Comments on: High-Res BMW X1 Photos

By: Ron Kulig

Ron Kulig — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:44:48 +0000

By the way, has anyone experienced “engine banging” problems with their 2008 X3?
I also have issues with the transmission slamming into gears (auto). As is usual for BMW, the car “meets factory specs”. Funny, I have a loaner X3 that portraits NONE of the issues involved with my car……

By: Ron Kulig

Ron Kulig — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:41:41 +0000

I agree with Joop-the X1, according to my dealer, is the new X3

By: Haydyn

Haydyn — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:48:43 +0000

I love this car it looks so futureistic.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:33:02 +0000

Woo. Hoo. Another sorority girl SUV.

You’ll have to excuse my lack of exhuberance. I’m just not an SUV person, especially the “SUVs” that are dumbed-down for street usage by teenage girls.

By: joop

joop — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:49:36 +0000

I am surprised that all you bmw fanatics have had the wool pulled over your faces. The X1 is clearly the new X3. mark my words. If its a so called X1, then the scale and proportions are very wrong. Those are X3 proportions. And here bmw has weakened the popular Q5 with those rear light clusters. If this car goes to production as is, Ill be on the waiting list. I drive an audi at the moment, but I love bmw engines, hate bmws plastic minimalist interiors. Bmw please understand your young market a little better. We like gadgets. we like car interiors that look they have THINGS. You ve got to try and beat the night ambiance of audi. Can you! JOOP

By: yasmeen

yasmeen — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:50:09 +0000

i think the car is nice….you guys dont know what you talking about.

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:36:09 +0000

@Giom: I did hear the same thing, that the PAS will have similar 7 series frontend, not sure about the new 5.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:56:56 +0000

@Giom:

The new 5 and PAS have the same front end. What I am most disappointed with is that they are not deploying the CS face on anything but the Z4. I think they need more variation as well.

By: Giom

Giom — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:28:00 +0000

My thoughts… I’m surprised at the similarity between the front end of the 7-series and the X1. I just hope that the other designs we havn’t seen yet (PAS, X3, Z4, 5-series) won’t look like variations of the 7. I’ve always enjoyed the fact that every model had its own identity.

There are alot of flowing line between the panels -my favourite one is where the c-pillar line carries on into the rear door and then down to the front.

It seems to me that the designers had a lot of fun with this one and they kept it a treu BMW!

Well done BMW!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:54:32 +0000

Aside from the color (and if you look at the paint samples above thankfully there are some great shades of silver to choose from later) this is the best looking X model to me. Very resolved, and I am really starting to get into the new 7’s front end. There are a lot of great detail and character lines on this car, watch the video. On other websites, people are bashing it because that’s the popular thing to do, but frankly this is the best looking X model there is.

The next question is: when do they put the 3.0 twin turbo in there. 177hp…hmm.

By: Artmic

Artmic — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:27:17 +0000

The front of the car, and that stupid plastic black bumper thing is just stupid.