The new BMW X2
rendered with a pickup bed instead of an enclosed wagon's back, brought to us
by the talents at X-Tomi Design.
The X2, for those who missed it, is a sportier
counterpart to the X1, with a more aggressive stance and appearance. It's the
latest in a string of crossovers from the Bavarian automaker stretching all the
way back to the first-generation X5 that debuted in 1999.
Before then, the idea of a BMW crossover seemed
ridiculous – maybe as ridiculous as a BMW pickup would seem to us now,
especially with Amaroks and X-Classes roaming the roads and backcountries of
the world. The big difference, though, is that while Volkswagen and Mercedes
have commercial-vehicle divisions (and corporate partners) on which to draw in
the development of their pickups, BMW does not.
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