BMW Reveals X1 Crossover Concept

by Justin Berkowitz

Published: September 30th, 2008

While the official debut at the Paris Auto Show isn’t set to take place for a few days, yada yada yada, photos of the X1 are now available on the internet. I think it looks like a modern BMW crossover thingy, which means it looks awful (reference X3, X5, X6). It looks dangerously close to the out-of-date X3 in size, and the platform is some kind of 1-Series/3-Series crossbreed, meaning it can likely accept every engine those two cars offer. Unfortunately, it’s likely that the production X1 will look a lot like this. Worst part: the name reminds me of the awesome Bell X-1, the plane that broke the sound barrier.

Justin Berkowitz

Immensely bored law student. I've also got 3 dogs.

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Pete on Oct 01, 2008

Where are these misguided people taking the brand? I can't stop yawning at these SAVs - all of 'em!

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ChopperDave on Oct 01, 2008

Does anyone else see a whole mess o' Nissan Rouge past the A-Pillar?

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