BMW's X1 Concept Leaks Out All Over the Web

I like it....

Unbelievable. ANOTHER jacked-up P.O.S for the masses with tight seating for 4. They should reveal it in Atlanta this week.

really don't know what to think about it...
real life photos might do it better justice :)

Front end looks okay, but the rear (especially d-pillar) reminds me of the Nissan Rogue.

It looks good. It has the new BMW design elements, it has a sporty stance, i think it will sell well.

ill join you. This is revolting. after the good looking m3 and relatively good looking x6, they come out with crap like the new 7 and this. wtf were they thinking.

http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/10/01/behind-the-bmw-x1-design/

Behind the BMW X1 design.

Enjoy

I'm not fully convinced.

I know the transition from concept to production would render some design elements moot, but from what I'm looking at...it doesn't really work at all.

Firstly, what's the difference b/t the X1 and the X3? Without a side-by-side comparison, they look almost the same, if not incredibly similar. Is the X1 supposed to be a mini-sized X3? And if that's the case, then OK, they've accomplished their goal.

Secondly, I was under the impression that the X1 was going to be a smaller version of the X6. I like the overall design of the X5, and I thought the X3 was supposed to be a smaller version of the X5 design-wise. Will the next X3 be the mini-X6 version then?

So it's a baby X3 from what I see. I would assume the sizing would be similar to that of say a CR-V or Rav 4?

Even though it's not the same market, I wanna see how this goes up against the CX-7 Mazda with the turbo. Just out of curiousity.

It looks Korean...look at the bottom air outlet shape - it reminds me of many Kia designs (the coupe concept and Soul in particular). That flame surfacing is just too much, it looks forced, trying to line up lines from the greenhouse with the bottom profile...when is BMW going back to doing things with simple elegance?

Now I am a big Honda Acura fan but I can say with all honesty the new TL is awful, I wonder how many BMW fans can be honest and say this X1 is a turd as well...

I read that the X1 is around 100mm shorter, virtually the same size as the X3 - how many 'X's do BMW need?!

they have to have all of the numbers covered and then they are going to go into the lerrers.

Autoblog derided the new X1, but I think it looks fine. Much better than the current X3.

I question how many SAV variants BMW really needs to cover the market. They would probably be better off having two very focused offerings (a new X3 along with the current X5) instead of carpet bombing the market with too many models.

What's an SAV?

I was being sarcastic.

Their "SAV" & "SAC" monikers are about as useful as the performance data they publish in their vehicle information booklets.

front end shape looks 90% new 7 series. Rear is ugly anyway still better than X3.

JUGNU

JUGNU, that was the first thing that came 2 mind. After seeing this though, what is the point of X3? Looks like it could pass 4 the "new" X3. I thought they would have went with a pillarless design or something to give buyers a reason 2 choose this over X3. I am seriously waiting 4 the next X3 if this filled its shoes...

I like it a lot, it looks so much better than the X3, the X3 got the boxy designs to narrow, to high, this one seems to get it right.
You americans seems to forget that in Europe we prefer smaller cars, i like the X5 or X6 but they cost a lot here, more than 200.000 usd. the X1 will be almost as big as a 3 series wagon, but you get that high seating position that is nice to overwiew the traffic. But i would still like to get an coupe:)

God I pray the new 6-series doesn't wear that stupid oversized grill from the new 7 & now the X1! Well along with the new 7 I like the cars profile but hate the new grill direction.

I dont like it... The front looks like an angry 7 series! The rear lights remind me of Infinite designs... hmm.. Im a hardcore BMW fan but there is something wrong with this design :S