BMW is all set to launch the new BMW X1 with bigger boot and new styling

The new BMW X1 is set to be launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The smallest SUV will not be small anymore as the new second-generation is bigger inside and outside with a taller style.

The new SUV has the same front and four-wheel-drive underpinnings as the 2 Series Active Tourer. The X1 has up to 66mm more legroom in the rear, even though it’s shorter overall. The boot is also 85 litres larger than the previous generation, with a 505-litre capacity. Fold the rear bench, and that rises to 1,550 litres – 185 litres more than in an Audi Q3.

The newcomer gets one petrol option – a 189bhp xDrive20i – alongside three diesels, ranging from a 148bhp sDrive18d emitting 114g/km of CO2 to the 228bhp xDrive25d. A three-cylinder 16d, available only in front-wheel drive, will arrive a few months later.

The interior is familiar BMW fare, with a driver-orientated centre console, a floating central display with sat-nav as standard in the UK and an optional head-up display for the first time. Prices will be revealed close to the X1’s launch in October, after it debuts at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

“Our project goals were for a pure SUV design,” Ralf Gräser, project leader for the X1 said in a statement. “This is what customers were asking for. The last one was more of a crossover, but this has a new architecture, so a new characteristic.”