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Subaru Australia has revealed pricing and specs for the sixth generation Forester mid-sized SUV.

Set to arrive in local showrooms from July 2025, the new Forester range brings enhanced performance, efficiency, and technology to one of Subaru’s most popular nameplates.

Unveiled to the public at the recent Melbourne Motor Show, the latest Forester is available in seven variants, including four petrol-only models and three featuring Subaru’s new strong Hybrid e-Boxer system. Pricing begins at $43,490, with all models built around Subaru’s renowned Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive platform, with dependable grip and handling in all conditions.

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The big headline is the debut of the next-generation Hybrid e-Boxer powertrain, which combines a 2.5-litre Boxer petrol engine with a 90kW electric motor and 1.1kWh battery. This system offers smoother, quieter acceleration, instant torque delivery, and an impressive driving range of over 1000km per tank. Unlike mild hybrids, Subaru’s strong hybrid seamlessly transitions between petrol and electric power depending on driving conditions, enhancing both performance and fuel economy.

For ICE devotees, Subaru has also refined its familiar 2.5-litre direct-injection petrol engine, now delivering 136kW and 247Nm, with improved responsiveness and reduced noise, vibration, and harshness. All variants, petrol and hybrid alike, offer 220mm ground clearance, X-Mode off-road assist, and newly tuned suspension and steering for greater on- and off-road control.

Pricing

Subaru Forester AWD$43,490
Subaru Forester AWD Premium$46,490
Subaru Forester AWD Sport$48,490
Subaru Forester AWD Touring$50,990
Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid$46,490
Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid Sport$54,990
Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid Touring$55,990

Inside, the updated Forester features a 11.6-inch HD infotainment touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a Qi wireless phone charging pad, and in select hybrid models, a 12.3-inch digital driver display and 360° Surround View Monitor. Enhanced sound insulation and ergonomic seating add to the cabin’s comfort.

Safety remains a focus of the new models, with all equipped with Subaru’s latest EyeSight® Driver Assist system, featuring a wide-angle camera and emergency driving stop function, along with nine airbags, Subaru Vision Assist, and a Driver Monitoring System.

Customers can pre-order the all-new Forester now through Subaru Australia’s website or at local retailers.

Specifications

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Forester AWD

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Forester AWD Touring

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Forester AWD Hybrid Sport

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We recently brought you the early European reveal of the BMW M2 CS but ahead of late 2025 first Australian deliveries, BMW has unveiled further details about its higher performance variant of its M2 sports coupe.

For starters, the new M2 CS makes more power and is both stiffer and lighter compared to the regular M2. Under the bonnet of the M2 CS is an upgraded version of the standard M2’s turbocharged 3.0-litre petrol inline six engine, matching the outputs of the current M3 and M4 Competition.

Making 390kW of power and 650Nm of torque, the M2 CS’s outputs are 37kW/50Nm stronger than the regular M2 and power is sent to only the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission.

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The M2 CS’ claimed 0-100km/h sprint of 3.8 seconds is 0.2-seconds quicker compared to the M2, while its 0-200km/h time of 11.7 seconds is a 1.2-second improvement as well. Its top speed is an electronically limited 302km/h.

BMW has upgraded the M2’s chassis for the CS makeover, including an 8mm-lower ride height, stiffer springs and dampers and additional settings for the stability control and driving modes specifically for track driving.

While BMW has given the M2 CS more power and enhanced its dynamics, it’s also made it lighter compared with the M2. According to BMW, it’s approximately 30kg lighter thanks to the use of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic parts, as well as forged alloy wheels.

The exterior and interior of the M2 CS have also seen light upgrades with more aggressive exterior styling, including a new rear diffuser and ducktail spoiler, while the interior features M bucket seats and more carbon fibre trim.

Four exterior paint finishes are available for the Australian market: ‘Black Sapphire metallic’, ‘BMW Individual Velvet Blue metallic’, ‘M Brooklyn Grey metallic’ and ‘M Portimao Blue metallic’.

BMW M2 CS pricing (plus on-road costs):

M2 CS$172,900

CS-specific standard equipment:

The first Australian deliveries of the BMW M2 CS will commence in late 2025.

