{"id":16012,"date":"2022-02-22T11:01:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=16012"},"modified":"2022-02-22T11:01:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:01:33","slug":"spied-bmw-1-series-hatch-lci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=16012","title":{"rendered":"SPIED: BMW 1 Series Hatch LCI Seen in New Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

This current-generation BMW 1 Series<\/a> hatchback is an interesting car. It\u2019s not the enthusiast\u2019s car that its predecessor was but, objectively speaking, it\u2019s still a good car. Especially in 128ti<\/a>-spec. If I\u2019m being honest, it\u2019s mostly a good looking car, too. It\u2019s well proportioned, handsome, and sporty looking. Hopefully it gets even better with its upcoming LCI facelift, which was recently seen doing some public testing for the first time. (We don\u2019t own the photos but you can see them here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

These new spy photos show off the soon-to-be updated BMW 1 Series LCI parked in public, wearing very heavy camouflage. Judging by the extensive camo, you\u2019d think BMW was giving the 1er a massive visual overhaul. Look closer through the camo, though, and you\u2019ll notice that the updates are probably minimal. The overall shape is obviously the same, its Hofmeister Kink looks unchanged, and the roof spoiler is similar.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s hard to tell through all the camouflage, it seems that the headlights have been made a bit slimmer and sharper, which would come as no surprise. BMW\u2019s LCI updates are usually limited to new headlights, some updated front air intakes, and slightly refreshed taillights. Speaking of taillights, we wouldn\u2019t know if the 1er gets new ones, as they\u2019re so heavily camouflaged on this test mule that there\u2019s no way to tell.<\/p>\n

BMW could also give it some interior updates as well. The current 1 Series cabin is nice; with a sporty, youthful take on BMW\u2019s current interior design language; but it\u2019s a bit boring. Spicing it up with some new trim pieces and updated tech might do the trick, though, and attract younger buyers. That\u2019s sort of the name of the game with these entry-level premium cars anyway.<\/p>\n

Will a slightly new look suddenly make the new 1 Series a more desirable car for enthusiasts? Not really, as it\u2019s still a front-wheel drive BMW hatchback, but it will make life nicer for current 1 Series owners at the end of their leases. They\u2019ll be able to trade their car in for the updated model and be happy that it looks slightly newer.<\/p>\n

[Source: Motor1<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This current-generation BMW 1 Series hatchback is an interesting car. It\u2019s not the enthusiast\u2019s car that its predecessor was but, objectively speaking, it\u2019s still a good car. Especially in 128ti-spec. If I\u2019m being honest, it\u2019s mostly a good looking car, too. It\u2019s well proportioned, handsome, and sporty looking. Hopefully it gets even better with its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":16013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}