[Jason]

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2016 BMW X1 M Sport

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Package details (individual markets may vary). Compare to the standard X1.

Exterior:

• M aero package with front apron, side skirts, wheel arches in body color and rear apron with diffuser in Dark Shadow metallic.
• Kidney grilles with eight exclusively designed slats in high-gloss black.
• Bi-color 18 inch M light alloy wheels double-spoke style 570 M
• Bi-color 19 inch M light alloy wheels Double-spoke style 572 M
• M Sport suspension
• BMW Individual high-gloss Shadow Line and BMW Individual roof rails in high-gloss Shadow Line
• M marking on the sides
• Exclusive Estoril Blue Metallic available

Interior:

• M door sills
• Sport seats for driver and front passenger in cloth / alcantara combination 'Micro Hexagon' seat pattern
• Multifunction M leather steering wheel
• BMW Individual headliner anthracite
• Aluminium Hexagon accented blue interior trim option
• Black high-gloss accented Pearl Gloss Chrome interior trim option
• Shortened gearshift lever with M logo
• Orange or white ambient light
• LED light guides in the door decors
• Key fob with M marking

[M3 Adjuster]

it's ALL WHEEL drive

[Mattar]

Looks great!
Hope they put a bigger engine

[Yeineken]

I can dig it

[Jason]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

it's ALL WHEEL drive

[AKRAPOVICOWNS]

Rear bumper looks like crap. Rest looks pretty good..still dont like the shift lever though

[DeeKay]

The cabin looks pretty nice, but something is off beat with the front bumper

[ilikebmxbikes]

Sold

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by Mattar

Looks great!
Hope they put a bigger engine

Gonna be hard to put a bigger engine in sideways.


I would bet that most of generation 1 X1 sales were with the smaller motor anyway.

My money is on a possible 4 cyl diesel as an upper model.

[Tryboz]

I usually like M Sport design over any non, but think base actually looks better. May be difference between sketch and real pics however

[Barbera335]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

it's ALL WHEEL drive

With a front mounted transverse engine, front wheel drive proportions, and a front heavy weight bias.

[DRTMGRT]

I dig it

[BMW335iOn18s]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

it's ALL WHEEL drive

Transverse mounted.....fwd based....all wheel drive. It uses an aisin transmission. Ring a bell? Toyota? VW?

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by Barbera335

With a front mounted transverse engine, front wheel drive proportions, and a front heavy weight bias.

50/50 weight distribution

We need dunce caps on this site

[BimmerMat135]

Still is an heavy Suv with high COG and no power gain. How this is suppose to be a replacement for the 3 Touring for North American market?

[as7920]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

50/50 weight distribution

We need dunce caps on this site

You're having a field day aren't you Mark?

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

it's ALL WHEEL drive

It would be good if you'd read beyond the manual. See how the front brake calipers are in front of the hub, not behind, like just about every single BMW ever? That doesn't help steering feel, already an F chassis weakness. And like I said elsewhere, awd is not the same when dealing with a transverse vs longitudinal motor.

There are good ways of doing fwd based awd, like the new Focus RS or the STi, but most Haldex based cars are rather lackluster to drive. It appears that BMW is using their own system, which bodes well, but as noted, proportions and simple stuff like caliper placement don't seem promising from a driving dynamics standpoint. But I'll wait to see some reviews on this longitudinal motored, fwd based, kinda awd thing.

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by BimmerMat135

Still is an heavy Suv with high COG and no power gain. How this is suppose to be a replacement for the 3 Touring for North American market?

It's not replacing the F31, it's replacing the E84. BMW USA is to blame for the F31 being a dud. No rwd option, no manual option, no six cylinder option. All things the ROW gets.

I'd also assume that the F48 will be 200-500 pounds lighter than the porky E84.

[GOLFFRR]

wow that turned out great!

[wdeerfield]

Originally Posted by BimmerMat135

Still is an heavy Suv with high COG and no power gain. How this is suppose to be a replacement for the 3 Touring for North American market?

because soccer moms drive suv not wagon... its only 6" taller than the e90 and 3" shorter.. this is the same thing mercedes has done by introducing the GLA.. the germans are tricking the US market into liking wagons again.. this is the first step.. by making a jacked up wagon, people tell themselves its an SUV. I like it and cant wait to see it in person. i really hope the price is around 31,500 like the gen 1 x1 28i

[E92LNGCGY]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

It's not replacing the F31, it's replacing the E84. BMW USA is to blame for the F31 being a dud. No rwd option, no manual option, no six cylinder option. All things the ROW gets.

I'd also assume that the F48 will be 200-500 pounds lighter than the porky E84.

Agreed. If the F31 had a 335 option with M Sport I would be at the dealer tomorrow.

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by wdeerfield

because soccer moms drive suv not wagon... its only 6" taller than the e90 and 3" shorter.. this is the same thing mercedes has done by introducing the GLA.. the germans are tricking the US market into liking wagons again.. this is the first step.. by making a jacked up wagon, people tell themselves its an SUV. I like it and cant wait to see it in person. i really hope the price is around 31,500 like the gen 1 x1 28i

Ha, my wife is very wagon averse and doesn't like me pointing out that her E84 is classified as a wagon for BMW sales and insurance purposes. I sort of wish this one had kept the lower roof profile that the E84 and GLA have, not the more SUV oriented look of the Q3.