Friday, October 21, 2011

Luxury Car - BMW X1, compact luxury crossover manufactured by BMW

The BMW X1 is a compact luxury crossover manufactured by BMW. It extends the current BMW Sports Activity Series model lineup which includes the BMW X3, BMW X5, and the BMW X6. The X1 is based on the same platform as the BMW 3 Series Touring (wagon) with xDrive. Compared to the larger X3, the X1 is positioned as a slightly smaller but more affordable and sportier entry.

The concept version of the X1 wagon was unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.

~ The cargo capacity has 420 liters of storage space, which can increase to 480 liters with the back seats pulled a little to the front, and up to 1350 liters of storage space with the seats folded. For comparison, the 3-Series Touring (E91) has 460 and the X3 (E83) has 480 liters.
~ The backrest in the rear is adjustable in 11 steps and can be divided in the ratio 40:20:40
~ Adaptive cruise control
~ Semi Command Sitting position
~ Performance Control