New BMW X1 Launches in Indonesia; India to Receive Soon

2013 BMW X1 that made its world debut in May 2012 has already been launched in several international markets, after launching it in Malaysia and China in November 2012, it has now made its way to the Indonesian market, and soon we will have the updated X1 in India as well. However, in Indonesia the car has both the petrol and diesel engine options unlike Malaysia, which only received the petrol variant of the car, powered by the 2.0-litre turbo petrol motor and an eight-speed automatic transmission (replacing the 6-speed used earlier).

The Indonesian version of the new BMW X1 sDrive20d has been launched with Advanced Diesel engine and the new BMW X1 sDrive18i with petrol engine. The new BMW Advanced Diesel engine comes with increased performance, greater fuel efficiency and lesser CO2 emissions. Here in India, we are expecting both the engines to remain the same, but surely with improved performance.

“BMW X1 is Indonesia’s best selling compact luxury SUV. We have sold more than 700 units since its introduction in July 2010. Worldwide, the BMW X1 has enjoyed tremendous popularity with sales amounting to more than 300,000 units. It has further won numerous awards including ‘Off-Roader of the year’, ‘Red Dot award for outstanding product design’, ‘Auto Bild Design Award’, as well as a ‘five-star Euro NCAP rating’,” said Mr. Ramesh Divyanathan, President Director of BMW Group Indonesia.

“The first BMW Advanced Diesel engine in Indonesia is also introduced in the BMW X1, leading the success of the sales of our diesel models in the market. BMW X1, crowned the Best Compact SUV in 2012 Autobild Indonesia Award, is now assembled in Indonesia and will continue to be our core model in 2013.” The design of the new BMW X1 enhanced the characters of spontaneous agility, urban elegance and robust versatility. The new model features new headlight design with LED accent lights, new fog lamp surrounds and side indicators integrated into the exterior mirrors, new exterior paint colours and alloy wheels.

The BMW X1 sDrive20d comes fully-equipped with the latest Efficient Dynamics features promising better fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. As fitted on the BMW X1 sDrive20d, the four-cylinder Advanced Diesel engine develops maximum power of 184hp at 4,000rpm (improved by 4%) and peak torque of 380Nm (increase of 9%), which is available between 1,750 and 2,750 rpm. Instantaneous power response helps the BMW X1 sDrive20d to complete the sprint in 7.9 seconds with a top speed of 218 kmph. Simultaneous efficiency improvements against its predecessor are reflected in average fuel consumption of 20 kmpl (reduced by 17%) and CO2 emissions of 132 grams per kilometer.

A Driving Experience Control switch is now fitted as standard on the BMW X1 sDrive20d. This features an ECO PRO mode, which supports a relaxed, extra-fuel-efficient, low-rpm driving style. At the same time, ECO PRO mode also programs electrically powered convenience functions the air conditioning to operate at optimum efficiency. A special display in the instrument cluster lets the driver know by how much the driving range is being extended when using ECO PRO mode. Auto Start-Stop, which comes standard, makes another big contribution to efficiency. This system automatically shuts the engine off when the vehicle is stopped in a traffic queue or at intersections. Moreover, the new eight-speed automatic transmission enhances dynamism and efficiency.

The new BMW X1 sDrive18i is powered by a 150bhp 1,995 cc four-cylinder gasoline engine featuring Valvetronic and Double VANOS. Producing maximum torque of 200Nm at 3,600rpm, it accelerates from 0 to 100kmph in 10.4 seconds. Its top speed reaches 200 kmph with an average fuel consumption of 12.7kmpl (reduced by 9%) and CO2 level at 185 g/km. Brake Energy Regeneration and Electric Power Steering with Servotronic further optimises fuel efficiency.

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