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FUEL ECONOMY, SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY HALLMARKS OF NEW X1
BMW Group Canada welcomed the X1 to the X vehicle family with a drive from its Richmond Hill headquarters to Kitchener, Ontario through the back roads of western Ontario. For fleets concerned with fuel economy, the X1 is available with BMW EfficientDynamics.

EfficientDynamics features aim to improve fuel economy while delivering the expected BMW driving experience of performance and power. Some of those features on the all-new BMW X1 include that improves fuel efficiency by using a four-cylinder TwinPower turbo engine, eight-speed automatic transmission, brake energy regeneration, high precision injection, valvetronic variable valve lift, double VANOS variable valve timing, map-controlled oil pump, variable A/C compression and optimized final gear drive. On the vehicle drive, which included varying grades, turns and road conditions, the X1 achieved a fuel efficiency in line with BMW’s published numbers of 10.2 litres/100 kilometres city and 6.5 L/100km highway.

Fleets trending towards smaller engines will be interested in the X1's 2.0 litre inline-four engine, producing 241 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque while achieving a zero to 100km/h time of 6.7 seconds. The X1 is also equipped with the xDrive all wheel drive system, which is electronically controlled and transfers 100 per cent of engine torque to either axle (torque distribution is infinitely variable but has a default setting at 40 front/60 rear).

Many safety features are consolidated in the X1 vehicle package that will interest fleets who consider driver safety a must-have, including active and passive safety technology.

Active Safety features include: Dynamic Stability Control, run flat tires, tire pressure warning, and adaptive brake lights. Passive safety features include: six airbags, battery safety terminal, anti-whiplash headrests, safety belt pyrotechnical tensioning system and advanced automatic collision notification.

Fleet drivers who use their vehicle as a mobile office will welcome the available connectivity predominant in the X1, including wireless connectivity through Bluetooth technology, which, as a mobile office allows for viewing of e-mail, text messages, calendar and more; a text-to-speech function is also included.

Also available is BMW TeleServices and iDrive. The latter offers an 8.8-inch high resolution LCD display with iDrive controller, navigation system, eight-programmable memory keys, an 80 GB hard drive with 12 GB media storage, voice control and a DVD drive with video playback available when the vehicle is in park.

BMW Assist, which offers advanced automatic collision notification, customer relations function, destination download, emergency request, enhanced BMW roadside assistance, MyInfo send-to-car (Google), remote door unlock and stolen vehicle recovery.