BMW X1 LWB
In the West, if you want more room in a
car, you usually choose a bigger model, but not in China, where buyers have a
penchant for anything with an “L” in the name and so BMW has prepped a
long-wheelbase version of their new X1.
In international markets, the
second-generation X1 that adopts the BMW Group’s UKL modular architecture with
a space-saving transverse engine layout for front- or all-wheel drive
applications, offers a wheelbase of 2,670 mm packed in a body 4,439 mm long.
China’s version of the compact SUV grows
by 110 mm, now featuring a 2,780 mm wheelbase with all that extra room
benefiting rear passengers.
You’ll probably have to compare profile
pictures of the Chinese and international market versions of the X1 to be able
to tell the difference, as the only thing that changes on the outside are the
extended rear passenger doors.
The LWB X1 will be built and sold
exclusively in China by BMW’s local joint venture offering a range of 1.5-liter
three-cylinder turbo engines with front-wheel drive and 2.0-liter four-cylinder
turbo engines with both front- and all-wheel drive setups.
The new BMW model will have its world
debut at next week’s 2016 Beijing Auto Show.
