Filed under: Concept Cars, Paris Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs, BMW, MINI
With last week's news that BMW will
begin producing the new X1 at its Leipzig facility, it was just a matter of time before the Bavarian boys gave us an indication as to when its compact CUV would be unveiled. As suspected, the wraps will be pulled off an X1 concept at the
Paris Motor Show this September, but as is often the case with BMW, the "concept" is almost exactly what we'll see when it goes on sale in the fourth quarter of 2009. The new model will be built off the 1-series platform (a shortened 3-series) and according to an unnamed source quoted by
Automotive News, "will use the two highest spec gasoline and the two highest spec diesel engines from the 1-series."
The source also confirmed
earlier reports that the MINI SUV/CUV will debut in Paris with power provided by the Cooper S' turbocharged 1.4-liter or the Cooper D's oilburner. Sales of the MINI 'ute will begin in the second quarter of 2010.
[Source:
Automotive News - Sub. Req.]
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