Video: Fifth Gear BMW X1 Test Drive
Fifth Gear drives the BMW X1 on the snow to see if it’s truly a crossover vehicle as BMW claims.
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Early Shots and Details on the BMW X1
BMW’s press department has released official photos and early details on the European X1, its new entry sport-ute. From what we gathered, three diesel engines and one petrol will be offered to the EU market; rear- or all-wheel-drive is available. The figure BMW boasted was for its diesel-powered sDrive18dcame to 45 mpg in the European driving cycle and had a top speed of 124 mph.
US specs and pricing are unknown.
The Air Force’s Other Recruiting Tool
The Galpin X1 evokes the name and appearance of the legendary Air Force test plane. With all the equipment we can see here, this X1 may be just as able to hit Mach 1 as the jet it’s named after. The X1 is more about style than it is about substance–the actual cockpit is hooked up with special monitors and a flight stick. That’s hardly legal–but still pretty cool.
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