THE NEW X1 - Has BMW got this one JUST right? (Review) UK 4K
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- Did BMW slip something in my drink? They seem to have gotten it spot on with the new X1. What are your thoughts?
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What a terrible review. "The steering wheel is too round" 😂 She needs another job.
Shame they've ditched I drive controller, I always applauded BMW for keeping it, I don't know how touch screens can be allowed, we can't have mobile phones and touching a screen is really the same!Great review and great reviewer.
Also the two screens look naff
The iDrive controller attracted criticism when first introduced. The touch screen facilitates added functionality. Use of either when driving is not ideal and should need little use if set up correctly or adjusted before starting journey.
@@grandiebob2500 for all the wrong reasons, i don't know what it was like
for you all there, but here in the US it was excellent.
some people just didn't like the way it looked, but that's why it's called idrive.
it's intelligent smart shifting, and when has BMW ever built a car that
they didn't know what they were doing.
now reliability is a different matter, but you would never confuse a BMW
for a Lexus or Toyota anyway.
i would say the new DCT is less reliable, than the outgoing idrive,
but some people may like it better, since it no longer looks like
a joystick. but that joystick was pretty reliable, though not at first,
but for how long they used it, the more you work at something,
the better it'll get long term. but now BMW is replacing much of the lineup
with DCT's, and dual clutch transmissions have always been clunky.
i don't think they wanted to change, but everybody is forced to play by
the EPA and the governments rules these days. atleast that's the way it is here, DCT's are more efficient than a step automatic,
but they're not as reliable.
@@Jeymez That’s an interesting perspective. We’ve actually had this model for 18 months now (mild hybrid version). We’ve had many vehicles over our long life (70+ years) , including a number of BMW models. We’ve been very pleased with it. We upgraded to Driver Assist+ which is a very useful for longer trips. The switch to pure electric in the UK, if anything, is even more fraught than in the EU with a number of unintended consequences. These include an inadequate charging structure and the prospect of sharply priced competition from the Far East (eg MG, a loved UK heritage grand, now wholly Chinese owned). There has been one recall notice for our particular model X1 xdrive23i which may differ in spec from the US versions.
@@grandiebob2500 yeah i do hear things like that, i can't comment about a place i don't live at, all i can give you, is what it was like here. there's always been some differences between the UK versions of cars from the US, and also from Europe itself to.
but to be honest, other than the drivers seat position and steering wheel,
the way the cars are designed and engineered, most likely comes down to,
the political system of the country you live in.
like here in the US, diesels are almost exclusively limited to super duty trucks.
Volkswagen has made a few in the past, but they were few and far between.
others aren't even allowed to make diesels, because they claim the diesel we use
isn't very clean.
i don't know what the truth is, I've never been a fan of politics on either side of the aisle, because they both lie about things.
now im not completely against efficient vehicles, but i wish it didn't come
with the cost of reliability and strong quality care. I think the industry has strayed
too far from the days, you can call an auto transportation vehicle reliable.
everything is built for efficient standards,
so you just have to hope some makers still care about reliability and quality control.
I currently own a 2019 X1 and I am in love with it - also helped by the fact it came with a panoramic sunroof, it does make all the difference - and while I aim to keep this for a good few years, I would definitely have another X1 in its place!
Also, I am loving the green on the X1 in this video. All of my yes - but I understand it is not for everyone!
Hi I’m looking to get the new x1 but prices have exceeded my budget one thing I could drop is the pano but I always wanted to have it on the car as a plush extra
That green paint needs beige interior and wood trim.
Yep 👍
Smart guy👍
Possibly the best looking BMW on sale, and yes, I like the green paintwork. Very Barbour.
Agree looks very classy
not the best looking by any means but very nice indeed.
Love that colour, gives the car a classy look !
I enjoyed watching the Video Review. More space now and the Interior looks smarter 😊
Glad you liked it! They're welcome changes!
I have had the previous generation for 4 years and it's been absolutely brilliant. Love the new model look and interior and will definitely be upgrading next year to the X1 x-line
I want to be like you.
