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After all the blurred teaser shots and industry gossip, BMW has released pictures and info on the new X1.
Ignore the girl in the bikini for a moment (still with us?) and take a look at the car. It’s visually similar to the X3 and about the same size. In fact, when the X1 arrives, the X3 will gain a few pounds and shift up a segment. Which means the X1 – loosely based on a 3-Series – will become BMW’s new baby SUV.
The jacked-up suspension means you get an elevated driving position to look down on poor people. Further back, there are three proper seats with adjustable backrests. And overhead there’s an optional panoramic sunroof. So the interior doesn’t do anything innovative, but will inevitably be the usual high-class BMW affair.
As ever, though, the most impressive stuff lies underneath. You’ll be able to choose from rear- or four-wheel drive and take your pick from the usual roster of brilliant BMW engines. For the eco-minded, we recommend the sDrive18d that manages 136g/km of C02 and 54.3mpg – figures that should be stamped all over the car to appease anyone who thinks SUV is a byword for Screw the Planet.
Prices range from £22,660 to £29,055, and the X1 will hit showrooms in October.
Talking of the X3, here's a clip of Clarkson taking the soft-roader into the rough:
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What do you think?
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VieVentar commented on this article
at 01:10 pm on 02 July 2009
Ugly, pointless and if rumours are true - Made in China. I'll take the Bleach cocktail please, its far more appealing.
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Kirbdawg commented on this article
at 01:27 pm on 02 July 2009
The X3 was a freaking ugly, pointless disgrace. Hopefully this X1 will be different enough to the X3/X5 to have a point to it. BMW should can the X3 and sell its parts to build a throne for that fitty in the bikini
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pinkshinyalan commented on this article
at 01:53 pm on 02 July 2009
Boring. I keep staring at the bikini model. Bad marketing move, putting a girl in the shot who's far far far more attractive than the car. But seriously, what surfer can actually afford a BMW?
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Padi commented on this article
at 02:19 pm on 02 July 2009
Well I dont think this is ugly, I think its far more better looking than the earlier conceptcars and the Audi Q1.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 02:30 pm on 02 July 2009
No, I'm sorry, that's a shit car. The X3 was pointless, why would making it smaller help? Plus it doesn't even look like a BMW, it looks like a godawful Chinese rip-off, in fact, it looks WORSE than THE Chinese rip-off of a Beemer SUV. This hideous niche-box with its Volvo-esque pushed-forward grille and stupid shallow-angled rear window and godawful tail lights makes me physically upset and queezy. And, really really, what's the bloody point of this car? "Well, Mercedes made that GLK and Audi's planning a Q3". No. Not good enough. If I wanted a bottom-of-the-tree BMW, I'd get a 1-Series, not some stupid pretend-off-roader that's following the crowd.
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