现行版宝马X1上市已经有几年了,外媒近日披露了新一代车型的更多细节和合成图。宝马计划明年发布新一代X1，出于降低成本，提升配置的需要，新车将从原来的后驱改为前驱结构，与现行版2系Active Tourer和MINI硬顶版共享同一平台。从合成图看，新车采用了宝马新的家族前脸，包括中间更大的双肾格栅和向后延伸的鹰眼前大灯。而略微延长的前悬暗示这是一款前驱车型。虽然标准版车型比老款车尺寸略小，但宝马将增加一款长轴距版，内部可搭乘七名乘客，行李箱空间也更大。此外，宝马还将推出双门版X2，该车类似缩小版的X6，内部可搭乘四名乘客。至于动力系统，入门级车型将与现行版MINI共享1.5升三缸引擎，高端版本将提供2.0升四缸引擎，而在其生命周期的后半程，宝马还将提供190马力汽油-电动插电混动版本。预计宝马将在3月的日内瓦车展发布新一代X1，随后将于明夏在全欧上市。
Details emerge on next BMW X1
Although the BMW X1 may seem like a relatively new product to United States buyers, the current generation of the compact utility vehicle has actually been on sale for a few years in other world markets such as Europe.
As such, BMW is prepping a new X1 for an expected 2015 market launch. For efficiency and packaging reasons, the crossover will make the switch from rear-wheel-drive to a new front-wheel-drive architecture that currently underpins the 2-Series Active Tourer and the MINI Hardtop.
Fleshing out the details hidden by camouflage in earlier spy photos, our illustration shows that the redesigned X1 will gain the new BMW corporate face, with streamlined headlights that flow into the Blue Roundel's kidney grille. Updating surface detailing will also be part of the package, as will a slightly elongated front overhang that hints at the X1's FWD underpinnings.
Slightly smaller all around than the outgoing model, the next X1 will reportedly be joined by a long-wheelbase variant that will offer seating for up to seven passengers and a noticeably bigger trunk. Additionally, BMW will introduce a two-door model called X2 that will boast a sporty silhouette inspired by the X6 and a four-seater configuration.
Trade journal Automotive News Europe finds the entry-level X1 will be powered by a 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine that is currently found under the hood of the aforementioned MINI. More expensive models will feature a 2.0-liter four-cylinder mill, and a 190-horsepower gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain will likely be added to the lineup later in the production run.
The new BMW X1 is expected to launch across Europe next summer, meaning it could debut at the Geneva Motor Show next March.