BMW’s entry-level crossovers, the X1, and its X2 coupe sibling are a commercial success, which is why the Bavarians released the third generation of the X1 back in June this year. Of course, the next-generation X2, codenamed U10, will follow suit and is expected to launch next year, as a 2024 model. Our spies caught the all-electric variant called iX2 drifting along a test track in northern Sweden. Again, these shots are prove the next-generation X2 will follow a completely different formular – less hatch-like and more like a smaller X4.
The rumours about the arrival of the second-generation X2 talk about BMW set to commence production of the compact crossover coupe in November 2023, hence the 2024MY label. As it has been the case with the outgoing vehicle, the newcomer will share its front-wheel-drive-based architecture with a host of compact BMW models.
Unlike Mercedes-Benz, which builds separate EV and ICE (internal combustion engine) models with dedicated platforms, BMW prefers a common architecture with many shared design traits. As such, the 2024 X2 will ride on the FAAR scalable platform.
We can expect the U10 X2 to borrow the full engine list of the 2023 X1, which means the ICE part of the range will once again be topped by the X2 M35i, whose 2.0-litre turbo-four should deliver 300 hp or more. Of course, this will fall in the xDrive (AWD) part of the range.
As for the said electrification, the iX1 will spawn an iX2, with BMW presumingly maintaining the two power levels, namely the single-motor eDrive20 (FWD) and the dual-motor xDrive30 (AWD). The iX2 should become BMW’s first all-electric crossover coupe.
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