We’ve done the unthinkable—swapping a BMW Z4 GT3’s P65 V8 engine into our 1M! This is the world’s first P65-swapped 1M, and the results are mind-blowing. Watch as we take this unique build ...

BMW’s 1-series M Coupe of 2011-2012 ... The Akrapovic’s rasp and the engine’s eagerness mask the 1M motor’s more humble origins and make it feel far more like a ‘proper’ M engine.

Born from an out-of-hours skunkworks project, the BMW 1‑series M Coupé ... harvest even more power from the engine, to the point that when we returned the 1M with 18,500 on the clock it ...