As a bonus, if the heated seats are on a low setting, the display won’t show that they’re on. As an example, to set the heated seat to maximum and then go back to the navigation screen, you need to tap on the climate icon, tap the + button five times, then tap the NAV button to go back. BMW seems to be walking into the same traps that Volkswagen is now vowing to climb out of.Īll of the climate controls have migrated to the screen, which needn’t be a problem if it wasn’t so messily implemented. BMWs used to be a model of usability, but the user interface on this latest generation has taken a leap backwards.
Not literally, of course: build quality is very solid. However, start driving and things fall apart. In the front, it’s all very modern and starship flight deck thanks to solid-feeling aluminium structures everywhere, mechanical-feeling door pulls, soft materials where you want them, and finely machined metal speaker grilles. The difference is the 25e’s engine and motor make 107bhp and 134bhp respectively, while the 30e’s are uprated to 174bhp and 148bhp. The hybrids both use the same concept of a 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine up front, an electric motor on the rear axle and a battery pack under the floor with 14.2kWh of usable capacity. Whichever engine you choose, it comes mated to a dual-clutch gearbox with seven speeds for the regular petrols and diesels, or six in the case of the hybrids. It can’t drive the car by itself, but it’s a lot less mild than most systems, which serve only to smooth out the start/stop system and run the ancillaries while the engine is off. In the X1, the 19bhp, 41lb ft electric motor is integrated into the gearbox, which allows it to boost the engine under acceleration. The more powerful 23i and 23d models additionally get standard four-wheel drive and 48V mild-hybrid assistance.
#Bmw x1 xline specification full#
Instead, there is the full gamut of three- and four-cylinder engines, as well as petrol and diesel power. While many manufacturers are scaling down their powertrain ranges to simplify production, BMW seems to be doing no such thing. The combustion-engine line-up is fairly familiar, though. With peak rapid charging of 130kW, it’s also a bit behind on that front. Even so, the battery-powered BMW iX1 makes do with a fairly modest 64.7kWh battery, for a WLTP range of 272 miles. It’s shared across all transverse-engined BMWs and Minis, but the latest version has been engineered to take a fully electric powertrain, as well as petrol and diesel engines. Mechanically, the new X1 uses an evolution of the same platform as the old car. The current BMW X2 is more tall hatchback than SUV, but in time the X2 will be reborn as an X1 with a sloping roofline.
#Bmw x1 xline specification pro#
Base models have more chrome highlights, plastic wheel arches and smaller wheels, but our M Sport with the M Sport Pro pack (enough M Sport for you?) blacks out the grille and door trim, and adds even more aggressive bumpers and 20in wheels. That means a bluffer front end with bigger grilles and smaller lights at the front, as well as flush door handles and slimmer rear LED lights. The look of the latest X1 fits in perfectly with BMW’s new design ethos.
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