$42,500
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Drive Type:
Rear Wheel Drive
Transmission:
Automatic
Condition:
Used
Engine Size:
3.0L
Doors:
5-door
Cylinders:
6
Colour:
Black Sapphire
Offer Type:
FOR SALE
Engine Size:
3.0L
Colour:
Black Sapphire
VIN:
WBA1S92060VD57539
Description
STOCK | 2 OWNERS | COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPLETE SERVICE HISTORY | 2 KEYS | B58 POWER | SUNROOF | HARMAN KARDON AUDIO | BLACK SAPPHIRE | RWD
There are plenty of hot hatches that try to feel “serious”. Loud exhaust, angry styling, stiff suspension, marketing department telling you it was “inspired by motorsport”. Then there’s the M140i. BMW accidentally built something genuinely hilarious. A compact, rear-wheel-drive hatch with a turbocharged inline-six stuffed into the nose like someone in…
STOCK | 2 OWNERS | COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPLETE SERVICE HISTORY | 2 KEYS | B58 POWER | SUNROOF | HARMAN KARDON AUDIO | BLACK SAPPHIRE | RWD
There are plenty of hot hatches that try to feel “serious”. Loud exhaust, angry styling, stiff suspension, marketing department telling you it was “inspired by motorsport”. Then there’s the M140i. BMW accidentally built something genuinely hilarious. A compact, rear-wheel-drive hatch with a turbocharged inline-six stuffed into the nose like someone in Munich lost a bet with the engineering department.
And that’s exactly why enthusiasts love them.
Powered by BMW’s now-legendary 3.0L turbocharged B58 six-cylinder engine, the M140i produces 250kW and 500Nm from factory, sent to the rear wheels through BMW’s excellent 8-speed sports automatic transmission. 0-100km/h happens in around 4.6 seconds, which means this thing is properly quick even by modern standards. More importantly though, it feels quick. The way the B58 delivers torque is addictive, smooth down low, savage through the mid-range, and accompanied by that unmistakable straight-six soundtrack that modern four-cylinder hot hatches simply can’t replicate.
At just 1475kg, the M140i also avoids the bloated feeling a lot of newer performance cars suffer from. It still feels compact, playful and adjustable, especially being rear-wheel drive. In a world where everything is becoming AWD, hybridised and increasingly digital, the M140i feels like one of the last proper compact BMW hooligans. A spiritual successor to the old-school BMW formula before everything got too sensible.
This particular example is finished in Black Sapphire Metallic over black Dakota leather and presents exceptionally well. Importantly, it’s also a highly optioned car from factory, featuring the desirable Adaptive M Chassis, M Sport brakes, electric glass sunroof, Harman Kardon sound system, Adaptive LED headlights, Navigation Professional, Comfort Access, reversing camera, electric memory seats and Driving Assistant package.
The F20 M140i has also developed a very strong reputation mechanically thanks largely to the B58 engine. Compared to many earlier turbo BMW drivetrains, the B58 is widely regarded as one of BMW’s most robust modern performance engines, which is exactly why tuners worldwide absolutely adore them. Even completely standard though, they are brilliantly fast cars that still manage to work as practical daily transport. School runs, commuting, weekend road trips and the occasional “I’ll just take the long way home” detour… this thing handles all of it.
This BMW has a very consistent and well above average digital service history, with servicing carried out regularly throughout its life and the intervals staying nice and tight rather than the “see you in 30,000km and good luck” approach some owners take. It presents like a car that has been used properly, not neglected and panic-serviced before sale. 🛠️
Service History Summary
Date Odometer Dealer
22.11.2018 10 km BMW
25.11.2019 9,468 km BMW
15.05.2020 14,771 km BMW
06.11.2020 20,318 km BMW
19.05.2021 26,995 km BMW
06.12.2021 29,984 km BMW
26.05.2022 34,667 km BMW
13.01.2023 39,613 km BMW
17.05.2023 42,816 km BMW
17.05.2024 50,784 km BMW
30.05.2025 57,090 km BMW
08.05.2026 68,521 km BMW
Overview
* Full digital BMW service history
* 12 recorded services from new
* Serviced virtually every 5,000 to 8,000km for most of its life
* Most recent service completed at 68,521km on 08/05/2026
* Early running-in and annual servicing evident throughout ownership
* History suggests attentive ownership rather than stretched intervals
It’s the kind of history that reads less like “maintenance” and more like a heartbeat monitor. Every year, every interval, stamped and accounted for.
With only 68,000km travelled, this example also sits well below average kilometres for its age. The market has started waking up to how special these cars are becoming too. BMW no longer builds anything quite like this: compact hatchback, rear-wheel drive, turbo inline-six. It’s a recipe that feels increasingly extinct.
If you’ve been looking for something that can comfortably do the weekday grind but still make you grin like an idiot when the road opens up, the M140i makes a frighteningly good case for itself.
And unlike many modern performance cars, this one still feels like it has a pulse. Or maybe that’s just my heart racing…
LMVT 6212. Don’t. Drive. Boring.
$42,500
Make:
BMW
Model:
1-Series
Colour:
Black Sapphire
Drive Type:
Rear Wheel Drive
Transmission:
Automatic
Condition:
Used
Year:
2018
Kilometers:
68,629 kilometers
Fuel Type:
Petrol
Engine Size:
3.0L
Doors:
5-door
Cylinders:
6
Colour:
Black Sapphire
VIN:
WBA1S92060VD57539
Offer Type:
FOR SALE
Offer ID #28459
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