SPIED: BMW's Active Tourer XL — A.K.A. Minivan — Snapped

So, uh, now what?

BMW touted around the Active Tourer Concept to the auto shows in the past 12 months and I have to say it's a big yawn. Is it something I want to see? No, not really.

BUT it is a big deal because of a couple reasons:

1) BMW hasn't produced a van — at least in my lifetime.

2) Since it appears BMW isn't going to back down from this effort, it could either be a Herculean vehicle or a complete and utter flop, like the 5-Series GT, from a sales perspective.

Mercedes-Benz's R-Class was dropped not too long ago and it doesn't appear to be getting rebuilt anytime soon so that has to make you wonder if BMW is on a path  to failure.

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ErnestHouse - 6/20/2013 8:44:56 AM

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Sorry to interject with facts but after filling out the model portfolio with a 535 and 530d 2 years ago, the 5GT sells well enough to meet it's quotas worldwide. And it has a following of vociferous owners as intense as any M weenie. By all measures, the MY 2014 redesign of the backend made it even better admittedly by most former critics. Yet you continue with your prejudice against it. Perhaps you should see a professional about that.

amgs65 - 6/20/2013 2:05:24 PM

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Just stop already, the 5GT has been a collosal failure so much so that they had to drastically scale back expectations and even their CEO admitted as such:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/bmw-5-gt-sales-disappointing

bmwm6 - 6/20/2013 2:31:27 PM

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That link is just about US sales, globally the 5 gt does rather well.

Soakee - 6/21/2013 8:02:59 AM

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The title of the article says ..."A.K.A. Minivan...", but the pictured vehicle is clearly NOT a minivan. The rear doors are definitely not sliders. As such, it is a wagon.