The BMW faithful are up in arms. The 2016 X1 small crossover is part of BMW’s new line of vehicles that are built on *gasp* a front-wheel drive architecture. That’s right; a transversely mounted ...

You'd think a company like BMW would have a handle on what works for their customers. I owned a 2015 BMW X1, and then purchased this new (redesigned) version. This ...

The 2016 BWW X1 compact SUV confronts one of the thorniest challenges facing established luxury brands: How to translate their traditional strengths to new types of vehicles. The five-passenger X1 ...

Decry me as a wagon-loving European rabble-rouser if you must, but BMW's decision to give the X1 a crossover-style makeover felt like a misstep. The original X1 always felt like a clandestine feint by ...

Not following convention has its benefits. In the first-gen BMW X1's case, being an outlier in the booming luxury small crossover segment allowed it to offer carlike handling in a package that had ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Even though the 2016 BMW X1 ...