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FOWARD THINKING BRINGS AWD ZING

CUE THE outrage… BMW’s 1 Series is now FWD for the first time in its 15-year history. It’ll tweak the tails of BMWistas, but it’s all about the economics of building a small, relatively affordable entry-level car.

The 1 is now based on BMW’s UKL2 front-drive platform, which

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