The 2024 BMW X2 will launch in xDrive28i and sportier M35i xDrive guises

The 2024 BMW X2 will launch in xDrive28i and sportier M35i xDrive guises

The new 2024 BMW X2 has been unveiled, with a coupe-esque body style that features a few sporting cues applied to a bodyshell that has grown in all directions from the outgoing model. Meanwhile, its all-electric iX2 variant will not be headed to the U.S.

Many BMWs in recent memory have been a bit marmite, to put things mildly. But perhaps there’s nothing more divisive than the brand’s crop of coupe SUVs — a genre that attempts to put a sporting flair on a body style traditionally appreciated for its practicality and, well, not-so-sporting abilities.

But the latest X2 doesn’t exactly tone down the shock and awe elements in the same way that the X1 did. It sports two large pentagonal kidney grilles while the “humpback” / whale-tail rear end has veered more towards the X6 in terms of grace (that is to say, fallen from).

But, it’s not overtly as offensive as it could have been. Dare we say, it looks more like a “coupe” now than it did before? If you squint perhaps?

Much like its predecessor, the BMW X2 borrows its underpinnings from its X1 sibling. If the X1 were a sensible pair of suede loafers, the X2 would be a pair of neon-colored trainers down at the running track. However, without a proper M variant, you may think they’d be akin to being worn by the groundskeeper. And while that may be true for the base model, there’s also an M35i version at launch that provides some credence to the looks.

The all-new 2024 BMW X2 will be available in two flavors. The standard X2 xDrive28i features the same 2.0-liter four-cylinder power plant found in the X1. It churns out 241 hp (245 PS / 183 kW) between 4,500–6,500 rpm and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque between 1,500–4,000 rpm. Power is delivered to all four wheels via a 7-speed DCT — no front-wheel drive variant, for the U.S. at least.

The X2 M35i xDrive is where things get a bit more potent. It shares the same engine as the X1 M35i, which has the distinction of being the most powerful four-cylinder in BMW’s modular portfolio. The engine itself has a lot going for it mechanically. It features M-specific enhancements, including a stronger crankshaft, an optimized piston oil supply system with cooling channels, and main bearing shells and caps carried over from the latest-generation 6-cylinder engine.

Both variants of the X2, the xDrive28i and M35i, feature a mechanical limited-slip differential for the front wheels — a feature that is only found on the M35i version of the X1 sibling. So, even if you’re stuck with the base model, you should, in theory, have one sporting characteristic that one-ups the more conventional-bodied SUV.

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