New York Auto Show: 2013 BMW X1 April 4, 2012, 1:52 am Introduced online, Monday, April 2: 2013 BMW X1. Where music and cars are concerned, the good stuff tends to visit Europe first. The X1, BMW's baby crossover vehicle, has been on European roads for three years. It will be offered in rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive configurations for the American market. Oh, yes. BMW is targeting welterweight competition that includes the Acura RDX, Land Rover Evoque and Infiniti EX. With Audi and Mercedes-Benz only having proposed building mini-utes, the X1 will face no luxury-class competitors from its homeland, at least initially. What they said: "Blending the versatility and robustness of a BMW X model with a high level of agility and compact exterior dimensions, the X1 has set new standards from the word go," the company said in a statement. What they didn't say: At nearly $40,000, there won't be much daylight between a heavily optioned X1 and its larger sibling, the X3. The X1 will be offered with two engines: a 2-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder producing 240 horsepower and a 3-liter in-line 6 producing 240 horsepower. The entry-level X1 starts at $31,545. Pricing for the all-wheel drive Xdrive35i would begin at $39,345. BMW dealerships should see the Leipzig-produced vehicles arrive this fall. Like an X3 built to the smaller dimensions of its corporate cousin, the Mini Countryman. The brand's kidney grille looks particularly prominent on the vehicle. BMW is expected to announce the X1"s measurements and curb weight at its formal auto show introduction on Wednesday.