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I think everyone is right in some ways. The old X1 we all have drove great but suffered from relatively horrible packaging. The new one fixes that but gives away a lot of driving enjoyment.
What I think paradox is missing is that kids these days don't aspire to driving fun to drive cars or really any cars at all. Maybe BMW saw the writing on the wall and decided to sell to the market as it will exist in 10 years not as it existed 20 years ago. I suspect the X1 will sell better than ever and more to the market BMW actually wants. They never wanted the X1 to be sold to enthusiasts and sales would have been stronger if they were more practical since they are competing in a market of practical cars.
Is it a loss for people who appreciate the old school BMW feel? Absolutely, but for every one of us, there are 3 people who don't care about that but do want a car that looks better and can actually fit their family.
BMW is dead, long live BMW.
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