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BMW X1 vs Lexus LM 500H

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BMW X1
BMW X1

$49,278 - $88,888

2023 price

Lexus LM 500H
Lexus LM 500H

$220,272 - $220,272

2025 price

Summary

2023 BMW X1
2025 Lexus LM 500H
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Inline 4, 2.4L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
7.2L/100km (combined)

6.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

4
Dislikes
  • Pricey
  • Servicing on the expensive side
  • Small fuel tank

  • Privacy screen separting back seats
  • Not much space up front
  • Expensive
2023 BMW X1 Summary

BMW’s X1 has changed. In a good way. Especially if you’re thinking about buying one as a family car.

Yep, last year the third-generation X1 arrived and after 13 years and three different attempts on a design, BMW has nailed it. And by ‘it’ I mean built a super practical and spacious small SUV that’s great to drive. 

See, as a dad of two kids, when it comes to cars and my family ‘it’ means something totally different to what ‘it’ meant 10 years ago.

And that’s what this review is about: does the BMW X1, and specifically this xDrive20i M Sport variant we’ve tested here, make a good family car?

If you're thinking of buying it for your family then you need to read this and also consider the likes of Audi’s Q3 and the Mercedes-Benz GLB.

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2025 Lexus LM 500H Summary

In 15 years as a car reviewer there have been plenty of super luxurious cars and there has been plenty of people moving. But not many super luxurious people movers. Until now. Until the Lexus LM 500h.

This people mover costs a quarter of a million dollars. And if that caught your attention you probably also want to know what that buys you. My family and I found out when we lived with the LM 500h Ultra Luxury for a week.

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