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A new BMW X1 xDrive25d tops the revised UK line-up of BMW’s compact soft-roader

A new BMW X1 xDrive25d tops the revised UK line-up of BMW’s compact soft-roader, when order books open in July.

The new 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel-powered model gets 215bhp and 332lb ft and can crack 0-62mph in 6.8sec, while boasting economy and CO2 emissions figures of 51.4mpg and 145g/km. The £31,860 model replaces the xDrive23d model in the X1 range.

Other engines include the 141bhp 2.0-litre turbodiesel for the X1 sDrive18d and X1 xDrive18d, and an uprated 181bhp 2.0-litre four-pot for the X1 sDrive20d and X1 xDrive20d. There’s also a lower-powered 161bhp version of that engine in X1 sDrive20d Efficient Dynamics, which has economy figures of 62.8mpg and 119g/km.

The revised BMW X1, first seen at the New York motor show last month in its UK specification, features subtle 1-series-inspired styling changes at the front and rear, but the real changes are inside where there’s a new centre console and higher-quality materials used to lift cabin ambience.

Prices for the facelifted BMW X1 start from £24,660 for the entry-level sDrive18d model in SE trim.

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Johnny English 11 May 2012

Re: Facelifted BMW X1 from £24,660

Mr£4worth wrote:
the X1 isn't "not that good to drive", it's awful to drive. The worst BMW by Far to requote a LandRover slogan. This is in a different league to X3 which can actually be chucked about a bit & still sounds refined when pushed.

Having driven both, I'd take the X1. It is a decent - if unspectacular - drive and feels like a car whereas the in the X3 one feels more detached from the driving experience.

Mr£4worth 11 May 2012

Re: Facelifted BMW X1 from £24,660

the X1 isn't "not that good to drive", it's awful to drive. The worst BMW by Far to requote a LandRover slogan. This is in a different league to X3 which can actually be chucked about a bit & still sounds refined when pushed.

Ioanides 4 May 2012

Re: Facelifted BMW X1 from £24,660

Pauldalg wrote:
Ioanides wrote:
I would replace my Forester turbo with one of those in a heart bit.
Which bit of your heart ;) But seriously, these things are growing on me. I like the jacked up estate look, and in the right colour and not too much bling I can see the attraction. I started thinking they were a junior X3, but when I think of it as above I can see it being useful to me to get up forest tracks with a bit extra ground clearance and 4wd - perfect for towing my trials bike. Saw an Audi A4 Allroad and it isn't high enough, and A6 version too dear. What else is there?
Haha, indeed ;) the only niggle I have about the X1 is that I keep hearing that is not that good to drive? While my XT kind of is...