The subsequent-generation BMW X2 has arrived, bringing extra space and options to the compact SUV section. There is a literal price for the modifications, nonetheless, and it isn’t low-cost. You may pay $5,400 extra for the least costly mannequin in comparison with final 12 months, which now begins at $42,000 on the dot. Add within the $995 vacation spot cost and also you get the 2024 BMW X2’s MSRP of $42,995.
What do you get in your cash? Fairly a bit, truly, beginning with all-wheel drive. For now at the least, the starter X2 is the xDrive28i, turning all 4 wheels with an upgraded 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder mill making 241 horsepower. We contacted BMW to ask about the potential for a lower-priced front-wheel drive sDrive coming later, however the automaker declined to touch upon future trims. Beforehand, the most cost effective all-paw X2 was $38,600 earlier than vacation spot, so we’re nonetheless speaking a couple of wholesome year-over-year soar.
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Different standard-issue upgrades embrace BMW’s curved show, incorporating a ten.7-inch heart infotainment display screen with a ten.25-inch driver display screen in a single piece of glass. It runs iDrive 9, and you will find a plethora of driver-assist programs together with automated emergency braking, lane departure warning, blind-spot detection, and parking help. It rides on 19-inch wheels and shifts gears by means of a seven-speed dual-clutch automated transmission.
The opposite X2 accessible at launch is the sporty M35i, beginning at $52,395 with vacation spot costs included. Its turbocharged four-pot is tuned to ship 312 hp and 295 pound-feet of torque, taking pictures the small crossover to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds in accordance with BMW. As you’ll count on, the M-kissed (not full-fat) mannequin additionally will get larger brakes, upgraded exhaust, the Adaptive M suspension, and bigger 20-inch wheels, amongst different gadgets.
In fact, all X2s at the moment are bigger and never simply by a teeny bit. In comparison with the outgoing era, the 2024 X2 is 7.6 inches longer with a wheelbase stretched by practically an inch. That leads to roughly 52 cubic ft of cargo house with the rear seats folded. When up, there’s 25.3 cubic ft of house within the rear and extra legroom for everybody.
A full on-line configurator is not accessible but, so right now we do not have pricing for choices and packages. Anticipate that to return nearer to the X2’s on-sale date. Within the meantime, you may see it in individual on the rebranded Tokyo Motor Present, now referred to as the Japan Mobility Present, later in October.
