F40 BMW 1 Series officially launched in Singapore – 118i M Sport from SG$157,888; available on Lazada

F40 BMW 1 Series officially launched in Singapore – 118i M Sport from SG$157,888; available on Lazada

The latest F40 BMW 1 Series has been launched in Singapore, with BMW Asia and Performance Motors Limited (PML) offering two variants – 118i M Sport and 118i Luxury Line – to customers there. For now, there’s only pricing for the former, which goes for SG$157,888 (RM478,716) inclusive of COE, while the latter will only be revealed later on.

In 118i guise, both variants feature a 1.5 litre turbocharged three-cylinder with 140 PS (138 hp) and 220 Nm of torque. Paired to the motor is a seven-speed dual-clutch Steptronic transmission, allowing for a century sprint time of 8.5 seconds and top speed of 213 km/h. Drive goes the front wheels, as you probably already know by now, and if you haven’t, here’s some further reading.

Other features present include the actuator contiguous wheel slip limitation (ARB) technology lifted from the BMW i3s, which is joined by BMW Performance Control (yaw moment distribution) system that suppresses any initial understeer to provide the car with a neutral steering behaviour.

Available equipment for the Singapore-market 1 Series includes full-LED headlamps and taillights, 18-inch alloy wheels for the M Sport model (17-inch alloys for the Luxury Line), BMW Live Cockpit Professional, a head-up display and backlit trim strips.

Other items include Cruise Control with braking function, and Driving Assistant, which comprises the Lane Change Warning system, Proactive Driving Assistant, rear collision warning and crossing traffic warning.

For the launch of the 1 Series in Singapore, PML also announced an exclusive partnership with Lazada, allowing allows customers to place a SG$500 (RM1,516) booking fee on the BMW LazMall store to secure a special interest rate of 1.18% for one of 11 units of the 118i M Sport. Bookings for subsequent units of will be subject to a booking fee of SG$118 (RM358) and prevailing interest rates at the time of application.

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Originating from the corporate world with a background in finance and economics, Gerard’s strong love for cars led him to take the plunge into the automotive media industry. It was only then did he realise that there are more things to a car than just horsepower count.

 

Comments

  • RM4XXK for 118i Bro dream la lu ……

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  • Blind Oink Oink on Aug 28, 2019 at 4:35 pm

    Everything’s perfect only that fugly piggy Angry Birds inspired nose a big letdown..

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    • Kipidap on Aug 28, 2019 at 6:19 pm

      They are bold and it’s beautiful. They have started the trend and surely everyone will follow with the oversized grille

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      • Poor Singaporeanx on Aug 28, 2019 at 10:23 pm

        Now Singapore economy is so bad. You sure the car can sell? See many old cars on the road these days. Malaysian earn much more than them, thats why you see new cars everywhere.

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  • linsong on Aug 28, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    In Pakatan era, everything is getting more expensive. ohh waaittt

    P2 Bezza – 103k in s.lanka
    BMW 118i – 478k in singapur.

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    • Vader on Aug 28, 2019 at 5:27 pm

      https://paultan.org/2019/06/13/toyota-camry-price-increased-by-7k-now-rm196888/
      https://paultan.org/2019/08/27/peugeot-3008-plus-and-5008-plus-launched-in-malaysia-ckd/

      You are right! Haprak betul Pakatan!

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    • Copy Paste on Aug 28, 2019 at 6:36 pm

      https://paultan.org/2019/08/26/kia-prices-increase-rm1k-to-rm5k-due-to-excise-duties/

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  • Ghani on Aug 28, 2019 at 5:25 pm

    480k for the price we pay 185k. wow!

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  • Ok laa.... on Aug 28, 2019 at 5:48 pm

    This thing is not so beautiful to my eye, but somehow it looks more expensive than the A-class

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  • Very nice car I must say

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  • LMAO at that grille. What is that a toaster?

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  • bringbackmanualcars on Aug 29, 2019 at 6:02 pm

    FWD 1series

    boo

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  • Itsjustmytwocentsy on Aug 30, 2019 at 8:39 am

    And the minister will say, see how much sg pay for their car. Our cars are cheap already

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