BMW X1

BMW X1 2013 Flaunts Mileage of 24 mpg in the City and 33 mpg on the Highway

The mileage figure for the BMW X1 2013 crossover has been revealed by this German auto giant and it seems that this powerful crossover is as fuel efficient as the new 2012 BMW 3-series sedan. The BMW X1 crossover is being sold in the European markets for quite some now but the brand refreshed it midcycle and released the 2013 version. The new BMW X1 will be affixed with two engines such as 2.0-liter four cylinder turbocharged engine that produces 240HP power and a 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder turbocharged engine that generates a power of 300HP.

Both these highly efficient and turbocharged engines have been mated to eight speed automatic transmission. The 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine is bound to all-wheel drive only whereas the 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine is available with an option of choosing between rear and all-wheel drive. The six-cylinder 3.0 liter in inline turbocharged engine claims a mileage of 18 mpg for the city and 27 mpg for the highway.

The mileage of the BMW X1 sDrive28i rear-wheel drive has been indicated as 24 mpg for the city and 33 mpg for the highway. On the other hand the mileage for the all-wheel drive version of xDrive28i has been indicated as 22 mpg for the city and 30 mpg for the highway. The automatic version of the BMW 328i sedan is also powered by the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine and the highway mileage is also same as that of the sDrive28i, however, the city mileage of 328i is 1 mpg less than sDrive28i.

At present the only rivaling model in the compact luxury crossover segment is the redesigned version of 2013 Acura RDX. The front-wheel drive version RDX 2013 claims a mileage of 20 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway and is thus surpassed by the four-cylinder X1. The six-cylinder BMW X1 on the other hand couldn’t surmount the figures for all-wheel drive version of 2013 Acura RDX. Other competitors all set to enter the segment include the Audi Q3 2014 and the Mercedes Benz sub-GLK-sized crossover that adopts the front-wheel drive architecture of the A-class. BMW will be rolling out the 2013 X1 by the fall of this year at a base price of $31,545.