BMW X1 Caught Completely Undisguised during Photoshoot
Set to go on sale this fall
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Looks nice - but I'd prefer one without the scaffolding option. Not sure what the brown blob on the left is though, it looks like an Austin Allegro.
April 29, 2009 11:48 am
xenomorph
Lol, "brown blob on the left".
There's no better description than that.
April 29, 2009 11:52 am
Bremen_Koenigsegg
If it is perilously close in dimensions to the X3, and they are both as ugly as sin, why not produce neither? Looking at this thing, I can't stop thinking Hyundai. I think you might want to sit down, BMW; you just failed pretty hard. Take a break, maybe, and recover.
April 29, 2009 12:30 pm
prowler97
I like the re-cycled 7-series "El Camino" camera car. Haven't the Germans discovered pick up trucks yet?
April 29, 2009 12:35 pm
afterace2
That's actually the next niche car BMW is going to introduce, the luxury car based sport pickup truck, aka X7. The rumors say there will be an M version as well.
April 29, 2009 1:50 pm
kimbo
lol Taq, seriously it looks like an austin allegro, especially in that brown color.
April 29, 2009 12:43 pm
worldcarfan87
i think its clear that the next x5 will be positioned to compete with the q7 so bigger with seven seats. x3 will also get bigger, that will then allow for 3 SUV's in the range, just like mercedes and audi
April 29, 2009 12:44 pm
vilivo
True- right now merc has the glk, ml and gl on the market, and Audi has Q7, Q5... oh, thats actually it.I can't wait till BMW put a vehicle in the MPV and Kombi type vehicles, ooh and don' forget LDV's and skateboards!
April 29, 2009 6:10 pm
nederina
well it proves that the E38 has a very good ride quality. they could have had the X6. X6 pick-up truck anyone?
April 29, 2009 12:56 pm
William346
BMW X5, X6, new 7 series all nice looking cohesive designed cars. 3 series, not too bad, not great, could be better. Everything else from BMW of late, since Bangle (good thing he left) has been a disappointment style wise. And now this "brown blob on the left" as someone put it. Shame BMW can't get better stylers, their cars handle really well and are a pleasure to drive (haven't driven all of them of course).
April 29, 2009 12:59 pm
awhk
Is that the new Pontiac? Well it is ugly even by Pontiac standard. Very sad...
April 29, 2009 1:47 pm
N20_Purge
I like that Brown kia there. Wait, that is the real X1? what the ....?!?!?!
April 29, 2009 2:33 pm
politz
what a hideous little car. looks like a baby hipo or something. my oh my...
oh, and about its dimensions being too close to the x3's... maybe the next x3 will follow a sportier direction, like a small x6... at least that would be a little more respectful to the 3-series heritage.
well, just guessing.
April 29, 2009 3:06 pm
zdenda20
wtf...I thought there was a POWER war going on, but what is it with all these model ranges? Q7, Q5, Q3...X5, Mx5, X6, Mx6, X3, X1...and its basically the same thing, pickup that u cant take offroad:S Cant wait till we get to decimal places...Q 7.5, M X4.95
April 29, 2009 3:56 pm
Kieranieo
lmao yeah "we now introduce the BMW x4.687942" i cant wait for the day mercedes runs out of letters
April 29, 2009 6:23 pm
michelin901
i reckon it looks quite nice. brown is a wrong color. shoot it in white or silver and im sure it looks good.
April 29, 2009 4:06 pm
DieselDog
Friggin' UGLY. And the brown color makes it that much more reminiscent of a "dog pile." Just because it is smaller than the grotesque 5er GT, doesn't mean that it doesn't look porky, pudgy, and portly. It does. "Designing by committee after gauging market interest" is was produced the abysmal Ford Edsel and the laughably hideous Pontiac Aztek. BMW has so obviously lost their way. Timing is important, too, yet BMW continues to go off in seemingly poor directions. X5M and X6M? Now? IN THIS market? How many will they sell and at what cost? I'm disappointed and disgusted. Where are the great (read: sporting and efficient)sedans, coupes, and touring models for the discerning masses? Oh - right - they are driving Mercs, Audis, and others...
April 29, 2009 7:55 pm
hata0101
it's...er...ugly. hope my opinion not offend anyone. doesn't BMW has enough SUV (or SAV they called)? X1, X3, X5, X6...maybe X4, X7 & X8 not far away?
April 29, 2009 8:03 pm
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