2021 BMW X1 SUV review – PLUS hybrid walkaround | What Car?

What's new with the facelifted BMW X1? And will the brand new plug-in hybrid option be the pick of the range? Watch our review to find out everything you need to know.

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[chrisc]

In Aus, the new X1 gearstick is different to the old. With the old, when you need to change gears to P, R, N, D, you'd have to physically position the gearstick in the positions. The facelift X1 gearstick works like the automatics of the more expensive Bimmers. When u change gears, u just have to tap it up or down etc and P is a button. Also I believe the dials are different as well

[Kashmiri_sherni]

I got a 2020 X1 Xline.. Its BEAUTIFUL.. My first "big car" combined with my private plate, the car looks oike a little beast.. 😍😍😍

[Shannon-ulre]

Great review thank you, we purchased the sdrive 20i

[AhmadThabet-qwkc]

Please advise availability of spare wheel at the boot. Also, specify the Engine power rating for four cylinders Petrol, audio system facility and availability of all wheel drive in 1.5 litres or is it available in 2 litres only. Many Thanks & Best Regards.

[na_wu]

You failed to mention the infotainment system is not the newest gen among BMW group used in 3 series.

[skemsen]

Great review. I would subscribe to your channel if you offered metric info as well on car reviews.

[Snuithoen]

If you want a more confort ride, take adaptive dempers. I took them and I love them.

[hectorheath]

I was impressed with this guy's delivery... until he mentioned the Evoque.

[MannysVoyage]

Any idea when the X1 2022 will come out?

[BionicRusty]

The previous model had full led rears. As far as I’m aware only a few of the early F48’s had old incandescents.
My 2017 SE certainly has them and I love ‘em. And the Start/Stop imo is fine, nothing wrong with it at all.
I love the X1 as a whole. The seating, the gearbox is brilliant (much better than my wife’s GLA), visibility, everything 😃👍♥️

[ibakebreadu]

I’m from Australia and I didn’t get those blue brakes with my m sports so sad

[irfanmir]

Lovely review as always. Just a question. Does the led headlight design comes in all the models as standard or these are optional? Cheers

[JEAN-NE]

The car is much nicer 👏🏾, I wish they kept the circled headlights though, the headlights on a BMW used to be so unique from any other vehicle, but now they look like every other cars headlights ( regular). Thanks for the review👍🏽

[Snuithoen]

From my own experience: in the new Bmw X1 I have no longer taken run-flat tires. This makes the car much quieter.

[XYZ-efmo]

It doesn’t come with a CD player in the UK as stated in your written review. I just received my xDrive20i xLine. It’s excellent. The only thing I’m annoyed about is they’ve removed the CD player. Especially annoying as the picture on the BMW UK website and your written review shows it as having a CD player. And I upgraded to the Harmon Kardon system as shown in your video. I like the choice between streamed music and better sounding CD quality.

[asignul]

Which derivative is it? 1.18i? 1.20i? What?

[projectoverdrive]

Is it just me, or does the x1’s 10, 5” display look like they just put an iPad on the dashboard😂😂😂

[johnabraham]

Has the dashboard not been updated? Looks rather aged in the few glimpses I caught in the video.

[fabriceduchenne]

🤓 Thank You So Much & LOVE 💙 S.U.V BMW X1 🇩🇪

[XYZ-efmo]

Just received my new X1 xDrive20i xLine. Its great apart from 28mpg and no CD player. You can’t spec a CD player on the car. I’m old school I still like them!