Just as we’re starting to warm up to the BMW 1 Series, with it doing a little better in the looks department, BMW is making sure we don’t overlook any of its advanced optional extras.
We’re pretty sure BMW knew they messed up when they saw how people reacted to the non-facelifted version of the current 1 Series. In fact, we’re betting they were itching to launch the restyled version as soon as possible – which looks considerably better from all angles.
That’s not to say that it’s as good looking as the Mercedes-Benz A-Class or even the Audi A3, but you no longer feel the need to criticize it every time one happens to cross your path.
Aside from its improved looks, the 1 Series is also packing lots of new goodies inside, such as the predictive gear shift technology which happens to be the main talking point of this video.
It can downshift and upshift at the right time by using satellite navigation, and therefore making your ride smoother and more economical.
Which is definitely something you want in a car that happens to be BMW’s cheapest model – since it only means that they’re ready to jam even more tech into future models, which may even feature the predictive gear shift technology as standard.
We’ll just have to wait and see.