BMW 1 SERIES FROM $39,990
BMW’S 1 Series is now the only small hatchback in the world that still uses rear-wheel drive. Is this a big deal?
BMW used to argue, forcefully, that rear-wheel drive produces a better-balanced car that has more neutral handling characteristics and steering that’s uncorrupted by the engine’s torque interfering with the front wheels, as is the case on front-wheel-drive layouts.
However, BMW now makes
