New X1 spied at the ring [w/video]

BMW’s new X1 has been spied undergoing testing at the Nürburgring in Germany.

It appears as if it’ll be a road biased offering, as the driver behind the wheel in the video attached below is obviously pushing it close to its limits. It seems the next-generation X1 might be BMW’s best handling SUV yet.

The X1 will be available in front-wheel and four-wheel drive platforms, with a wide variety of four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.

We expect it to be launched internationally before the end of 2015, with an SA release date in 2016.