Liked the facts& figures cards at start👍
Coming from F48 variant
This one looks cool back to the future when that first came out
Thanks for sharing
What a stunning car and fantastic review!
Love the car, welldone BMW
It looks great and more practical than before. Test drove the competition and wasn’t impressed by Q3 or XC40. Test driving this next weekend and probably going to buy one 😍
Have you seen the Tonale yet
@@marantamil459 Kidney grill vs Vagina grill - which body part shaped grill will win?
The one thing I have noticed on the RHD versions is they have not flipped the center console around, meaning that it opens away from the driver. Have you noticed this?
I sat in one at a dealer and found that the armrest flips up using a hinge on the righthand side to allow a driver sitting in the left seat to easily see inside. However, it's near impossible for any driver to see inside it from the righthand seat without headbutting the passenger and I couldn't see any way to switch it over to a left-hand hinge to make it useable in a RHD car..
Small thing though.
I like it. Even in the green (ok, I’m 63) and at least it doesn’t have a baby vomit interior. We have an X1 25d which I love other than road noise which is obtrusive especially on the dreadful concrete sections of the M25. Our recent 2,650 mile trip to Slovenia and back gave close to 50mpg but I don’t see great figures for the new range. The X1 to me is so much smaller than the X3 yet has very little less in terms of interior. On my list.
Few things - X3 is smaller inside compared to X1 ,the seats of X3 are smaller than X1,the boot is the same,the height is 2cm higher,clearance is the same..its just wheelbase and overall length thats bigger and thats due to to inline engine placement.Yes comfort of X3 will always be better because of the wheel base and some suspension settings..but what does engaging means?
Is x3 20d engaging - not,lets not forget it depends on driver and what u look for.
X1 35i /40i will be the one to engage ;)
Engaging means an enjoyable drive versus driving a Bus
Love this! How do you feel about the new 23 z4 and 3 series
We had the X1 2021, now we are waiting for our New X1.
Good review!
Amazing to hear Alex! Enjoy the new car!
How many months did you have to wait for your New X1? I'm also waiting for mine in Portugal but I bought it last week and I think it Will arrive in 5/6 months would you agree?
@Natisha I want to thank you for your wonderful BMW X1 video review. 👍👍👍 It was originally posted on Nov 5, 2023 and I watched it a couple of days later. It was one of the main reasons that I decided on the X1 and placed an order a week after that! 😍 So... after 6 months of waiting, my new BMW X1 xDrive28i (for the US) with M Sport package finally was delivered a couple of weeks ago. I've been loving it. It was just everything that I expected and more! Thank you again, Natisha! 😍😍😍
Porsche steering wheels are known to be the best in the business and they are all ROUND.
Really a significant leap from the previous version!
You mention the iX1 to be over at electroheads. But it isn't. When will you upload that?
How is this car with 1500 three cylinder engine? I'm looking to buy but worried about the power train
Oct 23 I live in North West Uk I've owned A BMW X1 2020 18i petrol 2 wheel drive (front only) with Sunroof M Sport for 2.5 yrs. This car come specced with M Sport Pro has mahoosive blue brakes and 19 inch wheels, sunroof and electro tail gate. Having owned 3 BMW over the years now BMW seem to pile on the electronic gadgets on newer cars obviously to sell them. The storage space on the newer version is about 40 ltrs more about one medium size suite case larger. I've previously taken 5 people including my self in my 2020 X1 version with admittedly 5 or 6 very large soft sided bags to the airport for a one week holiday abroad with out a real problem. Re two wheel drive my car is occasionally driven over rough muddy wet ground. The front two whee drive (remember) has the heavy engine over the front drive wheels that helps to press the weight down to pull the vehicle through snow or mud. Obviously the lack of four wheel drive on my X1 made it cheaper but I didn't really need a 4x4 that would be more expensive and slightly more expensive to run and not a feature I would want unless I lived in a very snowy or hilly area, which I get would be required. With Mocha leather heated seats adaptive cruise and comfort access the reversing camera is handy my X1 also has a self parallel park feature I don't even use. Why? Because by the time I've sat waiting trying to remember how to use it, a parking space has come free. Whether I would use a the other reverse parking (standard Car park type bay feature) If my car had it I don't know, probably not. This is is because I like to park my X1 in a space where people can get past a lot more easily and other car doors are less likely to be opened in a car park damaging a car door. Also because any car parked in a supermarket is likely to get struck by a loose or careless shopping trolley I tend to be careful where I park the reversing camera makes it easy. With a sunroof, a very large touch screen (we don't use the touch part often) preferring the idrive scroller which to my mind is great. MY wife loves this car.
