Long hood, bobbed tail, very BMW. Compact and functional. Red highlights with Sport Line. Passenger cupholder an afterthought.
Raked rear window looks sporty, but cuts into cargo volume. Fancy tail lights. Powerful and efficient, but the sounds aren't sweet and responsiveness could be better.
Sport bucket very adjustable and supportive, but not cushy. No room to spare, but the rear seat does recline.
About as tight as cargo space gets with four doors, but it'll do 90 percent of the time. The X1's cargo space is more competitive with the rear seat folded.
The face is clearly that of a BMW. The new BMW X1 a thoroughly conventional compact crossover with BMW cues. What more is there to say?
The transverse powertrain forces some additional front overhang, but not much. Taller. The proportions of the 2013-2015 BMW X1 were those of a rear-drive hatchback with a slight lift.
Another compact crossover with BMW cues--from Hyundai. The Audi Q3 looks much like a Q5 with the proportions of a cartoon car.
The new Clubman is a foot longer than the old one. Same wheelbase as the X1, but 7 inches lower. BMW cues abound. Plenty of glass for outward visibility.
Light beige doesn't do the X1's interior any favors. Arfully U-shaped center console trim. If you've been inside one recent Audi, you've been inside all of them.
The new Clubman's interior is the best designed, best finished yet in a Mini. Very nice. Could you tell this was a BMW interior without the roundel on the steering wheel? Of course.
The X1's display perches atop a slender instrument panel, where it's safest and easiest to view. Good support from seat back. Cushion on the small side, and looks odd. Get the sport seats.
Plenty of room for heads and feet in back seat. Slides, reclines, returns to fully upright position. Class-leading cargo space with the rear seat up. Ten more cubes than the old X1.
Class-leading cargo space with the rear seat down. Plus a large storage compartment beneath the floor.
The cover lets you know this isn't the identical engine in the latest JCW Minis. Horrors: a sideways powertrain, in a BMW. Brand loyalists are aghast.