Compare the2025 Volvo V60 Cross CountryVS 2025 BMW X1

Safety
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Transmission
Brakes and Stopping
Suspension and Handling
Cargo Capacity
Ergonomics

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Volvo V60 Cross Country have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The BMW X1 doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

The V60 Cross Country’s pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The X1 doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Volvo V60 Cross Country are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The BMW X1 doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

Both the V60 Cross Country and X1 have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The V60 Cross Country has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The X1’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the V60 Cross Country are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The X1 doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The V60 Cross Country has a standard Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS), which use a specially designed seat to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the WHIPS allows the backrest to travel backwards to cushion the occupants and the headrests move forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. At the same time the pretensioning seatbelts fire, removing slack from the belts. The X1 doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

Both the V60 Cross Country and the X1 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Volvo V60 Cross Country is safer than the BMW X1:

	V60 Cross Country	X1
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
HIC	192	223
Neck Injury Risk	25.7%	35.1%
Neck Stress	189 lbs.	299 lbs.
Neck Compression	63 lbs.	77 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Volvo V60 Cross Country is safer than the BMW X1:

	V60 Cross Country	X1
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Hip Force	212 lbs.	330 lbs.
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Hip Force	575 lbs.	676 lbs.
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Max Damage Depth	13 inches	14 inches
Spine Acceleration	29 G’s	42 G’s
Hip Force	490 lbs.	648 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

Instrumented handling tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and analysis of its dimensions indicate that the V60 Cross Country, with its five-star roll-over rating, is 7.5% less likely to roll over than the X1, which received a four-star rating.

Engine

The V60 Cross Country’s 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid produces 6 more horsepower (247 vs. 241) than the X1 xDrive28i’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder.

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the V60 Cross Country B5 gets better fuel mileage than the X1 M35i (24 city/31 hwy vs. 23 city/31 hwy).

The V60 Cross Country has 1.6 gallons more fuel capacity than the X1 (15.9 vs. 14.3 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

Transmission

An eight-speed automatic is standard on the Volvo V60 Cross Country, for better acceleration and lower engine speed on the highway. Only a seven-speed automatic is available for the X1.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the V60 Cross Country’s standard brake rotors are larger than those on the X1:

	V60 Cross Country	X1
Front Rotors	13.6 inches	13.2 inches
Rear Rotors	12.6 inches	11.8 inches

Suspension and Handling

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the V60 Cross Country’s wheelbase is 7.2 inches longer than on the X1 (113.2 inches vs. 106 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the V60 Cross Country is 2.5 inches wider in the front and 1.9 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the X1.

For better maneuverability, the V60 Cross Country’s turning circle is 1.3 feet tighter than the X1’s (37.1 feet vs. 38.4 feet).

Cargo Capacity

The V60 Cross Country has a larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the X1 with its rear seat folded (60.5 vs. 57.2 cubic feet).

Ergonomics

Unlike the driver-only memory system in the X1, the V60 Cross Country Ultra has a passenger memory, so that when drivers switch, the memory setting adjusts the driver’s seat and outside mirror angle and the front passenger seat also adjusts to the new passenger’s preset preferences.

The V60 Cross Country’s front and rear power windows all open or close fully with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside the car. The X1’s rear power window switches have to be held the entire time to open or close them fully.

The V60 Cross Country’s standard Keyless Entry & Drive allow you to unlock the doors from any outside door handle, open the trunk, and start the engine, all without removing the key from the pocket or purse. Comfort Go standard on the X1 only offers hands-free access for the ignition, none to unlock the vehicle.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the V60 Cross Country has a standard rear fixed intermittent wiper with a full on position. The rear wiper standard on the X1 only has an intermittent setting, so in a hard rain visibility isn’t as good.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The V60 Cross Country offers available headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The X1 doesn’t offer headlight washers.

The X1’s cornering lamps activate a lamp on the front corner when the turn signal is activated. The V60 Cross Country’s standard adaptive cornering lights turn the actual headlight unit up to several degrees, depending on steering wheel angle and vehicle speed. This lights a significant distance into corners at any speed.

The V60 Cross Country’s standard side window demisters help clear frost or condensation from the side windows in the winter. The X1 doesn’t even offer side window demisters, so the driver may have to wipe the windows from the outside to gain side vision.

Manual rear side window sunshades are available in the V60 Cross Country to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The X1 doesn’t offer rear side window sunshades.

Both the V60 Cross Country and the X1 have standard heated front seats. The V60 Cross Country also offers optional heated rear seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated rear seats aren’t available in the X1.

Standard air-conditioned seats in the V60 Cross Country Ultra keep the driver and front passenger comfortable and take the sting out of hot seats in Summer. The X1 doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats.

The V60 Cross Country offers optional massaging front seats in order to maximize comfort and eliminate fatigue on long trips. Massaging seats aren’t available in the X1.

The Volvo V60 Cross Country has a standard Homelink wireless remote control system for garage door operation and device management, conveniently located on the rear view mirror. Homelink® eliminates the need for separate garage door openers and associated risks of losing, breaking, or having dead batteries. BMW charges extra for Homelink® on the X1.

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