The BMW X1 2016 is expected
to make its debut in India at the 2016 Auto Expo and it appears the
manufacturer has got really busy preparing the new model for its Indian launch.
The new generation X1 was recently spotted, being tested on Indian roads
alongside the next generation 7 Series. The second-generation X1 and the new 7-Series are the two key launches planned by BMW
India for the year 2016. Clearly, the X1 will bring more volumes than the new
7. In India, the new 2016 BMW X1 could
have a starting price of roughly INR 28 lacs.
Despite being branded as having
challenging styling, the original BMW X1 built
up a loyal following, so you’d expect BMW not
to change the recipe too much. Well, you’d be wrong, as the new
second-generation X1 has started with a totally clean sheet of paper. The
styling is now more in step with BMW’s other SUVs, and ditches the pumped-up
estate-car looks of the old version. It’s taller and gets a longer wheelbase
(but it is in fact slightly shorter than the old X1), which allows the new car to
be much more spacious inside than its predecessor, and from many angles the X1
now looks like a mini-X5.
It will
become the first BMW-branded model to have a front-wheel drive configuration
(the current X1 has a rear-wheel drive layout). Based on the UKL platform, the
new X1 is as much as 135 kgs lighter than the last generation model. For India, BMW is expected to offer the new generation
X1 with a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder Twin Power turbocharged engine that
will be mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. The motor is expected to
produce around 150 bhp.
This car will compete with
the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class and the Audi Q3.
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