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Originally Posted by Red Bread
I'm still unconvinced of the M Sport power distribution.
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http://www.edmunds.com/bmw/x1/2013/road-test.html
"Opt for the M Sport package and you also get what BMW calls Performance Control. This delivers a 20-to-80 front-to-rear torque split in standard conditions in an attempt to replicate the feel of rear-wheel drive. It helps a bit, but again, the xDrive35i is a little on the overpowered side so it never feels quite like a true rear-driver. "
http://www.imakenews.com/devonhillbm...e002496272.cfm
"The X1 of course offers xDrive, the brand’s performance-focused, all-season, intelligent all-wheel drive system. The xDrive handling advantage really comes to the fore when paired with the M Sport Line version of the X1. In this trim, Performance Control programming keeps 80 percent of torque at the rear wheels during cornering, with slight brake pressure on the inside rear wheel vectoring torque to the outside rear wheel, which has greater traction."
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...1_first_drive/
"Couple xDrive with the M Sport package, and it gets a special performance programming algorithm that sends 80 percent of the torque to the rear during cornering, with a bit of braking to the inside wheel shunting torque outward to help rotate the car and ward off the understeer we felt in the rear-driver."
http://www.bmwblog.com/2012/05/03/20...-in-fall-2012/
"As a means of sharpening the handling character, the X1 xDrive28i and xDrive35i get Performance Control as part of the available M Sport Package. Performance Control helps the X1 xDrive35i maintain a more neutral handling character by adjusting the xDrive torque split to 20% front/80% rear in steady state cornering."
I think it's quite legit. The Performance Control shows up as option 215A for xDrive M-Sport models.