The answer to this question is intended to be just from those individuals who have 1st hand knowledge of or experience with with the BMW X1 and the Mini R56's Navi.

Haven't been able to hunt down a dealer that a) has one in stock w/Navi that b) I'm allowed to play around in (i.e., not a customer's car), to be able to answer this question myself. So hoping there's someone out there that knows...

Maybe I'm making a mistake even drawing a comparison, based on the parent ownership relation between Mini and BMW. But if comparison is possible...

As the X1's Navi is one or two generations old, I'm wondering if it's navigation is comparable with -- or is a step up or down from -- what we're used to in our R56s (for those that have it). I like our Navi. But I keep reading about complaints regarding BMW's E90 Navi, and as the basis for the X1, the X1's Navi.

So please share your thoughts if you have 1st hand experience with both.

Thanx very much!

 

You are comparing apples to oranges. Two different systems to my knowledge.

 

BMW navigation systems have gotten notoriously bad since BMW switches to Tele Atlas. As in roads are missing, sending people wrong way on one-way roads bad.

I don't know if Tele Atlas is supplying E90 Navi, but if it is, you are better off using Google maps and Navigation.

It will also run you about $2K cheaper

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There may be some minor differences, but in general BMW and MINI have been using Navs based on the same system, with MINI lagging a generation behind.

Yes, TeleAtlas is the current map supplier for BMW (including MINI). The previous supplier Navteq wasn't any better.

 

as far as I know the 2012 1 series NAV is the same as the new X1 and in our 128i the Nav is near identical to the MINI nav... In the 1er though you can zoom in down to 250 feet whereas in the mini the closest is 400 feet.

 

MINI nav is nearly identical to E90 nav other than the smaller screen. Looking at photos of the X1 nav it looks like the E90 nav so it should be extremely close.