BMW X1 Review: A more practical 1 Series - Economy

BMW X1 Review: A more practical 1 Series - Economy

Reviewed by Shawn Jooste

Economy

Claimed economy is 7.1 litres per 100km, however, we didn’t manage to achieve this. We managed to get closer to 10 litres per 100, which is quite far from BMW’s suggestion. At just over 1500kgs there is a fair bit of engine needed to get the X1 up and over a hill, this of course digs into your fuel economy and destroys any hopes of achieving the 7.1 claimed figure.

On less mountainous terrain and on the open road we did manage to sneak a glimpse at the 8.0 litres per 100km mark, but that’s about as good as it got.

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