BMW X1 Concept

BMW will show their new concept SUV at this year Paris Motor Show. BMW calls this car X1 Concept. They will show it tomorrow at the opening day of the Paris motor show. The small 4×4 is official concept car but the car will look 99 percent like this photoshopped car and will arrive in autumn 2009. His competitor will be Audi Q3 maybe after 2 years.

The new BMW SUV will be 4457 mm long, which is 108 mm shorter than BMW X3.

The X1 SAV (Sports Activity Vehicle) shares its underpinnings with another diminutive 4×4 on the horizon – the MINI Crossman. The chassis is actually a reworked version of the current BMW 3-Series’s, which means the X1 will be able to accommodate a wide range of petrol and diesel engines.

All X1s will come with BMW’s xDrive four-wheel drive system, and petrol power will start with a 170bhp 2.0-litre unit called the xDrive20i, topping out with a six-cylinder xDrive30i developing 272bhp.

The diminutive 4×4 crossover will also get diesel power, most likely starting with the 2.0-litre, 143bhp engine found in the 118d and including BMW’s planet-saving efficient dynamics programme. xDrive20d and xDrive 23d variants will also appear.

Prices will start at around £20,000 for the 2.0-litre version, rising up to £30,000 for a range-topping xDrive30i. A hot X1 tii is rumoured to be in the pipeline, too.

Despite being the smallest 4×4 in BMW’s stable, the X1 isn’t dramatically smaller than the X3 – it’s only 108mm shorter than its big brother!

However, the X1 is billed as a crossover vehicle capable of carrying four in comfort, so BMW designers have created a look aimed at making the car appear smaller.

The German maker expects sales in excess of 100,000 per year, which is not unrealistic given that the X1 will have no direct rivals – Audi’s Q3 is at least two years away, and the MINI Crossman will be pitched at a different target market by BMW chiefs.

We’ll have more details tomorrow when the X1 is officially unveiled in Paris, so make sure you come back for more on this exciting new 4×4.

Here you can see officaial

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1kMUKhnAwE