The BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170 reaches 60 mph in 6.66 s (100 km/h in 7.04 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 15.26 s, tripping the lights at 91.8 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.48 s and the eighth mile in 9.91 s.
Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and
drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures.
Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.
BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170Lexus IS 300h Mk III
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Down the strip
Standing start
BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170
0–60 mph
6.66 s
0–100 km/h
7.04 s
0–100 mph
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60 ft
2.48 s
1/8 mile
9.91 s
1/4 mile
15.26 s
Trap speed
91.8 mph
About the 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170
The 2012 BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170 is a rear-drive turbocharged car of 1,370 kg with 168 bhp, which works out at 122 bhp per tonne. Rear drive and 122 bhp per tonne make the launch the hard part of the run: 60 ft takes 2.48 s. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 4,115th quickest to 60 mph, and the 572nd quickest of the 1324 BMWs here. Its 91.8 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 2 of 2 published acceleration figures for this car.
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Questions
What is the BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170 0-60 time?
The BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170 reaches 60 mph in 6.66 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 4,115th quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170 quarter mile time?
15.26 s at 91.8 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 9.91 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.48 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170 have?
168 bhp and 1,370 kg, which is 122 bhp per tonne. It is rear-drive, turbocharged, with 5 gears and a quoted top speed of 222 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170?
Closest here on pace: Lexus IS 300h Mk III (6.64 s), Audi A3 1.8 TFSI 160 DCT (6.75 s), Mercedes-Benz B-Class (W246) 220 4MATIC 183 (6.71 s). Each one can be raced against the BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170 in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The BMW 1 Series 3-door (F21) 118i 170 is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 2 of its 2 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.
Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.