Inovev forecasts 75,000 units per year of the new BMW X2 SUV
-A year after the launch of the third generation of its C-segment SUV, the X1, BMW has unveiled the new generation of its C-segment coupe SUV, the X2 (code U10). In BMW's coupe SUV range, the X2 sits below the X4 (D-segment coupe SUV) and X6 (E-segment coupe SUV), the even numbers corresponding to the Bavarian carmaker's coupe SUVs. Odd numbers correspond to standard SUVs, such as the X1, X3, X5 and X7.
-The new X2 will try to boost the sales of a model which has never been really successful since its first debut in 2017. Sales volumes has never exceeded 82 000 units (in 2019) when the X1 has often come close to 190,000 units annually. In 2023, the X2 drops to 32,000 units while the X1 will be close to 150,000 units (Inovev 12-months estimates).
-Based on the UKL platform, the new X2 will be equipped with gasoline engines (2.0 liters of 170 hp) and diesel (2.0 liters of 150 or 190 hp), alongside a BEV version (230 kW-313 hp), named iX2, with a weight closed to 2 tones. BMW has given up on offering a plug-in hybrid version on this model, unlike the previous generation of the X2. Compared to the old X2, the new one is 20 centimeters longer (4.55 m) and is 5 centimeters taller (1.58 m).
-The BMW X2 competes with the Audi Q3 Sportback (for the X2), Audi Q4 E-Tron Sportback (for the iX2), Mercedes GLA (for the Burst (for the X2), the Mercedes EQA (for the iX2), and even the Renault Rafale (for the X2).
-The BMW X2 will be produced at the Regensburg site (Germany) at a rate of 75,000 units per year according to Inovev.