BMW X1 REVIEW | 2016 X1 xDrive20d – Big Car Feeling In A Compact SUV
WITH THE 2016 BMW X1, IF IT WEREN’T FOR THE BMW FAMILY FACE, YOU COULD BE FORGIVEN FOR NOT RECOGNISING IT FROM THE OLD.
It isn’t just the changed styling that makes it so different, it’s the vastly improved way the new model drives, and the space inside. In fact, in nearly every way - in terms of comfort, space, technology and refinement - the new X1 leaves the old model for dead.
With compact SUV’s fast becoming the ‘must have’ fashion item, BMW has made the right move at the right time with its sharply styled, and so, so much more desirable, new X1 range.
Vehicle Style: Compact luxury SUV
Price: $56,500 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 140kW/400Nm 2.0 4cyl turbo diesel | 8spd automatic
Fuel Economy claimed: 4.9 l/100km | tested: 5.8 l/100km
OVERVIEW
Among the premium compact SUV crowd, BMW’s X1 is the first cab off the rank with 'a second generation'. And this new-gen X1, besides looking less of a frump, comes with some major changes.
For a start, it sits on the UKL1 platform that sits beneath MINI’s new range and the 2 Series Active Tourer. This simple fact brings the biggest change of all - a move from a rear-wheel-drive platform to a front-wheel-drive one.