The 2016 BMW X1 will launch in the U.S. with one model: the xDrive 28i which comes standard with all-wheel drive and a new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. This engine makes its 228 hp and 258 lb ...

The BMW faithful are up in arms. The 2016 X1 small crossover is part of BMW’s new line of vehicles that are built on *gasp* a front-wheel drive architecture. That’s right; a transversely mounted ...

“Is that the new BMW X5?” asked my neighbor. When I tell him it is actually the X1, two sizes smaller, he looks perplexed: “It has grown up!” Exactly. It has grown up, casting a wider shadow from a ...

The mid-cycle refresh for the BMW X1 is here, with minor design changes meant to bring the nameplate closer to the current visual identity of the Bavarian carmaker. But how does the new version stack ...

A confession: I drove the 2016 BMW X1 for a night without realizing it was a totally new car on a totally new platform. There were improvements, but I guess I unconsciously wrote them off as part of a ...

The 2016 BWW X1 compact SUV confronts one of the thorniest challenges facing established luxury brands: How to translate their traditional strengths to new types of vehicles. The five-passenger X1 ...

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It looks like a BMW, offers relatively sporty roadholding for an SUV, and delivers a quiet, solid ride. The 2016 BMW X1 is so cleverly proportioned, in fact, that many buyers will never noticed that ...

Decry me as a wagon-loving European rabble-rouser if you must, but BMW's decision to give the X1 a crossover-style makeover felt like a misstep. The original X1 always felt like a clandestine feint by ...

Not following convention has its benefits. In the first-gen BMW X1's case, being an outlier in the booming luxury small crossover segment allowed it to offer carlike handling in a package that had ...