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Car and Driver's X1 28i Xdrive long term test posted a 6.0 sec 0-60 as new, and usually they could drop that number at the 40K miles mark. Their quarter mile number was 14.6 sec @ 95mph, 0-100mph 16.4 sec. Their X3 number was at 6.2, 14.8@93 mph, 0-100mph 17.8 sec. So basically the real world straight-line numbers are very similar, but the X1 should be ahead at the 1/4 mile drag strip. On the twisty road it is where the X1's hydraulic power steering shines. If I wanted better straight-line numbers and open highway pssing power, I would have gotten the 35i. But with the same chasis and suspension, the 35i is not as balanced as the 28i on the twists, and I find it carrying over too much speed into tight corners for its own good, while the 28i could be driven at a more flat-out manner. What bothered me was that most media sources will never do their own road tests like Car and Driver. Rather they would simple quote what BMW has claimed on their offical website.
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