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) has made an urgent call for Victorians to wear their seatbelts every time they enter a vehicle after fresh data revealed a disturbing spike in seatbelt violations and road deaths.

In the first quarter of the 2024–25 financial year alone, more than 8,500 motorists were caught not wearing seatbelts – resulting in over $3.3 million in fines. This surge suggests that Victoria could surpass last financial year’s total of 34,744 seatbelt offences, according to Victoria Police statistics.

The spike in non-compliance comes amid an increase in road fatalities. As of midnight on May 20, 2025, 118 lives have been lost on Victorian roads this year – an 8.3 per cent rise from the same period last year. Over the past five years, 130 people who died in crashes were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the incident.

RACV Head of Policy James Williams said the figures underscore the critical importance of buckling up. “Failing to wear a seatbelt is a simple, but deadly mistake,” he said. “Seatbelts save lives. Choosing not to wear one puts you, your passengers, and other road users at risk.”

Victorian law mandates that seatbelts must be worn correctly at all times, with offenders facing a $395 fine and three demerit points. Williams emphasised that accidents can occur anytime, making seatbelt use non-negotiable for safety.

RACV is urging all drivers and passengers to take the following actions to protect themselves:

“Wearing a seatbelt is one of the simplest actions we can take to reduce road trauma,” Williams said. “It takes just seconds to click in – and it could save your life.”

Peugeot has officially announced plans to revive its iconic GTi badge with the unveiling of a hot performance version of the all-electric e-208 supermini. Set for a global debut on 13 June, the reveal will take place on the eve of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour race, underlining the French marque’s renewed commitment to performance motoring.

This marks Peugeot’s first GTi model since the previous-generation 308 GTi was discontinued in 2021, and significantly, its first-ever purely electric hot hatch. The move signals a bold return to the sporty roots of the brand, with Peugeot CEO Alain Favey confirming the decision earlier this year and reiterating the company’s commitment in recent comments to the press.

Favey described the upcoming e-208 GTi as a “fun to drive, agile, powerful” car designed to offer “an unforgettable driving experience.” He highlighted the return of the GTi as a symbolic gesture connecting Peugeot’s heritage with its contemporary motorsport endeavours – most notably its participation in the World Endurance Championship with the 9X8 hypercar.

Peugeot 308 GTi

“This is about reconnecting with our history,” said Favey. “We want to reinforce Peugeot’s identity through thrilling driving sensations, whether you’re behind the wheel or in the passenger seat.”

While specific technical details remain under wraps, it’s widely expected that the e-208 GTi will share its underpinnings with the Abarth 600e, built on the same e-CMP platform. That car boasts a 237bhp front-mounted motor with a Torsen limited-slip differential, enabling a 0-62mph sprint in just 6.2 seconds. Given the e-208’s lighter and lower profile, performance could be even sharper, potentially dipping below six seconds.

Peugeot’s teasing Instagram post

Favey left the door open for a broader GTi line-up depending on consumer response, but for now, the focus remains firmly on the 208. The announcement also raises the prospect of a high-performance Vauxhall Corsa Electric variant, which shares its platform with the e-208, as well as potential future Peugeot Sport editions with uprated motors.

Peugeot is clearly using the GTi’s return as a statement of intent – melding electric innovation with a revered performance legacy.

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Plans to build a Tesla battery factory and showroom on public land in Adelaide’s south have sparked fierce community pushback, with residents overwhelmingly opposing the proposed development over environmental concerns and controversy surrounding Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

More than 90 per cent of nearly 1,000 submissions received during community consultation rejected the sale of Chestnut Court Reserve in Tonsley, currently earmarked for the project. Of the 948 responses, 897 opposed the proposal, citing the potential destruction of green space, the removal of mature trees, and what critics described as Musk’s “divisive political influence.”

Opposition has extended beyond environmental concerns. Many residents took aim at Musk personally, referencing his involvement in American politics, including his ties to Donald Trump and controversial government policy decisions in his role overseeing government efficiency measures. Some submissions also mentioned Musk’s social media behaviour and what one labelled his “fascist-style salute” earlier this year.

