Alfa Romeo and BMW are two very evocative brands, with heritage, history and a reputation for making sporty cars that are great fun to drive. But even so, they’re two very different companies. BMW sells more than two million cars every year, while in 2021, Alfa Romeo sold just 25,000 .

Hoping to go at least some way towards reversing that trend is the new Alfa Romeo Tonale, a compact premium SUV that’s going head-to-head with the also-brand-new BMW X1.

The Alfa is suave, stylish, beautifully detailed and typically Italian, with traditional Alfa design signatures such as the distinctive triangular grille, offset front number plate, and telephone dial-style alloy wheels. The X1, meanwhile, might be less immediately striking, but we reckon it’s pretty handsome, and certainly a lot less controversial-looking than some of BMW’s other recent efforts.

The question is, which one should you be putting your hard-earned money into? For this test we’re putting the Tonale TI up against the mid-spec xLine version of the BMW X1 xDrive 23i, which before options, puts the BMW’s price at £38,000 and the Alfa's at just under £40,000

The Tonale is front-wheel-drive with 160 horsepower from its 1.5-litre turbocharged mild hybrid petrol engine, and can get to 60 in 8.8 seconds, while the BMW is somewhat faster, getting to 60 in 7.1 seconds. It offers four-wheel drive in this spec, too.

In this CarGurus UK video, Rebecca Jackson takes a detailed look at both these all-new cars, assessing their quality, practicality, technology, value for money, and of course, what they're like to drive.

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00:00 – Introducing the BMW iX and Alfa Romeo Tonale
02:01 – Boot space
02:34 – Rear space
02:57 – Up front and infotainment
04:11 – What is the BMW iX like to drive
05:54 – What is the Alfa Romeo Tonale like to drive?
07:28 – Verdict
08:21 – Let us know what you think
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