Very good review Glos Guy. Interesting to read about your fuel consumption, better than I thought. Might have to reconsider looking at the petrol x1, my X1sport Xdrive 2.0 d is averageing 47. 1mpg over the last 3 years. One point of interest I thought the petrol had a 7 speed auto box and the diesel had a 8 speed box? Totally agree with you on everything you said. Seats do get better /softy as you use them.
Thanks. The fuel economy can be even better. I did a 40 mile round trip motorway journey at 70mph and achieved 45mpg. Best I’ve had on a journey is 47mpg. Amazing for a high powered petrol engine with 4WD. As for the auto, it’s 7 speed on the 2WD and an 8 speed ‘Sports Auto’ on the 4WD. Absolutely no idea why. You still have a separate sport mode and manual shift options through the gearstick or steering wheel paddles. The 8-speed is meant to be the better gearbox (according to reviews) but I don’t see how. All the 7 speed BMW autos I have driven have been perfect. I wondered if the low rev lumpiness was the auto, but I tried it in manual mode and it still did it. As I say, it’s minor, but I’ve probably driven around 30 BMW’s and never noticed it before (most were bigger cars though). Maybe, like the seats, it will smooth out through use!