Jeremy Clarkson BMW X1 sDrive20d SE "Its Rubbish"

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04-28-10, 01:03 PM

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Looks way better than the fugly X3.

04-28-10, 02:16 PM

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I have agree with Clarkson as I usually do

04-28-10, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by GFerg

Wonder what he would think about the car if he tested one with AWD and a gas 6 cylinder since it seems like that was his biggest beef.

Personally I don't think it looks bad. Its certainly smaller than I would have thought.

BMW UK doesn't offer the X1 with a 6-cylinder engine.

Even if we take the 2.3L Diesel with xDrive, it weighs 3674lbs empty.

It produces 204 horsepower, and bogged with "4-wheel drive" and the way diesels generally lay out the power, I doubt that the "biggest" engine of the X1 would feel spritely.

04-28-10, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER

LOL... Clarkson is a court jester.. I would consider the bottom basement 2.0d rubbish also.

Small diesels, of course, are much more popular in Europe than they are here, for a variety of reasons. Over there, $5-7 a gallon fuel prices (measured in liters, of course) are an everyday reality. Here, if we briefly see $4 a gallon, it is considered a national crisis.

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As far as interior....

Well, taking into account the limited view of this picture, this is certainly not an interior that I would call Rubbish.

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04-28-10, 02:34 PM

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That little 2.0 diesel, though, puts out 258 ft-lbs. of torque, at a very low 1750 RPM....a pretty fair amount of spunk from a standing stop. That's as much as a number of N/A gas V6s in the 3.5-4.0L range...and should be plenty for a 3600-3700-lb. vehicle, even with AWD.

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