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On April 3, a group of photos of the interior of a brand new domestic BMW X1 model were exposed online. according to the exposed photos, the interior of the new car has changed significantly compared with the current model. Among them, the brightest thing is that the interior of the new car adopts the popular double screen design, as well as the liquid crystal dial. In addition, the control area at the bottom of the central control screen cancels a large number of physical buttons to make it look more concise, while the three-spoke steering wheel still adopts a family design style, and the seat uses a more sporty red-and-black color match, which looks quite stylish as a whole.

The new home-made BMW X1 will be built on the same FAAR platform as the new MINI COUNTRYMAN, whose spy photos have been exposed online. in terms of appearance, the front face of the new car uses a huge double-kidney front grille, and the lamp groups on both sides have also been redesigned, but the specific structure of the new car's lamp cavity is not known. The front of the new car will be surrounded by a three-stage air intake layout, which looks very sporty. On the side of the body, the gap between the C-pillar and D-pillar of the new car seems to be larger than the cash, the size of the new car is expected to increase, and the new car also uses a hidden door handle design. In the rear part, the new car has a clear sense of styling and uses a hidden exhaust layout, but as the new car is still covered with a large area of camouflage, it is not known how the taillights will change, but compared with the current model, the new car as a whole highlights the flavor of sports.

Power has not been officially announced, and it is expected that the new car will follow the power parameters of the current model, that is, 1.5T three-cylinder and 2.0T four-cylinder engines, and the addition of 48V light mixing system. In addition, according to overseas media, the new car is expected to provide gasoline, diesel, plug-in and other power systems, and may be equipped with 48V light mixing system on some fuel versions; in addition, in addition to the fuel version, the new generation of BMW X1 will also launch an all-electric version, or named BMW iX1.

Data show that the X1 is a compact SUV model of BMW, the first generation of BMW X1 was introduced in 2009 and introduced by brilliance BMW in 2012 to achieve localized production. The new domestic BMW X1 was launched in May 2016. the car has been lengthened in body size, which is longer than the overseas version of the car by 110mm, and has a wheelbase of 2780mm. A total of six models have been launched, with a price of 28.6-439000 yuan. As for the new car, according to the information exposed so far, it is expected to compete with the compact SUV from luxury brands such as Audi Q3, Mercedes-Benz GLAs, Lincoln adventurers and Cadillac XT4.

It has been reported that the new BMW X1 will be unveiled in the second half of this year, while the Chinese market is expected to continue to offer its own longer wheelbase version and add a pure electric version of the iX1 for users to choose from. As the entry SUV of BMW brand, BMW X1 is one of the very important sales sources of BMW brand. In the past 2021, the BMW X1 sold a cumulative total of 93030 vehicles, according to the Federation of passengers. Cumulative sales in the first two months of this year were 17469, including 12349 in January and 5120 in February. For reference, Audi Q3 and Mercedes-Benz GLAs sold 12158 and 32289 vehicles respectively in the first two months of this year.

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