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BMW arguably created a whole new type of vehicle when it launched the.XI.


• This isn’t an SUV or a hum­ drum 4x4; neither is it what we used to call ajeep, nor is it, to use the modern parlance, a


" crossover. It is, officially at least, a


Sports Activity Vehicle. In re­ ality, it is essentially a sporty SUV. The SAV name is pretty


good, though. It is a sporty ve­ hicle because the o to 6omph


g. in6.6secondsandatopspeed ® ofi3gmphputsitonaparwith many sports saloons. And it is an activity vehi­


cle, for its 550-litre boot rises to 1,550 litres with the seats


n down making it suitable for those with active lifestyles. The Xi was first launched


in 2009 but it has grown up quite a lot since then. It has had to do because it has bur­ geoning rivals with models such as Audi Q3 on its heels.


• The Xi has improved a lot since 2009. Early models were a little bland but today’s ver­ sion is smarter, sleeker and sexier, rather like a shrunken X5 which is no bad thing.


&• X5ishuge(4.8metreslong) and even the mid-sized X3 (4.6 metres) is a big beefy motor but the Xi at 4.4 metres is a more manageable vehicle. It still seats five in com-,


© fort and it still has a bigger boot than an Audi Q3, but you won’t struggle.to navigate tight streets or car parks. The new Xi has its hands


full, though, for the earlier versions were very success­ ful. More than 730,000 were


„• :§old globally of that first gen­ eration with nearly 40,000 in the UK.


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Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams, reality TV star Jamie Laing and WRC driver and co-driver Thierry Neu- ville and Nicolas Gilsoul. The Knowledge is the area ■


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of London that black cab driv­ ers need to memorise before plying for trade on the capi­ tal’s streets. It covers 2,092 miles and many thousands of streets, broadly in a six-mile radius of Charing Cross. The result is a two-minute


Hyundai Motors UK has cel­


ebrated ten years in Britain with an ambitious photogra­ phy project called A Streetcar


Named Hyundai. Hyundai used a hydrogen-


powered ix35 fuel cell vehicle to photograph the entirety of The Knowledge route over 50 davs. The route was maDDed


by the Ordnance Survey team that plotted the Olympic torch route, and driven by a wide range of notable people including including British


time-lapse video capturing London exactly as it stands at theendof20i5.Alargemosaic, consisting of the photographs taken en route, depicts an Ox­ ford Street scene. Visit astreet carnamedhvundai.co.uk


But the new range is bet­


ter looking and it has a much- improved range of engines and better specification including thelatestefficientversionofthe xDrive all-wheel-drive system. It was launched wi th


one petrol and three die­ sel engines. Tested here is a fabulous 2.0-litre turbod­ iesel which is good on econ­ omy and very, very good on performance. Thefactthatitcan manage.


more than 6impg on a run is admirable; the fact that it can top 6omph in 6.6 seconds is stunning. You would never imaginesuchpowerwouldbe available from such a refined petrol-like engine.


• Style-wise, the Xi is very


much a BMW with a trade­ mark kidney gr ille, four roundedheadlamps and other key styling cues. Equipment levels are ex­


cellent as they should be for a model which costs more than £35,000. Standard features in­ clude stability control, smart alloy wheels, excellent climate control, a fabulous satellite navigation system and radar parking sensors. ■ The new'Xi is taller than


the outgoing version which makes for a bigger cabin. ' . Inside the cabin, you can tell immediately it’s a BMW


• with a stunningly simple but effective set of controls includ­


ing iDrive, the control unit for the 8.8-inch control panel which houses satellite naviga­ tion, sound systems and other features. The rear seats already pro­


vide excellent space but the seats can be moved to increase space by 13cm. ThexLine trimlevelmodel,


tested here, features silver ac­ cents and high-quality leath­ er seats plus downlighters in the doors which create quite an upmarket feel. It is on the road where the


biggest improvements can be felt. The Xi has a new chassis which makes for better han­ dling and more comfort. It feels very much like a sporty


vehicle. The slightly ex­ cessive tyre noise could be improved but other­ w ise i t ’s a ' highly capa­ ble car. T h e


c a m e r a - bas ed a s ­ sistance systems available include the Driving Assistant with Lane Departure Warn­ ing, Speed Limit Info with No Passing-Info display, the BMW Selective Beam anti­ dazzle High Beam Assistant, as well as Collision Warn­ ing and Pedestrian Warning


with City Brakingfunction,In addition to these functions, the Driving Assistant Plus line-up also features Active Cruise Control system with Stop & Go function, which maintains a desired speed and the safety distance to vehicles travelling ahead.


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