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Originally Posted by ShinySteelRobot
That's interesting how different the UK market is. It sounds like the X1 is quite overpriced over there... or perhaps BMW is pricing the X1 more fairly here to gain competitive advantage? Maybe a little of both. The compact SUV market here is incredibly cutthroat and it'll be interesting to see how the X1 performs sales-wise with competition from seemingly every major world automaker (except the French ones) scrambling for a piece of the same compact SUV segment here.
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It is interesting for sure. The US pricing for the X1 is an absolute bargain compared to the UK, as you can get a completely loaded X1 for $50,000 in the US vs. 46,000GBP = $70,000US for a similarly equipped X1 in the UK.