Article: BMW rumored to be working on "baby X6" called the X2
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Topic: Article: BMW rumored to be working on "baby X6" called the X2
Posted By: kbannon
Subject: Article: BMW rumored to be working on "baby X6" called the X2
Date Posted: 05-September-2008 at 21:59
BMW rumored to be working on "baby X6" called the X2
BMW might
have sent the X7 to the gallows due to high gas prices, but that's not
stopping the German automaker from seeking to capitalize on the
popularity of the X6 with a smaller variant. According to CAR magazine, BMW has a small "sports activity coupe" in the works based on the upcoming X1, which itself is based on the 1 Series.
But
wait, there's more! It's believed that the X2 will be a two-door 'ute
instead of a four-door. It's been years since a two-door SUV of any
size has been sighted in a dealer showroom rather than the used-car
lot, though the two-door layout will give the sports-activity coupe
moniker more legitimacy. At least that's if BMW had planned on using
that term for it. According to CAR, the proposed marketing
speak slogan for the X2 will be "sports activity runabout." That sound
you just heard were thousands of groans in unison. On the plus side, a
possible "coupe" variant of the X3 that was to be called the X4 got the
axe along with the X7, per the British magazine.
Should the X2
get the green light, which is expected to be decided next year, it
would arrive sometime in 2011, possibly as a 2012 model. Like the X1,
it will be equipped with BMW's xDrive AWD system and will share
powertrains with the 1 Series. It's expected to cost a few thousand
more than a comparably equipped X1, which will run slightly higher than
a 1 Series. Expect the starting point to be in the mid-$30,000s.
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[Source: http://wot.motortrend.com/6294846/we-hear/bmw-rumored-to-be-working-on-baby-x6-called-the-x2/index.html - motortrend.com ]
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Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 05-September-2008 at 22:01
Rendered Speculation: BMW X2 is X1's sporty sibling
We're less than a month away from http://www.bavarian-board.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=42294 - the official unveiling of the BMW X1 concept in Paris , but the boys from Bavaria are already planning a sportier, two-door version of their new compact 'ute. Dubbed the X2, this coupe-ish soft-roader will be to the X1 what the X6 is to the X5.
The 1-series-based X1 is currently carrying the codename "Sports Activity Wagon" (SAW), whereas the X2 is known internally as a "Sports Activity Runabout" (SAR). In keeping with BMW's new nomenclature and styling, the X2 will sport different bodywork, up-market materials, more standard equipment and a wider track to differentiate the two-door CUV from its four-door counterpart. Powertrains fitted with BMW's Efficient Dynamics system will be part of the package, beginning with 1.6-liter four-cylinder engines, eventually evolving into mild- and plug-in hybrid drivetrains.
While the X1 has already been green-lit for production, the X2 is still in limbo. But if it does come to market, expect the X2 to bow sometime in 2011 after the X1 launches in 2010. |
[Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/05/rendered-speculation-bmw-x2-is-x1s-sporty-sibling/ - autoblog.com ]
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