There is a reason why most of those who buy small cars don't care so much if the car has a less ideal drive system. Because the cars are lightweight, they don't need so much power to be fun to drive. With FWD, they get even lighter and get less polar moment of inertia. That way they can be rather quick and fun to drive even without RWD. Everyone who has seen a tuned, original Mini in an autoX-course, knows what I mean.
But when there are no small RWD cars left in the market, why should we buy a BMW? The core values with the naturally aspirated straight six, limited slip differential and rear wheel drive are gone. And I think the FWD 1-series sedan will be too large and heavy to be fun to drive without RWD.
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