Local resistance has coalesced around a grassroots campaign, Trees Not Teslas, which argues the development would lead to the loss of 58 trees and bring unwanted protests and negative attention to the neighbourhood.

“Once they’re gone, they’re gone,” the campaign’s website warns, also raising doubts about Tesla’s promises to clean up contaminated land that has been closed since 2016 due to legacy industrial pollution.

Tesla’s proposed site (City Of Marion)

Despite the criticism, a small group of supporters – including Marion’s mayor and local officials –highlighted the potential economic benefits. If approved, the factory could create around 100 jobs and deliver new investment to the region. Tesla and the land’s prospective developer, MAB CCT Pty Ltd, have received support from some residents who believe the land should be put to productive use.

The proposal will be discussed at a Marion Council meeting this week, following staff recommendations to approve the land sale. However, before any transaction can proceed, the council must apply to the South Australian Government to revoke Chestnut Court Reserve’s designation as community land.

With tensions high and debate ongoing, the future of the Tesla project remains uncertain as Adelaide grapples with balancing economic opportunity and community values.

Keels Weel is the radiator man.

His first was for an ancient ACCO truck and he now fronts a $1 billion Queensland company, PWR, that supplies cooling equipment for all 20 cars on the Formula One grid. PWR also has the answer for all sorts of other cooling questions, in top-level motorsport and beyond. Supercars at home and NASCAR in the USA? Tick.

Grey nomads hauling a caravan and off-roaders needing grunt? Tick. Rockets and missiles? Tick. Satellites? Tick.

“We’re just poking along. Doing what we do. It’s not too shabby,” Weel tells Wheels in a masterful demonstration of understatement.

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Yet he is on first-name terms with people like Red Bull F1 supremo Christian Horner, engineers at some of the world’s top car companies, and can explain the most intricate details of the top-secret cooling systems being developed for a defence system to help protect Australia from potential missile attacks.

“It never ceases to amaze me, the things we make. It’s jewellery,” said Weel.

But jewellery was a long way from his mind when he took the first step on the road to PWR, creating a radiator for an old-fashioned International ACCO truck while he was running a wrecking yard at Warrnambool in Victoria. He never finished high school but talked his way into an apprenticeship as a mechanic after arriving in Australia with his parents from Holland in 1954.

“I sold a lot of radiators in the wrecking yard,” he recalls. “You have discussions – possibly arguments – and I told this guy ‘I reckon I can make that. I don’t know what all the fuss is about’. That was my first.”

He eventually supplied a string of 10 outlets for K&J Thermal Products in southern Queensland before selling the business and creating PWR – it stands for Paul Weel Radiators, after his son – just before the turn of the century.

Kees with son Paul, a former V8 Supercars racer

Creating a single-core radiator looks like child’s play in 2025, when PWR supplies cooling components – looking nothing like a traditional box-shaped radiator – to every team in Formula One. There can be as many as 14 individual components for each grand prix car, including one intercooler for a turbocharger than can slash the inlet temperature from 250 degrees to just 20 above the ambient – in less than 20 centimetres. Each is individually shaped and crafted to sit inside the cramped confines of the car without compromising its basic function.

Then there are the new-age cooling racks which house dozens of individual batteries, with more innovations coming from PWR’s top-secret development section and the 30-metre radiator-specific wind tunnel it developed in a joint venture with Red Bull Racing.

PWR is about to move to a new site on the Gold Coast, doubling its footprint and capacity. There are also PWR branches at Indianapolis in the USA and Rugby in Britain. The total workforce is around 600 people, spearheaded by 55 qualified engineers.

“Our engineers are brilliant. And they get pushed by engineers from other places,” Weel says. “We’ve doubled our business in the past four years, and we’ll go close to doubling it again in the next four years. It’s a pretty big machine. But it’s not about me. It’s about the people around me and the team we’ve put together. Our whole business is made up of teams of people that want to be the best. And they strive to be the best.”

PWR Headquarters in Yatala. Picture by Luke Marsden.

