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EXPERT RATING
7.5

Likes

  • Leather upholstery
  • Front and rear parking sensors
  • Dual-zone climate control

Dislikes

  • Small display screen
  • No standard Apple CarPlay
  • Proximity key not standard
Laura Berry
Senior Journalist
29 Aug 2018
1 min read

The 120i sits in the middle of the 1 Series range of hatches with its list price of $46,990.

Coming standard are a 6.5-inch display with sat nav, reversing camera, six-speaker stereo and digital radio and air conditioning. The 120i also comes standard with the 'Urban Line' package, which adds 17-inch alloy wheels in the double-spoke style, front and rear bumpers with matt finish air intakes, plus dual chrome tail pipes, while the cockpit gets leather upholstery and gloss black and pearl effect trim.

The 120i has a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder and an output of 135kW/270Nm. Transmission is a smooth-shifting eight-speed automatic. BMW says you should see a fuel usage of 5.9L/100km over a combination of urban and open roads. Our own testing recorded 7.8L/100km measured at the petrol pump.

The 118i has the maximum five-star ANCAP rating awarded in 2011. Coming standard is AEB (city) with pedestrian detection and lane departure warning.

Read the full 2018 BMW 1 Series review

BMW 120I 2018: Urban Line

Engine Type Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency 5.9L/100km (combined)
Seating 5
Price From $26,070 - $32,120
Laura Berry
Senior Journalist
Laura Berry is a best-selling Australian author and journalist who has been reviewing cars for almost 20 years.  Much more of a Hot Wheels girl than a Matchbox one, she grew up in a family that would spend every Friday night sitting on a hill at the Speedway watching Sprintcars slide in the mud. The best part of this was being given money to buy stickers. She loved stickers… which then turned into a love of tattoos. Out of boredom, she learnt to drive at 14 on her parents’ bush property in what can only be described as a heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser.   At the age of 17 she was told she couldn’t have a V8 Holden ute by her mother, which led to Laura and her father laying in the driveway for three months building a six-cylinder ute with more horsepower than a V8.   Since then she’s only ever owned V8s, with a Ford Falcon XW and a Holden Monaro CV8 part of her collection over the years.  Laura has authored two books and worked as a journalist writing about science, cars, music, TV, cars, art, food, cars, finance, architecture, theatre, cars, film and cars. But, mainly cars.   A wife and parent, her current daily driver is a chopped 1951 Ford Tudor with a V8.
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