STUD or DUD: Real-life Pics Of The All-new BMW X2 — Place Your Bets! Is It Going To Sell Like HOT Cakes?

1. It looks fantastic, like how all BMWs should look i.e. bold, adventurous, and handsome, not dull and played out like EVERY other BMW.
2. It will be priced where a lot can afford it.

This will be VERY successful.

I agree -

While it does depend on how they market it - and the price - assuming they get that act together and the price is within reason - it will sell very well

For sure, and will be nice to see them put a higher output motor in it in the future. Would be best to see one of their I6s slotted in with say 330hp, although I don't know if this car can fit an I6 in it.

I like it and wish my girlfriend didn't get a X3 as this is much nicer looking minus the B piller BMW badge -which is tacky as it screams "look at me". Then again I didn't much care for the badge position on the M1 either.

Seriously handsome CUV and looks good even in the phoenix gold color too? Thi=ose rims are the shizna. Money in the bank for BMW if priced right.

I will sell about 1000 units per month mostly from customers or potential buyers moving from the X1. It might be a tough sell though to move from the X1 to the X2 with less space but a $3K higher asking price.
The GLA and Q3 currently move about 1500-1800 units per month, but there is currently no alternative offering in their respective brand's lineup.

I predict it will easily sell much more than 1000 a month. This could very easily wind up stealing major sales from the X1 and X3 and become the biggest seller of the three.

I think you will all be surprised how many 3-Series customers will get into an X2 on lease end.

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@001 You are absolutely right. The new 3 Series will be the best ever, but its sales will tank (1) because it's sedan and (2) why wouldn't you go for the panache of the X2 versus the Camry dullness (if the 7 and 5 series are indicators) of the 3 Series?

great exterior, horrible interior, typical BMW. Mini Trannies should not be in BMW's

Yup. Hard plastic on the doors and dash and rubber feeling seats.

Other than the color(!) this a brilliant execution of the wildly overrated Cramped Utility Vehicle category.

If only BMW put this kind of effort back into their sedans.

The looks initially put me off but now I am being drawn in to this sporty compact crossover. I just know that with the MINI's JCW motor, it won't have the acceleration to match the exterior...

Not Bad for Hyundai Tucson , and do not misunderstand, Tucson looks very nice for a cheap car.

I hope so. Its a fresh new design direction. If successful it might embolden the company to remake and take all its models in a new, more dynamic design direction which has been missing for a long time. The interior still needs a rethink.

Much better looking than the X1, X3, X4, X5, X6 and X7.

I guess it’s a matter of when we will have X1.5 X2.5

I think this will sell well because it will steal sales from the X1 and X3. BMW will have a lot of competition on its hands from the new Audi Q3 though.

Yes

Having seen one in real life last week, I've got to say that I think the pictures of the car are MUCH BETTER than the actual car in person. It has an almost "frumpy" look to it, like it is slouching. My first thought when I saw it was of the Mercedes GLA, and I don't think that is the comparison BMW was looking for.

The reality is, since BMW lost its laser focus on being the "Ultimate Driving Machine" and has switched to having a car for anyone and everyone at any and every price point, it [BMW] just doesn't have its appeal anymore.

Case in point, I've driven 3-Series for years having owned 7 in the last 15 years, but when it came time to replace a car I went elsewhere. I test drove several BMW's including a 3 and a 5 series, but they just don't have that "IT" factor anymore.

Will the X2 sell well, yes, I'm sure it will. Is it an ultimate driving machine, NO. BMW's used to be special, now they are as common as a KIA or Hyundai or Honda. Appliances do serve a purpose, but they shouldn't have BMW badges on them.

-00J

BMW has paid a massive price for straying from its Ultimate Driving Machine ethos. It's U.S. sales have declined for each of the past two years. The X2, while nice, will not be enough to give it a big sales boost because it will simply take sales away from the X1 and X3.

There is too much overlap between a 3-Series sedan, X1, X2 and X3 to the point where there is not enough demand for all 4 models.