Arriving for a factory tour with 71-year-old Weel, he could not be more different from the sort of slick suit-and-tie types who dominate the world of automotive senior management. He is a crusty greybeard who would look right at home on an outback property, toiling in a big drafty shed to maintain and improve his farm equipment. Admittedly, he does have 200 acres complete with a herd of wagyu beef cattle on his property in the lush northern hinterland of NSW.

Nothing is outsourced by PWR – there are deliveries of raw materials, mostly aluminium in some form, at one end of the factory and deliveries of finished coolers for customers at the other. The showroom in reception is stocked with aftermarket niceties, all stamped with a big red PWR logo, that you might see in the nose of an over-boosted drift car or on a diesel HiLux tackling an off-road challenge, or a Formula One car on the grid at Albert Park.

Between the start and finish there are special machines and 3D printers, but the highlight of a visit is seeing the highly experienced fabricators and welders. They turn raw aluminium, in blank rolled sheets and piles of tubing, into crafted excellence. Seeing the specialised welders doing their work is, alone, worth the visit. There are hermetically-sealed rooms with giant 3D printers, fabricating pieces that look ready for NASA or SpaceX, and other stuff which is the future of cooling in forms which are still highly confidential.

Weel arrives from a rushed overseas phone call and is wearing the same uniform of shorts and polo shirt as his staff, with a PWR cap and steel-tipped safety boots. He knows everyone by name, stops often to chat, and points out the commercial kitchen that serves a free lunch to everyone each day.

“We still feed everybody, free of charge, as we have done since day one. It’s one of the little things that means a lot to people,” says Weel. “We still run it as a family business, with family values, but we have corporate goals.”

Those corporate goals track back to the very end of the 20th century, when Weel’s son Paul was getting started in a motorsport career that eventually took him to Bathurst in Supercars, a win in the Baja 500 off-road race in the USA, and will see him on the starting line for the Dakar desert duel in 2026 – most likely in a Ford Raptor. He had already joined his father in business and, not unsurprisingly, had been tasked with learning a trade for the time when he was finished with motorsport.

“Paul was doing a fitting-and-machining apprenticeship and I suggested he go to TAFE and learn to weld aluminium,” Weel recalls. “I told him I reckoned we could sell some competition radiators. I told him to register a company and start paying tax.”

“We still run it as a family business, with family values, but we have corporate goals.”

Soon after came the first aluminium forge and the start of bespoke manufacturing. There was still motorsport, most notably when Kees took on Team Brock – “that wasn’t fun, just a nonsense and a Holden deal” – but victory at Bathurst in 1998 with Stone Brothers Racing, and then a contract with the Holden Racing Team, proved the quality of PWR products.

“When we finished supercars in 2008 I said to Paul, ‘We really have to put some effort into PWR’. That was the main reason he stopped racing.”

The effort was reflected when the company was eventually floated on the stock exchange in 2015, with 100 million shares at $1.50 each.

“They went straight to $2.85. Today they are about $7.70 and they went as high as $11.50. The true value is probably $10 or $11,” says Weel.

With V8 Supercars champ Jamie Whincup

It would be rude to ask his net worth, but life is comfortable and the father-and-son pairing often travel to the USA as Paul drives in top-level off-road racing with Toby Price as his team-mate. One of Kees’ grand-daughters, Abby, is also a world-class dressage rider. But the PWR story is not really about money, or the success of family members, it’s about technology. And survival.

“We built a new building in 2004-2006, it took us two years, and then the Global Financial Crisis came. We had this flash building and no business,” Kees recalls. “In 2008 I went to the USA and Leigh Diffey (one of the world’s top motorsport commentators and a super-booster for PWR) got us a meeting with Jack Roush (one of the most influential people in American motorsport) and within two years we were in NASCAR racing and the whole field was buying from us.”

Next came Formula One, through a chance meeting with Renault’s technical director at the time, Pat Symonds.

“We met at a trade show in Europe and he asked if we could build a radiator core. We built a radiator in six weeks, a bit crude, but it did not have one single square side and it was the size of a milk bottle.”

PWR was away.

