

Theall-new BMW X1 has finally been officially revealed after a plethora ofphotographs were leaked into the web last night. Cutting to the chase,the X1 is BMW's new entry-level SUV model slotting right under the X6,X5 and X3. It will arrive at European showrooms this fall rivalinghigh-end versions of the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V and Volkswagen Tiguancompact SUVs while BMW has also confirmed that the X1 will be offeredin the States from 2011.
IfBMW's latest SUV/SAV looks familiar to you, it's no surprise as the X1was shown in pre-production form at last year's Paris auto show underthe ConceptX1 moniker. Compared to the X3's fussy styling, a morestreamlined look has been adopted for the X1 that incorporates flattersurfaces and tauter forms. We're still trying to get used to that largesnout, but we'll wait to see the car up close for our final judgment(don't expect us to fall in love...).
Builton the 3-series platform architecture, the X1 is close in size to thecurrent X3 measuring 4,454mm or 175.3-inches in length, 1,798mm or70.8-inches in width and 1,545mm or 60.8-inches in height. That meansits roughly 110mm or 4.3-in. shorter, 60 mm or 5.5-in. narrower and 140mm or 2.4-in. lower that today's X3, which is expected to grow in sizewhen BMW introduces the second generation model.
Therange includes a 3.0-liter straight six gasoline engine that produces258HP launching the X1 from zero to 100km/h (62mph) in 6.8 seconds, andthree 2.0-liter four-pot diesel units with outputs of 204HP, 177HP and143HP that achieve up to 5.2 liter/100km or 45.2mpg US on the Europeantest cycle. Initially, only the 177HP and 143HP diesel models will beoffered with the option of rear-wheel drive.| 歡迎光臨 公仔箱論壇 (http://5.39.217.77:8898/) | Powered by Discuz! 7.0.0 |