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A UNIQUE AND EXCITING ADDITION: THE BMW X2
WITH ITS UNMISTAKABLE DESIGN AND SPORTY, URBAN FEEL, THE BMW X2 BREAKS NEW GROUND FOR BMW AS A UNIQUE AND EXCITING ADDITION TO THE BMW X MODEL RANGE.
Even next to its bigger brothers, the BMW X4 and X6, the BMW X2 makes a distinctive impression. The car’ s exterior design combines the low-slung proportions of a coupé with the robust core of a BMW X model. The BMW X2 is two centimetres shorter and more than seven centimetres lower than the BMW X1, yet has the same wheelbase. Featuring short overhangs, it also has a stretched, coupé-style roofline and slim window graphic. The kidney grille has always been an identifying feature of a BMW. On the X2, however, its outline is wider at its base than at its top. The X2 is the first modern BMW to feature this design cue, and it gives the new car a broader, more distinctive and sportier appearance.
At the rear, a spoiler provides a flourish to round off the BMW X2’ s roofline and contributes to the BMW X2’ s drag co-efficient of just 0.28. Together with the widthenhancing rear bumper, this creates a powerful rear view.
The class quality of the BMW X2 and its levels of equipment, even in the SE model, are both instantly apparent. The instrument panel has contrast stitching as standard, while the centre console features materials including Sensatec also with contrast stitching. The interior of the M Sport model comes with a Micro Hexagon fabric Anthracite / Alcantara combination, with the M Sport X adding leather upholstery as standard.
All functional controls in the centre console are set in high-gloss black as standard, giving the interior a touch of sophisticated elegance( excluding SE). An optional lighting package within the Plus pack allows drivers to set a stylish lighting mood for the interior of their BMW X2 by choosing from the colours Orange, Lilac, Mint, Bronze, Blue and White. The LED lighting in the trim surfaces of the instrument panel and door panels forms a continuous band that extends all the way around the cabin to the rear. One of the most distinctive options on the list is the panoramic roof, which adds to the sense of spaciousness inside the BMW X2. The front section of the panoramic roof tilts and slides open, just like a conventional sunroof.
The new BMW X2 combines style with generous everyday practicality. The boot has a capacity of 470 litres, meaning it can handle leisure activities, from shopping sprees to a skiing weekend or mountain-bike tour. This functionality manifests itself in the passenger compartment too, thanks to features such as a door design featuring large storage pockets.
The TwinPower Turbo engines within the BMW X2 range team with the car’ s refined chassis to endow it with class-beating handling qualities, exceptional agility and superb feedback. The common denominator of all BMW X2 models is a chassis that transfers the core responsiveness of the BMW engines to the road. The car’ s driving responses can be adapted by using the Driving Experience
Control switch, allowing the driver to choose between default COMFORT mode, efficiencyenhancing ECO PRO mode and SPORT mode.
All of the BMW ConnectedDrive and BMW Connected elements in the new BMW X2 have once again been designed to assist, inform or entertain the driver at the appropriate time using just the right services. The new X2 offers its driver three different ways of interacting with their car, as the sixth generation of the iDrive control concept now supplements the familiar iDrive Controller and optional voice control( within Tech pack) with touchscreen operation as standard.
Among the other highlight features enabling connectivity anytime, anywhere are the optional WiFi hotspot preparation( available in Tech Pack), which equips the BMW X2 to host a built-in WiFi hotspot with LTE speeds, and the optional telephony with wireless charging( available in Tech Pack) for compatible smartphones. Apple CarPlay ®( available retrospectively from the BMW ConnectedDrive Store), meanwhile, enables easy, wireless in-car use of selected iPhone functions.
The BMW X2 is on sale now with prices starting from £ 33,980 OTR for a BMW X2 xDrive20d SE.
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