MINI Brawn Inhabits The BMW X1
Australia's motoring.com.au discusses the new look BMW X1 and observes:
. . . it's based on the BMW Group's UKL front-drive architecture, which has already been seen on the current MINI three- and five-door hatch and the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and Grand Tourer.and
Sharing their modular architecture with MINI engines, the X1 powerplants sit across the engine bay for a shorter nose than the new X1's predecessor.