BMW X1 used review | 2010-2012 - Cars Guide
That was the BMW X1 that arrived in showrooms in 2010 and brought with it the on-road driving experience that is part of the BMW DNA. Like its bigger brethren the smallest BMW SUV boasted performance and handling few of its rivals came close to offering. The X1 was built around a compact four-door wagon on a modified 3-Series platform with a range of models including rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions , and petrol and diesel engines. The baby of the range was the sDrive18i, which was a rear-wheel drive model with a 2. 0-litre petrol engine and either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. For more performance and better economy you could step up to the sDrive20d, which was also rear-wheel drive model, but had a 2. 0-litre turbo-diesel engine with 130kW and much more torque than the petrol-engined model. The model was the xDrive20d, which had the same 2. 0-litre turbo-diesel engine, but with the grip advantage of all-wheel drive. As with all BMWs there was even more if you wanted it. In the case of the X1 it was the xDrive23d, which was an all-wheel drive model with a twin-turbocharged version of the 2. 0-litre diesel engine that got you 150kW and 400Nm. It wouldn't be a... Source: www.carsguide.com.au