“Within two weeks of Renault receiving it we got a call from Red Bull Racing, and the guy was insistent. We only had 35 people then. I won’t say he was crawling up our bum, but he wanted our help. Long story short, we did a deal. We supplied RB in 2010 with a full set of coolers for Sebastian Vettel and he (went on to) win four championships.”

“We always said it was our product, they said it was their driver, and so the story goes on,” Weel chuckles. We started supplying other teams in that period. We did a deal with RB to design a wind tunnel in 2011, and they designed it and we manufactured and installed it in 2012. Even today, that’s probably still the best tool in our toolbox. It sets us apart from any other manufacturer in the world trying to do motorsport, because we can replicate race conditions.”

It was a $1.3 million project but PWR “had no money” and it took investment from Red Bull and the Queensland government to get the job done.

The investment paid off with road cars jobs for Porsche and Aston Martin, the first of many.

“We made five coolers for the Porsche 918 Spyder. Aston Martin had a road car with problems. We designed the fix in an afternoon.”

There is more, much more, as Weel walks and talks about the newest direction for PWR.

“We started doing stuff for aerospace and defence in 2020. It was the week before Covid when we started doing that, so we had a spell for two years . . . But we’ve kicked on pretty good.”

There is stuff in the Gold Coast factory he cannot show me and PWR has just built a stand-alone site in the USA for its defence and aerospace work, with plans for a similar facility at Rugby in the UK. And then there is the move, later this year, into the new headquarters on the Gold Coast. It’s more than twice as big as the current site.

“There is a lot happening. I get shit done,” says Weel, frankly. “We are doing a program for the Australian government called the Moon-to-Mars project. We have a grant for $880,000. It’s for a particular cooler to go on that, that no-one else can manufacture.”

The stories keep coming and Weel talks about an annual turnover that’s currently sitting at $150 million. His products are good, but not cheap.

“Not everybody can afford our quality. And I’m not being a smartarse by saying that,” he begins, looking into the future.

“Probably the big growth area we see is in aerospace, although F1 is our technical driver. People love it. They push technology and spend a lot of money looking for the winning edge. They can waste a lot of money, but when they find something that works . . . “

Even so, the real key at PWR is commitment, something reflected in the relentless work ethic of Kees and his search for the next challenge.

“I think there is a certain amount of drive. And we’ve been fortunate to get into that business when there was no-one else,” he says. “We own all our Intellectual Property. That allows us to use that IP in different categories we’re not in. We’ve made radiators overnight. We’ve made F1 radiators within a few days. We’re absolutely flat-out.”

This feature originally appeared in the May 2025 issue of Wheels. Subscribe here.

Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan is pinning its hopes on its innovative hybrid technology known as ‘e-Power’ to steer the company back to financial stability.

After reporting a staggering $4.5 billion loss for the fiscal year ending March, the carmaker is accelerating efforts to revamp its product line-up and streamline operations.

Unlike traditional hybrids like the Toyota Prius, Nissan’s e-Power system uses a petrol engine solely to charge an electric battery. The wheels are powered exclusively by the electric motor, providing a smoother, quieter drive without the need for external charging – eliminating one of the main barriers to electric vehicle (EV) adoption.

NIssan Qashqai N-Design with e-Power

“Nissan has a proud history of pioneering technologies that set us apart,” said Chief Technology Officer Eiichi Akashi during a media event at the company’s Grandrive testing facility outside Tokyo. He emphasized that e-Power’s convenience and performance are key to attracting new customers.

Already available in models like the Qashqai and X-Trail here and in Europe and the Note in Japan, e-Power will debut in the U.S. market in the upcoming Rogue SUV. The technology presents a promising middle ground for consumers hesitant about fully electric vehicles, offering electric driving without the charging infrastructure concerns.

As part of a sweeping recovery plan, Nissan is cutting 15 per cent of its global workforce – around 20,000 jobs – and downsizing its manufacturing footprint from 17 plants to 10. The turnaround strategy, spearheaded by new CEO Ivan Espinosa, also includes bolstering strategic partnerships and cost-cutting.

While pricing for the upcoming e-Power models has not been disclosed, Nissan hopes they will become best-sellers, especially in the challenging North American market, which has been complicated by trade tensions and tariff policies under former U.S. President Donald Trump.

