You have to admire the marketing genius. BMW, with its reputation for build quality and dynamic excellence fully in play, reinvents the most brilliantly packaged car in history as... the worst packaged car of modern times. And yet still makes it a huge success. Terrific fun, but threatened by estate agent overkill.
Certainly, the new 1.6 litre engine is one of the finest small power units available, with very eager, smooth power delivery and minimal noise even when pushed hard.