BMW X1 overtakes Audi Q5 for top-selling premium SUV

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die.bahnfahrer die.bahnfahrer
but... why?
August 13, 2010 4:11 pm
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Mikeado Mikeado
I was just thinking that. Judging by the other 4, it may be a case of money.
August 14, 2010 4:11 am
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catchmyshadow catchmyshadow
a lot of people with no clue here. The Q5 isn`t the direct competitor to the X1. Its direct competitor is the X3 and the Q5 sells much better than the X3. Audi will bring up the Q3 vs the X1 in about a year and then we talk again.
August 14, 2010 11:49 am
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Mikeado Mikeado
Well thanks for the brain wave, but it doesn't matter which is a rival to which. The point is that, of all the "Premium" SUVs, it is the littlest BMW X car that out-sells the rest. I personally find this a little odd.
August 14, 2010 12:51 pm
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catchmyshadow catchmyshadow
odd? why is a 3-series outselling a 5-series or an a4 outselling an a6. it is the cheaper price of course. the cheaper a car is the more people can afford it and the X1 is the cheapest SUV of all premium carmakers at the moment. it would be odd if an X3 would outsell an X1. it is as difficult to understand as 1x1.
August 14, 2010 3:24 pm
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out4ride out4ride
By now there is plenty of Tiguans to pull these out from the snow:). At my hight I will never fit in this one so it's out of my list:(
August 13, 2010 5:56 pm
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ForceInduction ForceInduction
Are you serious? im 6.2 and i fit perfectly in this. How tall are you?.
August 13, 2010 6:49 pm
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moodyaaa moodyaaa
didn't expect that at all.
August 13, 2010 8:23 pm
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genie genie
I'm sure Audi are consoling themselves by looking at their significantly fatter profit margins on the Q5 compared with what BMW will ever have with the X1.
August 14, 2010 12:36 am
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dbehmoaras dbehmoaras
It's true. I've been in Europe for the past 6 weeks these things are about as common as a Renault Clio. I've never seen a car sell as well.
August 14, 2010 1:38 am
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ForceInduction ForceInduction
People are waking up. They are moving back to the original German roots. When you say German, all u could ever say is BMW, Mercedes and Porsche because every one of them have their own personality. audi is just dead since the 1st world war. I can see them turning to ashes in 2015 as they will never top BMW as they claimed they will.
August 14, 2010 1:59 am
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dbehmoaras dbehmoaras
You just hate Audi too much to acknowledge the facts.
August 14, 2010 5:42 am
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Hero Sina Hero Sina
No way to challenge Bmw(Actually Bmw challenged Audi),I don't say they make the best cars but i'm saying if there is onething that Bmw can do it well,that's selling cars and making money
August 14, 2010 2:48 am
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MTC MTC
buying it just for the badge
August 14, 2010 3:29 am
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LWKH LWKH
Just worried if the Q3 is going to be better looking than this ugly X1, which is not hard for them to achieve considering the poor effort put into the exteior of the X1, then X1 may lose its crown in this SUV spot.
August 14, 2010 4:16 am
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ForceInduction ForceInduction
@LWKH well if you've seen an X1 in real life u'll know that it look like a real German car with clean cut. It looks ugly in pictures, in real life it looks much much much better. Thats the problem with BMW designs, its that they have seriously tons of dimentions, in a way that makes them look diffirent from every angle.
August 14, 2010 5:51 am
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ForceInduction ForceInduction
@LWKH BMW's cars never sold because of their looks, BMWs sell alot because they are serious German machines. They look normal, but they are wolfs in sheeps clothing. So does Mercedes Benz. BMW and Mercedes Benz are like brothers, Mercedes pushes more gorgeous interiors, BMW pushes more dynamic capabilities. BMW and Mercedes Benz are serious machines, im a BMW guy and still i have space for Mercedes Benz. Never felt anything for any other cars though i'v drivvin one of the best audis the S6, and i can swear if my 320i had a V10 with fat tyres i'd destroy it.
August 14, 2010 6:12 am
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BOOGIE_WOOGIE BOOGIE_WOOGIE
@GENIE : No i think Audi can rather console themselves to being 2nd best yet again. Goes to show consumers prefer cars with substance rather than overpriced VW's.
August 14, 2010 7:02 am
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genie genie
Yes its definitely that, and not the fact its over ?9k cheaper.
August 15, 2010 7:05 am
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samintosh samintosh
9000 Euros does matter. I strongly think money is the only case. And please don't bring it over to our Canadian shores 'cause it is just tooo ugly EWWWWWW
August 14, 2010 7:53 am
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droid_dtm droid_dtm
I guess there are a lot of people with ?27,200 and nothing better to do with it?!... thank goodness people in my country have discerning tastes, becuz the Q5 sells about 5:1 here, versus the X1. I never get tired of seeing a Q5, and the first time I saw a X1 I was like oouuu!!!... and by the second time, bleh!
August 14, 2010 8:57 am
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CReeds CReeds
X1 is new and cheaper and "By a margin of just 407 vehicles, the BMW X1 barely beat out the Audi Q5". A hollow victory.
August 14, 2010 2:03 pm
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Beemer89 Beemer89
X1 is launching in my country soon. Whats the the rear leg room like? Is it similar to 3er or a little more or less. I am very interested in buying one
August 14, 2010 2:22 pm
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ForceInduction ForceInduction
Rear leg room is much more spacious than the 3er
August 15, 2010 5:20 am
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bone91 bone91
what an ugly car!
August 15, 2010 12:45 am
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SPORTINGUISTA_29 SPORTINGUISTA_29
nice this BMW X1 i like this little mini-SUV from BMW
August 15, 2010 8:32 am
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DUCATI46 DUCATI46
I assume the people buying this over the Audi are blind!! because this car clearly fell of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!
August 16, 2010 4:33 am
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SainUK SainUK
Hey Beemer89. Dont know where ForceInduction got his facts. 3er has much better leg room than X1 (I have an X1). Boot in 3er also longer but X1 is higher (naturally). Don't know why the Audi guys get so touchy about BMW X1s outselling Q5s. Audi and BMW drivers are very different. Audis are on paper better value for money car for car. You get more performance on the smaller engined cars (AUDI A4 2.0 turbo vs BMW 320i etc) and bigger cars when you compare each competitor. BMW's for me just drive a lot better and the feel better when you drive them. They are also quite a bit more economical. I am sure there are certain Audis that drive well, but the majority of BMWs do it for me.
August 16, 2010 5:10 am
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alessandro alessandro
Audi Q5 2L quattro/manual is ?7k cheaper in my country than BMW X1 AWD wit 2,5 l engine. Respectively over ?32.000 and more than ?39K for each with same level of equipment. It is not a price thing. It is how Audi looks rather. Both are ugly though.
August 16, 2010 5:32 am
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