How’s the cabin noise? (Db levels)? We could hear the road noises quite clearly… have watched a few TH-cam reviews and in all of them it sounds loud… I had the old X1 and it was loud on UK roads… was hoping new version was quieter. A shame none of the reviews online talk about such an important point 😢
This is super!! I love BMW and the review!!!
Great video that helped me decide to get the new X1. Currently have a Mercedes GLC which is a good car but after 2 years ownership is just a little too long for me and the ‘crabbing’ doesn’t engender confidence in the chassis/suspension design. After much deliberation and test drives we now await our new X1 in July.
Great colour
It's not a car that I would ever choose even if I could afford it 😆but it looks very very smart in that colour & the interior is really nice on the eye ..great review as always Tish. Keep up the great reviews 👍
Nice video and great introduction. I like Sanremo Green Metallic and the ix1 blue accents , what do you think to combine them?
I thought this was the Duchess of Cambridge channel😂
I will take that compliment.
Sorry but video/audio sync is slightly off. And in the beginning I've found some material with only 25 FPS where you can see the frames. Doesn't look smooth. Other than that, great video!
Plz update on the Air-conditioning, Suspension Noise, Steering rack clatter, which was a minus in the outgoing model.
Hopefully I can spend a week with it soon but it all felt very solid
I'm convinced people ok with the scroll wheel going and replaced by a touch screen dont actually drive a car that has one. They are so much better than a touch screen! Dont have to take my eyes off the road to navigate or it is a glance if i do. It is a huge loss taking it away and now the centre of this car has a horrible open bucket to collect dust in. May be petty but that is a deal breaker for me
Looks like the same colour and spec of the x1 I reviewed for my channel a couple weeks ago. Did you not find the infotainment system a step back now it’s touch screen solely
My wife is 1,60M and doesn't like the driving position at the 2022 model. Does the position to drive has improved meaning you get a higher position on the driving seat? Thank you!
As always, great review Trish. BMW are doing what many Companies do. In the world of chocolate bars, they are getting smaller, at same or more cost. While vehicle manufacturers, like BMW with the new X1 is becoming the original X3 in size, X3 into the X5 size and so, on. Chocolate companies charging more for less, but unlike chocolate bars, Vehicles are getting bigger (Or is that because people like me in UK are getting bigger as eating more chocolate bars!) and charging customers more for it.
Some love, some dislike, some are apathetic towards BMW's. Personally, with many makes, models and types of vehicle driven, 'you always know when you are driving a BMW'. This is because of the safe feeling you gain from the BMW brand when driving (Along with a good set of premium manufacturers tyres) as ultimately, 'that is what family cars should all be about'?
Good review but you never told us prices and specs of models !!
Steering wheels meant to be round.
Go buy an allegro if you like square
3 series vs X1 which one ?
I wish we could get the adaptive cruise control in the USA. It’s not even an option for us.
Wow, not even offered that’s a real shame and surprising consider you seem closer to driverless cars than us!
@@AutoSocialUK It must be a decision that each country makes because Australia has almost everything standard on the base model (including all the active cruise and fancy satnav). See this image: i.imgur.com/yhkKZKF.jpg and this image: i.imgur.com/08N1ym7.jpg
Really? In México it comes as an option to add.
Nice review as always tish not a bmw fan but looks ok
The gear selector on the wrong side of the centre console really bothers for some reason. It seems a great car overall though
Buy the American version, it's fixed on it.
@@wolfshanze5980 it’s because they didn’t bother to make a RHD specific centre console, LHD cars have it in the right place. They could have just put the gear selector in the middle but that’s too obvious.
