Bold, sporty, visually striking, the new model update for the BMW X1 adds another chapter to the Sports Activity Vehicle's ongoing success story. Since it was launched in late 2015, the current-generation BMW X1 has shown it has what it takes to be a winner. In 2018 it was not only the highest-selling BMW X model worldwide, it also led the way in its segment as a whole over the same time period with 286,827 units delivered to customers. Around 40% of all BMW X1 cars were sold to owners in Europe, while one in ten left the production line bound for the USA, which duly became its third-largest sales market.
The reasons for the sustained success of the BMW X1 are many and varied. On the one hand, it displays exactly those attributes which mark out its target customers: it is young, sporty and active. But it also out-performs arguably every other car in its segment in combining the driving pleasure for which BMW is renowned with versatility, functional appeal and cutting-edge technology. And last but not least, ever since it arrived on the scene the BMW X1 has made a compelling case for itself with its unmistakable design.
That design has been buffed and polished once again as part of the model update and now cuts a significantly more striking, sportier and more powerful figure. Armed with sporty yet efficient three- and four-cylinder BMW TwinPower Turbo engines, standout driving characteristics, BMW xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive, extensive infotainment options and an updated range of BMW ConnectedDrive Services, the new BMW X1 is all set to build still further on its leading position in the market over the years ahead.
All engines with EU6d / EU6d-temp approval
The model update brings all of the petrol and diesel engines offered for the BMW X1 into line with the EU6d-temp exhaust emissions standard (the BMW X1 sDrive16d and BMW X1 xDrive25d already fulfil the EU6d norm). The SAV is therefore future-proofed from the word go, ahead of the introduction of the new standards. The EU6d norm doesn't come into force for new diesel cars in the EU, for example, until 2021. Leading the way in the efficiency stakes is the BMW X1 sDrive16d, which will be available with either a six-speed manual gearbox or a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. Combined fuel consumption with the manual option is just 4.4 - 4.1 l/100 km (64.2 - 68.9 mpg imp) and combined CO2 emissions come in at 116 - 107 g/km. If the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission is specified, the figures are 4.4 - 4.2 l/100 km (64.2 - 67.3 mpg imp) and 116 - 109 g CO2/km. The entry-level sDrive16d uses its 85 kW (116 hp) to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 11.5 seconds. A key factor here is its remarkable torque of 270 Nm (199 lb-ft), on tap as early as 1,750 rpm.
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