We can finally see how the new 2016 BMW X1 may be configured—and what it will cost when it hits U.S. dealer showrooms this fall following its world premiere at next month’s Frankfurt International Auto Show.
The new X1’s manufacturer’s suggested list price is $34,800. Tack on the $995 destination and handling charge and the starting point is raised to $35,795. That means the new F48 X1 will cost just under $4,000 more than the first-generation E84 X1.
It will cost more than the last one, but it will look better, too. Or at least it will look more like its bigger siblings in BMW line of X vehicles. It will also have more features, especially concerning driver assistance and connectibility.
Any exterior color beyond Jet Black and Alpine White will bump the price by $550.
There are no “lines” for the X1. At least initially, BMW is only offering the 2016 X1 in the U.S. as the X1 xDrive28i. The company may very well offer a plug-in hybrid version next year, but likely with a significantly higher base price.
What you probably won’t see is a rear-wheel drive version like the original X1. The U.S. will only see the xDrive version.
Inside the vehicle, a leather interior will run you $1,450. The two trim choices that are not gloss black will add $350 to the total. However, if you choose the Luxury Package, the upgraded leather and trim will only cost $1,550, for a couple of hundred bucks’ savings.
In fact, if you maxxed out on packages, the cost of the X1 could rise by about $10,750. That sounds like—and is—a lot, but by comparison, if you theoretically opted for every available package on the current X5, the packages total would run almost twice as much, at $19,050.
The only powertrain combination available is the BMW TwinPower turbo, two-liter, four-cylinder, sixteen-valve, 228-horsepower engine and eight-speed Steptronic automatic transmission with Sport and Manual shift modes. Available torque is 258 pound-feet starting at 1,250 rpm. BMW says the 2016 X1 with a curb weight of 3,660 pounds will do zero to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds. Top speed is an electronically limited 130 mph.
EPA-estimated fuel mileage is 22 miles per gallon around town and 32 mpg on the highway. With the new X1's 16.1-gallon fuel tank, that could translate into a 500-mile range, if the roads are flat, the conditions are right, and you don’t get nervous when the needle gets closer to “0.”
The 2016 BMW X1 configurator is live on BMWUSA.com, so if you want to investigate all the X1 packages, colors, options, and prices, click here.
One of the games we like to play on the configurator is “How much can this car cost?” We were able to take the 2016 X1 xDrive28i from a bare bones $35,795 all the way to an X1 with everything at $48,970, taxes and license not included.
That’s a lot of money, but then, when you consider it would be a max loaded BMW with all that entails, it might be worth it.—Scott Blazey
[Photos courtesy of BMW AG.]
