BMW X1 XDRIVE25I X line (4WD/8AT) [Test drive] Segment

Following the high wagon / minivan's "Active Tourer / Grand Tourer", which claims to be "2", the new X1 of the compact SUV was also placed horizontally and the front wheel drive was implemented.Then, it is natural to think of the next "1 series" as FF!?There are some theories that only one series will protect the rear wheel drive for the next model.

Anyway, it was a major sale that the predecessor X1 was a C -segment -based crossover / SUV, which is a rare vertical engine in the world.In the same class, "Suzuki Escudo 2."4" is also a vertical engine car, but it is that much to come up with.In the luxury brands to which BMW belong, it was good to say only X1.

There were other other sellings of the predecessor X1.For example, body size.To be precise, it was outstanding.The total height of the predecessor is 1.It was only around 55m, and it was only tall enough to grow hair on a normal station wagon, and it was a multi -story parking lot unique to Japan.The ride was almost a low center of gravity like a wagon, but the view was a little better than the wagon, the seating posture was healthier, and the room was a little wider.Moreover, the predecessor X1 was cheap even though the basic skeleton was almost "3 series touring".The start price at the beginning of the debut is 3.53 million yen!Appeared in a prison, which is nearly 1 million yen lower than the "3 Series" with the same engine.

In other words, the predecessor X1 was a "exquisite" car in both Japan and "affordable introductory BMW".