It looks massive, bigger than my 5 Series.
[ It's wider & taller than an E39 but not as long ]
it looks much smaller than new 5-series. But E39 was definitely small. I had 4 of them :)
@@peterhammer4644
E28 must seem tiny now if you went to sit in one.
Back then, they were seen as quite a sizeable exec car.
Most people were rattling around in 1.3L Mk3 Escorts.
Loved it! 💪
This steering wheel is to round!!! Amazing consumer advice there 🤣
I stopped watching after that 😂😂
What is the name of that green exterior?
You have presented one car, and driven the other model/configuration... why so? I do not know if someone has realized but the car presented actually differs from the car being driven (look at the interior...)
Keep going. Well explained
What about standing to one side, so we can actually see the car?
Superb job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wowwww sooo nice beautiful your bmw
Why doesn't any single car reviewer ever cover the audio system and how it sounds compared to rivals ? For someone who spends hours per day in a car, this is a pretty important feature too.
That’s a shame Robbret, I only had an hour with the car but that is something I will check in the future when I have longer with the car
Without knowing the recording settings on your camera, and how you did your post, I couldn't tell you why, but many of your shots were really desaturated, and a little under exposed. Add in parking the car under a tree, the car appears almost black. I also noticed shifts in exposure. I guess the sun was moving in and out of clouds during the shoots? Anyways, don't shoot the messenger. Love from a Camera guy in the film industry.
Hey completely fair enough Kevin, it was shot on a rainy day, under a tree on an iPhone in about 30 minutes 🙈 I understand the lighting is a little tough in this video 😊
@@AutoSocialUK Ah iPhone compresses a lot. That would be the reason. It can't handle high dynamic ranges. I would try shooting toward a building and keeping the sky out of the shot so you can open the exposure. I'd carry around a big white bounce too to soften the light on that beautiful face.
@@kevinn1158 sure, I certainly will take your tips on board when I have time. This was shot in a very short timeframe so no time for creativeness unfortunately ☺️☺️
@@AutoSocialUK Good luck! ;) Best wishes!
When can one buy it.. so lush😢
Ha ha, opposite to you. I hate the grille but I love the green paintwork, what a fabulous colour. Maybe its because I am old (ish)?
I am 100% aware that I think BMW may have slipped some 'grille loving pills' in my luch ;) haha you know since the video it's grown on me!
How much is it
2:28 Hahahaha that's true 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Nice overall but there are so many details that the reviewer highlights that I just couldn't give a toss about. I guess that's because I'm a 50 something driver that's more bothered about the comfort, practicality and overall driving experience than some ultra stylish features. Probably why very few modern cars impress me.
The level of information was just right for my purposes. I’m 70+
Where's the iX1 review? Can't see it on electroheads
It is on there 😄😄
How does this compare to the Mazda cx5 turbo?
the quality of the Mazda is horrendous. The interior is 100% plastic .
@@peterhammer4644 I don’t think that’s true. At least not on the turbo top trim. I test drove one and the interior was fantastic. All leather and soft touch material everywhere.
@@304devang I drove two days with a CX5 rented from Sixt Munich airport but had to bring it back because it had so many problems. The interior was for me one of the most plastics I have ever seen. That was maybe 2-3 years ago. We got a X1 in change and it was like a totally different level of a car.
God, I need to meet this gorgeous lady. Sounds like a Surrey accent.
I think the M Sport model looks better. But I think the outgoing model looks a little better.
And I heard the iX1 won’t come to the US or Canada but it will be coming to Mexico.
M-sport will always look better :) I think the old one started to look a little dull.
@@AutoSocialUK I looked at the new 7er and M760e, and I think these look better than other trims, especially in black.
It's Hard to keep up!🤭
Dash read outs look like they stole them from a DS.. citroen... lol
I'll take the Alfa Tonale!
It looks like you’re not alone!
"Old person spec" ?? Cheerio then.
Me gusta bmw para celeste
Nosotros pedimos un verde york que da un tono claro y suave, no es celeste pero algo muy parecido a ese tono.
