BMW Field her first child SUV with a spin-off of its new 1-Series compact car. The smooth 6-cylinder power, the four-wheel drive and "ultimate driving machine" cachet, it may be the new star in a rapidly growing market class.
Premium compact SUVs pops up everywhere, so much so that the Consumer Guide has put them in a class by itself, apart from cheaper models for mainstream brands. BMW X3 helped plow the field a few years back.
