Eight BMW SUVs planned
by 2020
Autocar
reports that by 2020 BMW could offer as many as eight different SUVs, ranging
from the compact front-drive X1 to a more sporting X8 variant of the big
seven-seat X7.
Out of the following eight SUVs just
one of them has yet to be confirmed by BMW.
BMW X1 – The second generation X1 will use
BMW’s new ULK1 platform which will deliver a front-wheel drive and all-wheel
drive variants.
BMW X2 – The long-time rumoured X2 will be built atop the ULK1 platform which
also underpins the new MINI and 2 Series Active Tourer, as well as the upcoming
2016 BMW X1.
The
design is rumoured to follow the one seen on BMW Sport Activity Coupes with a
three-door design, so expect an attractive sloping roofline and beefed up wheel
arches. Some new design cues will make their way into the final design as well,
with a focus on round narrow, angular headlights,
sharp creases and an enlarged double kidney grille.
BMW X3 -In 2017, BMW will unveil the third
generation X3. As expected no details are known at this time but future BMW models will offer an indication
where the design language is heading.
BMW X4 -The second BMW Sports Activity Coupe
has just launched but the rumormill churns out that an M Performance model will follow also.
BMW X5 – The third-generation X5 was launched
last year. Its range will soon be crowned by a new M version, with power coming
from a breathed-on version of the current car’s twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 engine.
BMW X6 – The new F16 BMW X6 comes to build atop the success of its
predecessor and deliver even higher sales. F16 BMW X6 is an evolution of the
E71 X6, with a design that doesn’t deviate from the proven formula. The new X6
is more masculine than ever, wider, slightly larger and meaner than ever.
BMW X7 -The new BMW X7 will
come to market in late 2017 and will be built upon the new
car architecture that BMW announced recently. The large premium
SUV will share many of its components with other X models. It would go into
production at its Spartanburg plant in North America in 2016. It is intended as
BMW’s answer to the Mercedes-Benz GL.
BMW X8 – Still unconfirmed,
the X8 is mooted as a more sporting version of the X7 on which it would be
based. This will be a competitor Audi’s proposed Q8.
By Millie Davis
By Millie Davis
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