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Originally Posted by lonestar22
the X3 is a much larger vehicle. I highly doubt you can even fit a baby seat in the back of the new X1 and iX1.
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Actually, while the X1 and X3 are in different classes. The X3 is about 9-10 inches longer externally BUT interior space is very similar in both.
Because X3 is designed for a longitudinal mounted engine with space for an I6 and is rear wheel drive focused while X1 is designed for a transverse mount I4 engine and front wheel drive based. The length from the front of the car to the front of the passenger dept is longer in the X3, thus the overall length is longer while interior space is very similar (within an inch or so).
Compare the specs of the current X1 to X3. These are the BMWUSA published specs for the current gen X1 and X3 (the new U11 is a few inches longer).
Length: X1 175.5 X3 185.9
Width: X1 71.7 X3 74.4
Headroom: X1 41.9 X3 41.1
Legroom F/R: X1 40.4/37.0 X3 40.3/36.4
Shoulder Room F/R: X1 55.6/55.2 X3 57.6/56
Cargo Capacity: X1 27.1-58.7 X3 28.7-62.7
So as far as head room and leg room, X1 actually has more than X3. So if you can fit a child seat in X3, you can definitely fit one in X1.
We have used many different child seats in my wife's X3, and have had no problem fitting them in loaner X1's over the years.