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It kind of looks like the old Saturn FWD crossover - wasn't it called "Vue" or something like that? I drove a current generation X1 rwd and thought it handled nicely. It is based on the E90, so this was not a big surprise.
We considered one for my wife, but it hadn't hit the market yet when we were ready to upgrade. She drove it when I had the loaner and declared that she liked her A3 TDI better. It's not a crossover, but it does have a more compact footprint, which is what she liked.
The point is that most of the vehicles in this size/class are FWD based with AWD available in some. Many of the drivers really don't know/care about FWD vs. RWD, so I guess BMW figured that for their target demographic it would work. Enthusiasts may not like it as much, but this is the same thinking behind no manual transmission option for 3 Series wagons, convertibles, etc.
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'11 BMW 335i (Alpine White) M-Sport, Premium, Heated Seats, HK, 6MT, dealer-installed PPK, ER Charge Pipe, Euro Delivery 5/11/2011
'05 Lotus Elise (Arctic Silver) Sport, HT, Stage II, Odyssey PC925, Lotus Cup 240R Wheels
'87 Nissan Pickup (Burgandy) King Cab
'17 Audi A4 Ultra, Monsoon Grey, Wife's car
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