“Don’t try this at home.” The video above illustrates just how much fun you might have in one of the most exciting, compact, driving machines on the road: the new BMW 1 Series M Coupé. But to enjoy the rear-engined 340HP coupé to the full, you’ll need a long, wide stretch of private road, some fairly dramatic props, and a very large helping of skill.

Text: Charis Whitcombe
Video: BMW