Business Car Manager verdict
As well as changing the name, BMW has upgraded the package in this new coupe based on the 1 Series saloon.
It looks chic, is reasonably practical for a coupe and it drives really well. Nothing else in the price bracket can top it for engaging driving behaviour.
Worth considering if you can cope with only two doors and want some style as well as good driving calibre.
Company car tax is £86 a month for a basic rate tax payer, and with its combination of a 0-62 time of 7.2 seconds and 59mpg economy, we can see business buyers lapping them up.
The Low Down…
| Doors and body style | 2-door coupe |
| Engine/gearbox | 2-litre 4 cyl turbodiesel/6-speed manual |
| CO2 Emissions | 125g/km |
| Economy | 58.9mpg |
| Power/torque | 184hp/280lb ft |
| 0-62mph/top speed | 7.2secs/143mph |
| Insurance group | 25 |
…and what it costs
| P11D Value | £25,810 | |
| Monthly business rental (ex VAT) | From £304 (3yrs/30,000 miles) | |
| Road tax (VED) | Band D | |
| Company Car Tax Bands 2013/14 to 2015/16 | 20%, 21%, 23% | |
| Benefit in kind (BIK) 2013/14 to 2015/16 | £5162, £5420, £5936 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (20%) | £844/£70 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (40%) | £1688/£141 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (20%) | £1032/£86 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (40%) | £2065/£172 | |
| Figures correct at time of posting | ||
| For latest figures | Use our company car tax calculator | |
