BMW will be revealing their new X1 concept in Paris next month and we are all excited to get all the details and pictures from it. Until then the automaker is keeping themselves busy by designing a more sporty edition of the new car.
The two-door car is being called the X2 and is described as a “Sports Activity Wagon” instead of the usual “Sports Activity Runabout” that is often associated with the current X2. The X2 will have up-market materials, a wider track, and more standard equipment that will help to separate itself from the X1. 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.
Norbert Reithofer – BMW’s Chief executive officer – stated this week that the company has decided to cease production plans for the large sport-ute range that for now includes the X3, X5, and X6 crossovers. Reithofer cited economic problems in the United States and Europe as the main reason for the cancellation of the program, i.e. sales of SUVs are dropping like a rock.
BMW will be producing the brand new X1 at the Leipzig facility and will be revealing it in its true form at the Paris Motor Show in September. We can only imagine that the concept version revealed to us will look very similar to that of the production version.