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BMW X1 FIRST

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@AxleIngram

Running costs

42.2mpg (official)

£78 fill-up

Performance

0-62mph/top speed

7.1 seconds/145mph

THE X1 compact SUV has proved a huge hit for BMW. And while this new one looks more imposing than before, it doesn’t stray too far from the winning formula of the old model, despite the fact that it’s now offered with a fully electric powertrain.

The front end gets the enlarged kidney grilles that are becoming a staple of every new BMW, set between a pair of sharper, slimmer

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