Rear-wheel drive versions of BMW’s SUVs like the BMW X1 will most likely carry the sDrive name instead of the current xDrive suffix. BMW has registered the trademark sDrive along with displacement indicators such as sDrive35, sDrive30, sDrive20 and sDrive18. Even the upcoming new generation BMW Z4 could carry this suffix since BMW seems to be using it for all its non-3 digit name models. Click the terms in this story to have a look at the trademark registrations at the US trademark office. The trademarks have been registered in the UK as well but at time of publishing the trademark search server seems to be down.
Look after the jump for shots of the BMW Concept X1.
PHOTO GALLERY: BMW Concept X1
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
sDrive…. Yokohama tyre.
Ugly cars tend to grow on you (Panamera, 7-series etc etc….) but this one, has yet to do so….
Aww.. it looks sad.
i’m not gonna touch on the design part. I’ve said it already, & i think some as well.
oh man, the nose looks like a pig. what were they thinking?!
RWD RULZ, this looks a lot better than that x3
At least the X1 looked better than the X3, which IMO are amongst the ranks as the ugliest vehicles in the world.
sDrive BMWs? Gosh. BMW is synonymous with RWD perfection, why bother stressing it?
The more BMW bashes FWD, the more it’ll contradict with Mini.
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ingolstadt said,
December 4, 2008 @ 12:01 pm
At least the X1 looked better than the X3, which IMO are amongst the ranks as the ugliest vehicles in the world.
sDrive BMWs? Gosh. BMW is synonymous with RWD perfection, why bother stressing it?
The more BMW bashes FWD, the more it’ll contradict with Mini.
WheelsWeekly
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the x3 is ugly. malaysia should put orange coloured indicators like hong kong bmw instead of the clear indicators, makes it look a lot better