Next BMW X1 caught on flatbed
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2016-bmw-x1-spy-shots/"><img alt="2016 BMW X1 spy shots" data-mep="8075" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/1ed0b275b1d70b8a8be368e45 950cc1f/2016-bmw-x1-spy-shots.jpg" /></a><br />
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x1/">X1</a> had been around for four years before it was added to BMW's US lineup, so it isn't all that surprising that a new version of the company's smallest Sport Activity Vehicle is already in the works. Captured in transit on the back of a flatbed truck, these spy shots give us our first look at the next-gen X1 - codenamed F48 - which is expected to debut around 2015.<br />
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While the camouflage does a good job of obscuring most of the styling elements, we definitely see evidence of the X1's new platform. Elements like the loss of the long nose and a noticeably shrunken dash-axle gap (just compare <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2016-bmw-x1-spy-shots/#photo-1002578">this spy shot picture</a> to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2013-bmw-x1-review/#photo-150451/">this one from our X1 review</a>), are good indicators that the next X1 will move to the new front-wheel-drive platform BMW is using for the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mini/">Mini</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/1+series/">1 Series GT</a>. Aside from this, the overall shape is very similar to the current design, but we're sure it will pull many cues from the updated range of BMW products.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/17/bmw-x1-spy-shots/">Next BMW X1 caught on flatbed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/17/bmw-x1-spy-shots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20722072/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/17/bmw-x1-spy-shots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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