BMW 1 Series E81 / E82 / E87 / E88

Дата актуальности: 2026-08-13 E87: 5-door Hatchback E81: 3-door Hatchback E82: Coupé E88: Convertible Период first generation: 2004–2013 depending body Статус: редакционная глава retrospective insertion.

E87 launch — Autumn 2004

BMW launch positioning emphasized rear-wheel drive and near-50:50 weight distribution.

BMW 130i

2005 launch phase

• 2996 cm³ I6;
• 195 kW / 265 PS/bhp source label;
• 315 Nm;
• 0–100: 6.1 s;
• Vmax 250 km/h limited.

later phase

BMW factory 2010:

• 190 kW / 258 hp/PS source label;
• 3.0-litre I6;
• 0–100: 6.1 s.

So 130i 265 → 258 is a real official power-stage history.

2007 update + E81 3-door

Core late range:

• 116i;
• 118i;
• 120i;
• 130i;
• 116d;
• 118d;
• 120d;
• 123d.

123d

BMW historical overview:

• 2.0 I4 diesel;
• multi-stage turbocharging;
• 150 kW / 204 hp;
• Coupé 0–100: 7.0 s.

E82 Coupé

BMW historical overview:

• more than 150,000 Coupés sold before replacement.

135i — N54 → N55

early phase

• N54;
• twin turbo;
• direct injection;
• 225 kW / 306 hp.

March 2010

BMW:

• N55 generation;
• single twin-scroll turbo;
• Valvetronic;
• direct injection;
• same 225 kW / 306 hp;
• 400 Nm;
• optional 7-speed DCT;
• Coupé 0–100: 5.2 s with DCT.

Same peak power, different engine.

E88 Convertible

BMW history:

• more than 130,000 Convertibles sold.

Production milestones

• production started 2004 at Regensburg;
• E81/E82/E88 production at Leipzig from 2007;
• one-millionth BMW 1 Series built April 2010.

The one-million figure is a milestone to date, not final first-gen total.

BMW 1 Series M Coupé

../../m/BMW-1-SERIES-M-COUPE-E82.md

BMW ActiveE

../../special-editions/alternative-fuel/BMW-ACTIVEE-E82.md

Sources

• www.press.bmwgroup.com/united-kingdom/article/detail/T0016511EN_GB/the-new-bmw-1-series?language=en_GB
• www.press.bmwgroup.com/united-kingdom/article/detail/T0013290EN_GB/the-new-bmw-130i?language=en_GB
• www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0077136EN/supreme-pleasure-all-the-way%3A-bmw-130i-comes-right-at-the-top-of-the-auto-bild-long-term-test-ranking?language=en
• www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0192991EN/10-years-bmw-1-series%3A-pioneer-of-driving-pleasure-trailblazer-of-bmw-efficientdynamics?language=en
• www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0076923EN/the-top-performers-in-the-compact-class%3A-new-generation-of-engines-in-the-bmw-135i-coupe-and-the-bmw-135i-convertible?language=en