BMW X2

DRIVEN: New BMW X2 is a rebel in two distinct flavours

The new BMW X2 has landed in Mzansi and if the X1 is a tad too compact and the popular X3 doesn’t do it for you then the “rebel” as it’s dubbed within the group that first introduced the Sports Activity Coupe moniker, should cover all your bases.

As we’ve come to expect with updates it’s taken a couple of steroids and the second generation is 194mm longer, 21mm wider and 64mm taller, allowing for 560 litres of boot space and 1,470 litres with the rear seats folded, but it still retains the character and coupe-esque type lines of the X2.

South Africa gets the X2 M35i xDrive performance model and the X2 sDrive 18i, both with the M Sport package as standard..

It has the hexagonal BMW kidney grille that has an option for the Iconic Glow contour lighting, if that’s your thing, as well as a pronounced rear diffuser and the M35i sports quad-tip exhausts.

 
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BMW X2 (2024) Price & Specs

The new BMW X2 has arrived in South Africa. Here’s how much the 2nd-gen coupé-style crossover – including the 233 kW flagship X2 M35i xDrive – will cost you in Mzansi…

Though the new BMW X2 was revealed as recently as October 2023, the Bavarian firm’s 2nd stab at an X1-based coupé-style crossover is now on offer in South Africa.

As expected, the local line-up comprises a pair of derivatives at launch: the X2 sDrive18i M Sport and the flagship X2 M35i xDrive. Interestingly, neither the oil-burning X2 sDrive18d nor the fully electric iX2 variant appear to be on the cards for a local introduction for now.

How much does the new BMW X2 cost in South Africa?

BMW X2 sDrive18i M Sport – R879 738

BMW X2 M35i – R1 223 935

The prices above include a 2-year/unlimited kilometre warranty and a 5-year/100 000 km maintenance plan.

 
BMW X2 (2024) Launch Review

2024 BMW X2 Price in South Africa (April 2024)

The new X2 ships with a 2-year/unlimited km warranty and a 5-year/100 000 km maintenance plan.

BMW X2 sDrive18i M Sport R879 738
BMW X2 M35i R1 223 936

Summary

If you’re in the market for a compact luxury car, but find the BMW X1 a trifle too mainstream and, well, predictable for your taste, the X2 offers the kind of standout presence that will draw admiring, if not downright envious, glances from other road users. While mechanical differences between the X1 and the X2 are minor, their executions are quite different; the bolder X2 feels more energetic and spirited to pilot.

Given the R50k premium that the U10 X2 demands over its conventional and identically-powered X1 sibling (in the case of the sDrive18i M Sport), BMW’s newcomer doesn’t represent great value for money, but it’s a heart-over-head proposition – and its nonconformist appeal should win it more than a few fans.

 
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