<p style=”text-align: left;”>Jamie, I had a bmw msport x1 diesel with over 200bhp, living in London and the South East, with 20 mph speed limits, it was hardly used, and a bit of waste, in that car. It was useful on the long trips to Edinburgh to see my son, but the 218, puts power down differently, lots of guys on babybmw, keep theirs in sport mode. yup I would have loved a bit more pep in the engine, and the car can definitely take it, but the scheme as it is, its getting rare. If you carry a full load, i can feel the drag on take off, whereas the x1 you didn’t. Let’s hope now the 3 is gone, that they bring on the bigger engines.</p>