

While the ‘coupe’ versions are strongly related to their wagon-body cousins, arguably, the X2 is the most differentiated of any of the even-numbered models. These sit as more athletic alternatives to BMW’s traditional SUVs – the X1, X3 and X5. The BMW X2 is officially the smallest, least expensive way into what BMW calls their Sport Activity Coupés – this is the low-roofline group that also includes the X4 and the X6. There’s the X4 – the X3’s coupe-SUV cousin – and now there’s also this, the new 2018 BMW X2, a slinkier, sexier version of the company’s well-known city-sized X1 SUV. In fact, the X6 kicked off BMW’s experiment with polarising, segment-busting vehicles that include the 3 Series GT and 5 Series GT, the 2 Series Active Tourer. The coupe-SUV has taken off – rival brands have produced their own imitations, and BMW have made smaller-sized versions to complement the X6. What the motoring press believed at the time to be a silly gamble turned out to be a popular idea with buyers. Ten years ago, BMW revealed their first coupe-SUV to the world – a model called the X6.
