Equipment levels are high and almost everything works superbly – but why not consider the electric version?
The entry version of the all-new third generation of BMW’s smallest SUV. As is almost always the way, it is bigger and dearer than the car it replaces. Fortunately, it is also roomier and better equipped.It starts at $53,900 . Our car had optional wheels plus a $4000 “enhancement package” bundling disparate things such as a glass roof and metallic paint with a better sound system and upgraded driving assistance features.
A turbocharged 1.5-litre three-pot engine, sending a modest 115 kW and 230 Nm to the front wheels via seven-speed dual clutch transmission. The term sDrive once meant rear-drive. Now it means two-wheel drive, it seems. If you need a bigger petrol engine, the dearer xDrive20i M Sport has a four-cylinder 2-litre turbo, as well as all-wheel drive. It starts at $68,900.Because it is a little car that feels like a big one in terms of refinement, solidity and road manners.
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