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BMW X1 M Sport revealed

BMW has revealed the first picture of its sportier baby SUV, along with news of an all-new engine.

BMW has revealed an M Sport version of the X1 along with a new, four-cylinder turbocharged engine.

Following the M Sport treatment for the X3, BMW has done the same for its smallest X model, the X1.  The package includes 17-inch star-spoke alloy wheels, high-gloss 'Shadowline' window surrounds and a sports interior.

An important new 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine has also been revealed.  With 245hp and 350Nm it has more power and torque than the company's smaller six-cylinder engines.  The new power unit is also said to be smaller and lighter than the sixes.  BMW claims that 35.7mpg (7.9 litres/100km) is possible with CO2 emissions of 186g/km - although it doesn't say in which model.  Expect to see the new motor in BMWs from the autumn.

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Published on January 24, 2011