Some folks may dislike that they get called "SUVs" and this don't like anything about them. Styling is not something of importance to me, at least, it's way down the list.
Those 1970s "boxes" at least were space efficient.
I read a few more reviews about the BMW X1 and as things stand now, I'm pretty sure two features make it a no go for me, the poor start stop and that DCT at low speeds.