X1 Caught Testing in US

nrrm1127 · 07-01-2015, 11:52 AM

Hey All,

I happened to be in the neighborhood of BMW NA's headquarters a few weeks ago and caught the X1 pre-prod mule parked alongside the new X5M and X6M. You'll notice in one of the photos that there's an F48 without camouflage. This photo should also give you an idea of what size the X1 is relative to the X5/6. Enjoy!

GuyOh · 07-01-2015, 02:31 PM

you didnt take any pictures of the non camo one?!?!!

nrrm1127 · 07-01-2015, 03:01 PM

Unfortunately phone died right after these two pics.

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Originally Posted by GuyOh

you didnt take any pictures of the non camo one?!?!!

M3111Z · 07-01-2015, 03:04 PM

I had my car in for service at the local dealer (BMW Portland) on Monday and a salesman told me he had seen the new X1 at the dealership last week. Since they won't start production til sometime this month (July), I didn't believe him. But then someone in the service department told me the same thing! He said it was a "concept," had the badges covered up, and was only shown to dealer employees, not the public. So it looks like BMW sent around a pre-production copy to at least some of the dealers to see before the production models arrive.

Kewl X5 · 07-02-2015, 07:39 PM

More pics of new X1 testing in the U.S. This is in SoCal.

tiltmode43 · 07-02-2015, 10:14 PM

Awesome, thanks for posting all those!

Kewl X5 · 07-03-2015, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by tiltmode43

Awesome, thanks for posting all those!

Thank my wife with quick reflexes on her phone.

Also you can see what appears to be 3-series LCI, new 7-series and some new Mini car.

Verker · 07-03-2015, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by nrrm1127

Unfortunately phone died right after these two pics.

What a shame! Thanks for sharing the pics, this might be the only available shot of a f48 in grey all around the web as of today. I have only seen the car as presented in white and dark blue so far, pics of other colors would be very interesting.

ShinySteelRobot · 07-04-2015, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kewl X5

More pics of new X1 testing in the U.S. This is in SoCal.

Thanks for posting those!

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Originally Posted by Kewl X5

Interesting, the car in front of the X1 appears to be the LCI for the 4 Series Gran Coupe that's due in dealerships next year (i.e., 440i GC). The guys in the 4 series forum might be interested in your pics too.

Red Bread · 07-04-2015, 01:06 PM

That's the new 7er. Notice the tail lights and lack of a hatch that the 4GC has.

ShinySteelRobot · 07-05-2015, 02:17 AM

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That's the new 7er. Notice the tail lights and lack of a hatch that the 4GC has.

Yep on closer examination you're exactly right. Also the chrome(?) strip across the back that extends into the tail lights helps give it away.

SCOTT26 · 07-07-2015, 04:49 PM

MINI Clubman, BMW 330e,BMW 740Le and BMW X1 23e.

Red Bread · 07-07-2015, 07:32 PM

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MINI Clubman, BMW 330e,BMW 740Le and BMW X1 23e.

Have things gotten so bad that we're officially going back to the Eta days or did you switch your vowels? Or is this cleaner hybrid nomenclature?

SCOTT26 · 07-08-2015, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Bread

Have things gotten so bad that we're officially going back to the Eta days or did you switch your vowels? Or is this cleaner hybrid nomenclature?

They are testing for the US market various hybrid models as you can see in this convoy.

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