NIssan Leaf

The company, once a leader in EVs with its pioneering Leaf model, is also developing next-generation electric vehicles and solid-state battery technology to remain competitive. However, analysts warn that Nissan faces a cash crunch, with speculation swirling over potential asset sales or even facility repurposing.

Talks of a merger with Honda collapsed earlier this year, leaving Nissan’s future uncertain – but the success of e-Power could be the spark it needs to regain momentum.

BYD will assume full control of its Australian vehicle import and distribution operations from July 2025, a full year ahead of schedule.

The move marks a major transition in the electric vehicle (EV) brand’s local growth strategy, with EVDirect – BYD’s launch partner – repositioning its role to focus on retail through a joint venture with Eagers Automotive.

EVDirect, which introduced BYD to the Australian market in 2022, has confirmed it will transfer national distributorship responsibilities to BYD Australia. Over the past three years, the company has delivered more than 50,000 new-energy vehicles and expanded the model range from one to six, helping BYD become one of Australia’s fastest-growing car brands.

“As the inaugural importer, we are proud to have overseen one of the most successful new car brand launches in Australian history,” said Luke Todd, Founder of EVDirect and incoming Executive Chairman of the new retail-focused joint venture, EVDealer Group (EVDG). “Phase One proved the BYD brand would thrive here. Phase Two will focus on making new-energy vehicle ownership easier and more accessible than ever.”

With BYD now taking charge of its import and distribution channels, EVDirect’s JV with Eagers Automotive will become BYD’s largest national sales and service platform. EVDG plans to expand its existing retail network and introduce new showroom and service formats to enhance customer experience.

BYD Sea Lion 7

David Smitherman, who has been appointed CEO of EVDG, said the joint venture is well-positioned to support BYD’s growth. “We are investing heavily in people, systems, and our dealer network to ensure we meet the growing demand for BYD vehicles. Our goal is to deliver a leading sales and aftersales experience for BYD customers.”

The change is expected to result in shorter vehicle wait times and improved stock availability, thanks to BYD’s right-hand-drive supply chain. Customers will also benefit from strengthened national after-sales support, provided through Eagers Automotive’s established network.

The transition reflects BYD’s confidence in the Australian market after a surge in sales.

April 2025 VFACTs figures showed BYD coming in at number 10 among the best-selling car brands in Australia, with its sales up 127.4 per cent year-on-year after the launch of new models like the Sealion 6 and Sealion 7 medium SUVs, and the Shark 6 ute.

BMW Australia has expanded its Sport Collection line-up with the introduction of the BMW X1 sDrive18i Sport Collection, enhancing its entry-level SUV offering with added value and visual flair.

Priced at $72,900 drive-away, the new variant is expected to arrive in local showrooms during the third quarter of 2025, delivering a blend of dynamic styling, premium features, and the renowned BMW driving performance at a more accessible price point.

A key highlight of the new X1 sDrive18i is the standard inclusion of the M Sport package, marking the first time this performance-inspired styling suite has been offered on an entry-level BMW X1 model in Australia. The package adds an aggressive front end with large cooling air intakes, a bold rear diffuser, and a commanding overall presence on the road.

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Adding to its distinct appeal, the Sport Collection variant features exclusive 18-inch alloy wheels in a double-spoke, bi-colour design – a unique offering not available on other X1 models. Further enhancing the exterior package is a choice of four metallic paint finishes: Black Sapphire, Mineral White, Space Silver, and M Portimao Blue.

Inside, the new X1 delivers on both luxury and comfort. Highlights include a panoramic glass sunroof, adaptive M suspension, seat heating, and electric front seat adjustment with memory function for the driver. The cabin is dressed in black Veganza upholstery, complemented by M Aluminium Hexacube Pale interior trim, reinforcing the sporty aesthetic.

This new addition builds on the third-generation X1’s strengths, including increased cabin space, modernised interior design, and an advanced suite of driver and parking assistance features.

BMW’s Sport Collection is designed to deliver an elevated equipment package to the competitive compact SUV market.