BMW has revealed the new X1 luxury crossover.
The new, third generation X1 now comes with greater road presence, thanks to an upright front end flanked by slim LED head lights, and supported by a large, almost square BMW kidney grille. And sitting below this grille is a lower air intake framed by eye-catching chrome elements, for that off-road ready look.
The BMW X1 now sports the firm's Curved Display, running the firm's Operating System 8 At the rear, the car gets taillights that recall the shape of those found on the first generation BMW X1. A slim tailgate window, striking LED lights and flared wheel arches here all help to produce the typical SAV look.
Step into the BMW X1 from a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and you'll find a striking familiarity to the cabin layout between both cars.
Up front, BMW's Curved Display dominates the view, here combining a 10.25-inch instrument cluster with a 10.7-inch touchscreen control display into one visually unified unit. This system will run BMW's latest Operating System 8.
And lower down, the X1 also gets the same 'floating' armrest as in the 2 Series Active Tourer which houses the control panel and allows space to be freed up for a smartphone tray below the central air-conditioning vent.
'Floating' armrest with integral control panel as seen in the 2 Series Active Tourer also makes its way into the X1 BMW X1 models powered by combustion engines can also be had with a sliding rear bench. These seats also fold in a 40:20:40 split configuration, allowing boot capacity to be increased from 540 litres to a maximum of 1,600 litres.
The BMW X1 is being offered at launch with a range of petrol and a pair of plug-in hybrid drivetrains.
The petrol-only range currently starts with the BMW X1 sDrive18i, which gets a 134bhp 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine producing 230Nm of torque. There's also the BMW X1 xDrive23i to consider, which is powered by a 201bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder that produces 320Nm of torque, and assisted by a 48V mild hybrid system.
The plug-in hybrid options meanwhile, include the BMW X1 xDrive25e, which pairs a 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine with a plug-in hybrid system for a total system output of 242bhp and 477Nm of torque. This drivetrain will give the X1 an electric-only range of 89km per the WLTP cycle.
All-electric iX1 xDrive30 will offer a total of 309bhp and an estimated 438km of range A BMW X1 xDrive30e will also be offered, bringing peak system output up to 322bhp and 477Nm.
An all-electric, BMW iX1 xDrive30 will also be offered. This model distinguishes itself from the Mercedes-Benz EQA and Lexus UX300e with all-wheel drive, thanks to two drive motors that deliver a total of 309bhp and 494Nm of torque.
That output will see the iX1 xDrive30 completing the zero to 100km/h sprint in 5.7 seconds. BMW estimates the range for this all-electric X1 will reach 438km.
The new BMW X1 will be built at BMW Group Plant Regensburg.
The new, third generation X1 now comes with greater road presence, thanks to an upright front end flanked by slim LED head lights, and supported by a large, almost square BMW kidney grille. And sitting below this grille is a lower air intake framed by eye-catching chrome elements, for that off-road ready look.
Step into the BMW X1 from a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and you'll find a striking familiarity to the cabin layout between both cars.
Up front, BMW's Curved Display dominates the view, here combining a 10.25-inch instrument cluster with a 10.7-inch touchscreen control display into one visually unified unit. This system will run BMW's latest Operating System 8.
And lower down, the X1 also gets the same 'floating' armrest as in the 2 Series Active Tourer which houses the control panel and allows space to be freed up for a smartphone tray below the central air-conditioning vent.
The BMW X1 is being offered at launch with a range of petrol and a pair of plug-in hybrid drivetrains.
The petrol-only range currently starts with the BMW X1 sDrive18i, which gets a 134bhp 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine producing 230Nm of torque. There's also the BMW X1 xDrive23i to consider, which is powered by a 201bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder that produces 320Nm of torque, and assisted by a 48V mild hybrid system.
The plug-in hybrid options meanwhile, include the BMW X1 xDrive25e, which pairs a 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine with a plug-in hybrid system for a total system output of 242bhp and 477Nm of torque. This drivetrain will give the X1 an electric-only range of 89km per the WLTP cycle.
An all-electric, BMW iX1 xDrive30 will also be offered. This model distinguishes itself from the Mercedes-Benz EQA and Lexus UX300e with all-wheel drive, thanks to two drive motors that deliver a total of 309bhp and 494Nm of torque.
That output will see the iX1 xDrive30 completing the zero to 100km/h sprint in 5.7 seconds. BMW estimates the range for this all-electric X1 will reach 438km.
The new BMW X1 will be built at BMW Group Plant Regensburg.
