000. More of a Fiesta competitor and gets a very positive preview.
Yes, I spotted those protype drives on i20N as well. Very interesting to see final version and the full reviews. Obviously going up against Polo GTI and Fiesta ST, but excited to see how it fares and what the full specification is.
But back on topic, I popped down to VW dealer and they had a GTE (in black) in the showroom could only see it from window as I got there after dealership shut.
Putting aside they are only 17” I do quite like the Bakersfield alloys. On the car colour, I am not sure black helps the look of the car, but at the same time it does blend with some of the black plastic trim especially on front bumper which seems to stand out on other colours too much.
Sorry, can’t really give any other views but the large front grille still seems to look awkward but better than standard car look.
Definitely back on topic this time. Popped into BMW dealer yesterday to take a look. I’m still not sure about the looks on 1 series but will certainly have to give a 128ti some consideration. Definitely interested to hear feedback from everyone’s M135i experiences
