Tags: AUDI Q5, BABY SUV, BMW, BMW X1, GLK, Mercedes-Benz GLK, Q5, Q7, SUV, X1, X3, X5, X6
Audi has the Q5, Mercedes the GLK, Acura the RDX, Infiniti the EX — and very soon BMW will launch the X1 into the burgeoning compact luxury crossover segment.
BMW is foreshadowing this new vehicle at the Paris auto show. While called a concept, little is expected to change for the production version.
The automaker’s latest design language, which began with the new Z4 and 7 Series earlier this year, carries over to this baby Sports Activity Vehicle — which means frowning eyebrow headlamps, an oversized double-kidney grille and dynamic taillamps with LED bars.

A stand-out design cue, in particular, is a character line that visually ties in the X1’s entire profile. It essentially begins in the hood, travels up the A-pillar, follows the top of the side windows, curves around BMW’s signature Hofmeister kink, disappears only briefly, and then reappears in the lower door panels. It’s attractive and adds a lot of interest to the vehicle’s overall aesthetic — which would likely be ordinary and boring without it.
Big-diameter wheels together with black-trimmed wheel arches make the X1 appear larger than it actually is.
Silver skid plates all along the bottom hint at off-road prowess but likely won’t make it to production.
The front is very upright with foglights positioned high.
The rear glass slopes for a sporting fastback flair.
While we previously predicted the X1’s engines would mirror those in the 1 Series car line (see Spied! X1 Sports Activity Vehicle), we no longer believe this to be true. BMW will likely stick to a normally aspirated inline-
six that generates around 260 horsepower, mostly to avoid cannibalizing sales of the next-generation X3.
Look for the X1 to hit dealerships sometime in 2011.
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