For even cheaper tax rates there’s the X1 xDrive20d and BMW X1 sDrive18d which boast 190hp and 150hp respectively resulting in 0 to 62mph sprint in 7.6 seconds and 9.2seconds. The X1 xDrive20d claims 57.6mpg and 128g/km, while the X1 sDrive18d boasts 68.9mpg and 109g/km.
BMW X1 sales
- BMW UK expects to sell 8,000 BMW X1s in its first full year of sales.
- The BMW X1 goes on sale 24 October, 2015.
- Prices from £26,780 for two-wheel drive, from £29,830 all-wheel drive.
On the inside, the iDrive operating system’s Control Display comes in the form of a 6.5-inch or, optionally, 8.8-inch freestanding monitor. Navigation is standard on the new X1, as it is on all BMWs from September onwards, and the rear seat bench comes as standard with a three-section split/folding backrest and is available as an option with the ability to slide forwards and backwards by 13cm.
Standard specification in the UK for the new BMW X1 includes cloth seat surfaces in the colour combination Anthracite/Black, and interior trim strips in Oxide, Silver dark matt with accent strips in high-gloss black. Dakota leather trim in Black or Canberra Beige are options.
The new BMW X1 uses completely new front/transverse-mounted four-cylinder engines and a newly developed BMW xDrive intelligent all-wheel-drive system or an advanced front-wheel-drive configuration, depending on the model.
The DSC stability system includes features such as the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Dynamic Traction Control (DTC), Cornering Brake Control (CBC), Dynamic Brake Control (DBC), Brake Assist system, Fading Compensation, a Dry Braking function and a Start-Off Assistant.
Other technology available to customers includes the trailer stabilisation function, Active Differential Brake (ADB) function and Performance Control. When DSC is deactivated, an electronic locking function for the front axle differential – known as Electronic Differential Lock Control (EDLC) – comes into play.
Internet connectivity comes from BMW ConnectedDrive with a navigation option that assists route guidance on the standard-fitted Control Display with direction arrows and sophisticated map graphics, including views from various angles.
A further option is BMW’s Navigation Plus system, which comprises a bigger – now 8.8-inch – Control Display, an instrument cluster with extended features, a split-screen function for the Control Display as well as the BMW Head-Up Display.
The camera-based assistance systems available include the Driving Assistant with Lane Departure Warning, Speed Limit Info with No Passing Info display, the BMW Selective Beam anti-dazzle High Beam Assistant, as well as Collision Warning and Pedestrian Warning with City Braking function.
In addition to these functions, the Driving Assistant Plus line- up also features the Active Cruise Control system with Stop & Go function – which maintains both a desired speed between 19–87mph as entered by the driver and the safety distance to vehicles travelling ahead – and the Traffic Jam Assistant.
Park Distance Control and the rear-view camera, plus Parking Assistant are also available.
