BMW has made some very sporty-looking crossovers
over the past couple of decades since the original X5 kicked things off. But
short of an M model, we’d venture that few look quite as sporty as this one.
It’s a new X2 in sDrive20i spec, decked out in Misano Blue Metallic and
equipped with the crucial M Sport package.
That model isn’t offered in North America, where the
xDrive28i is the only engine spec available. But elsewhere in the world like Abu Dhabi where this one was captured – the 20i model packs the same
2.0-liter turbo four, tuned to deliver 187 horsepower.
The sDrive designation tells you this is a
front-drive model, which may have seemed unthinkable for a BMW just a few years
ago, but is fast becoming the norm for the automaker’s smallest models.
The only thing really elevating this X2 above a
bog-standard model is the M Sport trim, which (like the smaller engine) isn’t
even offered in these parts – where the lower base spec and top M Sport X
Design models are the only offered.
Fortunately the automaker appears to have just such
a model in the pipeline in the X2 M35i, tipped to pack as much as 300
horsepower. Looks like the Audi RS Q3 and Mercedes-AMG GLA45 could soon have
some competition on their hands.
