2023 BMW X1 M35i spy photographs and video

BMW’s X1 compact crossover has been redesigned for 2023, and our newest spy photographs and video present a prototype for a brand new efficiency flagship that is nonetheless within the works.

The 2023 X1 at the moment tops out at 241 hp in internal-combustion guise and 308 hp in electrical iX1 type.

This new efficiency flagship, which we anticipate to be badged an X1 M35i, ought to pack much more energy.

Different BMW compacts just like the 1-Collection and 2-Collection Gran Coupe already provide M35i variants so it is not that shocking to see BMW getting ready one for its new X1.

These different M35i fashions all function 2.0-liter turbo-4 engines rated at 301 hp, and this similar engine ought to function within the X1 M35i. Nevertheless, depend on one thing nearer to 340 hp within the X1 M35i to offer it the sting over the rival GLA 35 and GLB 35 from Mercedes-Benz AMG, each of which provide 302 hp.

Forming the remainder of the X1 M35i’s drivetrain needs to be an 8-speed automated and all-wheel-drive system.

Observe, this is not a devoted M automotive, regardless of there being quad-exhaust tips about the tester. The M35i falls beneath BMW’s M Efficiency vary, which is a step beneath the true M vary. They provide respectable poke with sport-tuned suspension, and strike a great compromise between consolation and efficiency.

The platform underpinning the brand new X1 is BMW Group’s newest front-wheel-drive structure designed for compact vehicles, referred to as FAAR. The platform is widespread to the newest 1-Collection, 2-Collection Gran Coupe, and 2-Collection Lively Tourer.

Manufacturing of the X1 is dealt with at BMW’s plant in Leipzig, Germany. The plant will even construct a redesigned Mini Countryman associated to the X1.