I’ve tried the 1.5i engine and I thought it was noisy, rough and low on power. It was only produced to get BMW’s emissions down in numbers and they are palming it off on Motability as they can’t sell them to anyone else. Those were the words of someone who works at one of their dealerships.
You are leaning against an open door with me. It’s the same with the CLA. It seems if you have to be prepared to compromise on engine if you want a sleek 4 door coupe on the Scheme.