Just had mine dropped of by Cinch a few weeks ago! Excellent all round hot hatch that has surprised me...been through most hot hatches but the interior and handling characteristics are just so good. So well put togther and great fun..
you will not get much with the stock exhaust. I have upgraded mine to a Cobra Venom sport exhaust and the difference is night an day. Though if you expect pops and bangs, you will not get those, as that is something that would have to be mapped and the ECUs are locked in models after 2021. I still get a few burbles and pops at start up and especially when the engine is warm. With the Cobra exhaust every start up bring a smile to my face.
Great review but at the end of the day the 128ti will just be blatted up and down a bypass from time to time and mainly driven round town,I sooo need one.🙂
BMW throwing historical badges at vehicles that have no right to wear them. I’d rather have an i30 N. When Hyundai, Ford, and Honda makes better vehicles than BMW maybe don’t throw the ti badge on your Mini Cooper
Hyundai is no nowhere near the build quality of the 1 series and the i30N is much more expensive to run. The only advantage over the 128ti is the exhaust pops and bangs from stock.
Just had mine dropped of by Cinch a few weeks ago! Excellent all round hot hatch that has surprised me...been through most hot hatches but the interior and handling characteristics are just so good. So well put togther and great fun..
Great driving as always, enjoyed the video
Thanks, Oliver! :)
Love my 128ti
Glad to hear it! Please tell us what you love about it and what your ownership experience has been like?
/Jamil
Bring rockingham back I miss it rockingham was my childhood but sadly probably will never come back sadly
We'd love to, but unfortunately in these times that dream is even further away. For now, we're happy to keep it as is :)
Good video, i like mine but would love it in manual and a tad more extreme as you say.
Thanks! Great choice :)
I love my storm bay 128ti😊
Brilliant car I have one
Recently got mine, I’m not really big on cars, but how do you get that aggressive start up sound?
you will not get much with the stock exhaust. I have upgraded mine to a Cobra Venom sport exhaust and the difference is night an day. Though if you expect pops and bangs, you will not get those, as that is something that would have to be mapped and the ECUs are locked in models after 2021. I still get a few burbles and pops at start up and especially when the engine is warm. With the Cobra exhaust every start up bring a smile to my face.
Great review but at the end of the day the 128ti will just be blatted up and down a bypass from time to time and mainly driven round town,I sooo need one.🙂
What makes you want one?
@cinch I own a 23 year old E39 which is a bit thirsty as a daily,the 128ti would be a perfect all-rounder.
Every day well balanced hot hatchback and BMW how needs more?
Should have kept if RWD, people want cars at 200+ bhps in rwd
No. Most people don't care. Thar is why BMW made 1 series fwd because 80 percent of the customers didn't know it was rwd.
not really :D
I prefer the 135i pocket rocket!
BMW throwing historical badges at vehicles that have no right to wear them. I’d rather have an i30 N. When Hyundai, Ford, and Honda makes better vehicles than BMW maybe don’t throw the ti badge on your Mini Cooper
It's a fair point, although faster doesn't always mean better!
Hyundai is no nowhere near the build quality of the 1 series and the i30N is much more expensive to run. The only advantage over the 128ti is the exhaust pops and bangs from stock.
I dont know how fast it is but foru sure is extremely ugly! How much i miss the f20!