The new generation of BMW X1, which is expected to appear this year (2022), has recently received new news after foreign media have repeatedly captured spy photos of test cars. A BMW dealership in Cholet, France, recently released a silhouette photo of the new generation of X1 through Facebook, and it is predicted that it will be previewed on May 2. Since BMW head office has not released any information, it is uncertain whether the new generation X1 will indeed appear on the same day.
According to the silhouette photos released by the BMW dealer this time, and then compared with the spy photos captured by the foreign media before, it can be determined that the new generation of X1 will continue the brand's current new generation of the family design vocabulary, using a connected double kidney-shaped water tank shield, and the water tank shield area is more enlarged than the current small modification, and the water tank shield outer frame also forms a more square pattern, with a style closer to big brother X5 and X7, and the LED headlamp group shows a sharper look.
In addition, it is also possible to determine that the new generation of X1 will appear for the first time in a pure electric version, and at the same time provide a combination of the traditional fuel version, Plug-in Hybrid plug-in oil hybrid and so on. In terms of traditional fuel power, the current power flagship model X1 M35i will be equipped with the same 2.0-liter inline 4-cylinder gasoline turbine engine as the M235i, with a maximum horsepower of 302 horses; as for the pure electric version of the iX1 EV, it is possible that there will be a single motor and a dual motor power configuration, but the actual output is currently unknown.
Although there is no way to know whether BMW officials will also release the data of the new generation of X1 at the same time on May 2, it is certain that there will be more information after this pre-reward meeting.