Vehicles

If and when it does come to the U.S., will the compact BMW X1 cross/utility vehicle compete too much with its little cousin, the Mini Countryman? In the broader BMW Group portfolio, the X1 could be perceived as overlapping slightly with the Mini Countryman CUV, which launched in January in the U.S. But the two vehicles are different products that share no components or marketing philosophy, says Tom

byTom Murphy and Steve Finlay