Saludos desde México.
19 inches wheels should be standard. 20 optionnal.
Even in 18, those wheels are too small and look ugly.
Did I hear ‘ageism’ ??????
Why is it a third generation?
Please use inches not metric.
Absolutely hideous imho. Front end is awful. Bottom of the front bumper looks like a snow plough 😂. BMW's used to have a classy cohesive exterior design. Such a shame. Good review as always.
haha bmw hater registered 😂. If you think this is hideous, what is the competition? This looks much nicer than any in this class. Especially the ix1 with the big rims.
@@peterhammer4644 nothing of the sort. As far as competitors, Volvo or Jaguar both far better looking imho. BMW's used to be classy and restrained, this is neither, but hey you're welcome to it😂.
@@whitemoor66 Volvo?? 😂😂😂😂
Its not OK, at all, it looks awful.
It didn't need to be any bigger.
Don't like the floating console, or why do they have to have the triangle etching, to me it looks fussy.
The green paint is OK, I wouldn't spec it.
I think by the time its spec'd to a decent standard it'll be massively expensive.
Good review, as always, but not something I'd be looking at (because it hurts my eyes!)
Green is not a good colour for this model. I would go with the white or copper colours.
Has BMW got this one right? A big NOPE. And I'm judging based on the exterior. What an ugly thing has BMW become through years...
Tonale>
Hi Guys .... Annoying voice eh ...Uff. A BMW Half the Parts are made in Mexico for 80 Thousand Dollar in America ??? . No Thanks !
Very clear enunciation. Very much appreciated by someone hard of hearing, like myself.
It has a very big nose
It certainly does
Definitely better than tonale
Do you think?? The hybrids are a fair bit punchier!
No way
I agree with Yudha Bagaskara.
'The steering wheel is too round' What? That twangy voice and comments like this really put me off.
Sorry bmw not liking this 3rd gen. Being an owner of the 1st gen, I can't seem to get it: lack of fog lights, funky gear shifter, why didn't she try to put the back windows all the way down, that itty bitty 3 cylinder engine. Nope! It seems bmw further cheapified the x1.
Eyes on you audi.
the first gen X1 was by far the most ugliest of all X1:s. I know it as my wife had one. The second gen was the biggest upgrade in every sense you can thing. The first gen drove like a tractor. We had the second gen 20i and now we have the 25e. Next one will be ix1
Thank you for both of your thoughts
@@peterhammer4644 I chuckled at this, the x1 first gen was my wife's as well. The ix1 does look good, still on the fence line. Audi eyes on you.
Personally, I would steer clear from any German vehicle especially from Audi, BMW and Mercedes. Way too many issues are being reported by people with new cars. I have an Audi 2020 S Line with 5900 miles on metre and it requires a new gearbox already! Expensive to maintain and horrible reliability with numerous unnecessary electronics crammed into the cars!
BMW has improved it’s reliability based on recent customer surveys (4th). I’ve had a few without particular concerns.
HAVING TEST DRIVEN ONE I'D SAY NO. IT'S AWFUL.
Oh really? What didn’t you like?
Having test driven one, it’s excellent. Order in.
Why awful ?
Seriously, what a monstrous eye-sore this car is - just horrific. A big, slab of an SUV with the now trademark stupid, comical grill - like a brick on wheels. BMW's design language used to really mean something, yet now the make something like this.
I completely accept you opinion, I kind of like the boxey shape over the previous generation ☺️
I don't get it. Big, ugly, not reliable and totally overpriced (you pay for the name, not for value for money). How the hell can this be ecological when you actually drive an armoire on wheels with the aerodynamics of a massive wall. It's loaded with useless crap that most drivers don't even use but love to brag about having it. In short, premium is for people with ego problems.
Beautiful car matched with a gorgeous reviewer. :) Was more smitten with how beautiful you looked in that outfit than the BMW myself, Tish!
Thank you for watching Edward! Glad you like the car and the fit 😄
Steer ? Always take the m sport babe
What a monstrosity.
it looks so hideous