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Interior
Cabin space is roughly comparable to a 3 Series, no small accident considering both the X1 and 3 Series share the same wheelbase.
Black or beige imitation leather is the standard upholstery on offer, while Nevada leather is available in five colours at additional cost.
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Bmw X1
There's room for five occupants inside the X1's cabin, with the rear bench offering a good amount of legroom and headroom. The 40/20/40 split backrest can be reclined from vertical to 31 degrees, further improving rear passenger comfort.
Wih all backrests folded, luggage room expands from 420 litres to 1350 litres just 35 litres shy of the 3 Series Touring's luggage capacity.
Mechanical
Two engines are available from launch, both of them 2.0 litre turbodiesel inline fours. The engine used by the xDrive 20d (the current base model until the arrival of the X1 sDrive 18i), produces 130kW and 350Nm of torque, while the xDrive 23d develops 150kW and 400Nm.
The two petrol engines both of which arrive in showrooms from June 2010 are a 2.0 litre inline four and a 3.0 litre inline six.
As the entry-level powertrain, the sDrive 18i's four-pot is also the least powerful. The 2.0 litre engine puts out 110kW and 200Nm, which pales against the xDrive 25i's 160kW and 277Nm.
All engines are available with six-speed transmissions, with the sDrive 18i and xDrive 20d having the choice of a manual or automatic gearbox. The 25i and 23d are mated to a six-speed automatic as standard.
The entire X1 range benefits from green-friendly technology such as on-demand ancillaries and regenerative braking, with manual-equipped variants also getting fuel-saving start-stop systems.
Combined fuel economy for the base sDrive 18i manual is claimed to be 8.2 l/100km, with the 2WD sDrive 20d manual the fuel economy leader at 5.3l/100km. The AWD 20d uses 0.5 l/100km more, while the petrol xDrive 25i consumes 9.3 l/100km and the xDrive 23d uses 6.3 l/100km.
The base sDrive 18i is only available with a 2WD drivetrain, but the 20d can be had in either 2WD or AWD. All other models are AWD-only, with a multi-plate electronically-actuated clutch controlling the front-rear torque split.
An optional Performance Control system is available at extra cost, which automatically brakes the inside rear wheel during cornering to enhance agility.
