{"id":13117,"date":"2021-11-08T10:28:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T15:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/auto\/?p=13117"},"modified":"2021-11-08T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T15:28:22","slug":"video-upcoming-2022-bmw-x1-suv-spotted-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=13117","title":{"rendered":"Video: Upcoming 2022 BMW X1 SUV spotted in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BMW X1<\/a> is currently one of the oldest models still in production in the line-up of the Bavarian car maker. It was originally unveiled back in 2015 and, alongside cars like the MINI Countryman it is still in production today, heading towards the end of the line. The replacement BMW has in store will be a much more complicated machine but also meant to be a drastic upgrade compared to the outgoing model. According to our sources, the X1 will get an all electric model and it\u2019s very likely that it will wear the iX1<\/a> badge on the tailgate.<\/p>\n

That would be a premiere for the X1 range, as a purely electric model wasn\u2019t offered so far. The video below suggests that we\u2019re looking at a prototype of the upcoming model but we have certain reservations as to whether this is actually the electric X1 everyone\u2019s waiting for. The biggest giveaway is that there\u2019s no visible sticker on it, announcing to the world that the car hiding under that heavy camouflage is electric.<\/p>\n

The law in Germany states that prototypes of electric models must wear such stickers in visible places for safety reasons. In case there\u2019s an accident, for example, and the emergency services have to get you out in a hurry, they need to know if there\u2019s a high-voltage battery inside the car, to make sure everyone walks away safely. Furthermore, the front end of the car seems to sport some very big and very open grilles that would be necessary in order to cool off an internal combustion engine possibly hiding behind them. On an electric car, those grilles would definitely be blocked off, to improve the aerodynamics of the car.<\/p>\n