2016 BMW X1 sDrive20i REVIEW – You Can’t Argue With Progress
THE ALL-NEW BMW X1 REMINDS US WHY THE GERMAN SUPERBRAND HAS BECOME A JUGGERNAUT - NO MATTER WHICH MODEL OR WHICH SPECIFICATION YOU CARE TO NAME, ALL BMW VEHICLES ARE A PLEASURE TO DRIVE.
Take the X1 sDrive 20i compact SUV - front-wheel-drive and the so-called ‘entry level’ model - it’s a cracker.
Sure, the X1 will not challenge an M3 over a hot lap at Mount Panorama but, at under $52K (excluding on-road charges) this sDrive 20i will, for many, provide a tasty entry into ‘BMW land’.
Vehicle Style: Premium Compact SUV
Price: $51,600 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 141kW/280Nm 2.0 litre 4cyl turbo petrol | 8sp automatic
Fuel Economy claimed: 5.9 l/100km | tested: 6.7 l/100km
OVERVIEW
With its mantra of "Sheer Driving Pleasure", BMW was – for years – steadfast that it would not build a front-wheel-drive vehicle.
Times change and you can’t argue with progress - first we had the 2 Series Active Tourer and then we got the X1, both using underpinnings from BMW subsidiary MINI.