It is clear enough that BMW has understood the fast growing trends in the auto industry and has decided to take its part of the action by gradually launching upcoming models with front-wheel drive layout, in order to cope with the already heavy competition from Mercedes-Benz or Audi.

This is why the upcoming BMW 1-Series Sedan is also set to sport a front-wheel drive configuration as it has to face the challenges from its top predators Audi A3 or Mercedes-Benz CLA Class. The idea of having a FWD configuration is that it comes with cheaper prices, that would take way some percentage sails from the two aforementioned competitors, being able to put a price tag of less than $30,000 on the model.

On the other hand, a lot of people might still want to drive a BMW 1-Series Sedan with a rear-wheel drive layout, but perhaps they should chose the 2-Series which somehow fills the needs of driving backwards. More than that, BMW is also preparing an xDrive version to fill the gaps.

Overall, the BMW 1-Series would be fully loaded with some interesting engines, like four-cylinders, all-wheel drive turbocharged, all-wheel drive layout, or the BMW sport sedan version?

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During the BMW 2-Series Active Tourer media launch in Innsbruck, Austria, the BMW Product Manager Jochen Schmalholz, had the chance to explain the Active Tourer in some more details.

First off, as Schmalholz mentions, the “BMW concept” might be somehow lost with the unveiling of the latest 2-Series Active Tourer with front-wheel drive, the chief also ensuring that the legacy will be carried on by the future production of the 7-seater Active Tourer and a hybrid version.

A reason to still choose the 2-Series Active Tourer as a genuine BMW vehicle, is that inside, the model offers enough space just as the larger X vehicles, coming with 4,342 mm long, 1,800 mm wide and 1,555 mm high.

With the BMW 2-Series Active Tourer to be the company`s first car to come with a front-wheel drive, the model is also the first to be fitted with a three-cylinder unit, which also allows to efficiently use the space inside.

The BMW 2-Series Active Tourer will be first launched in Europe and China, with a 40 percent sales on the Old Continent and 15 percent sales in the most important Asian country.

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The BMW 2-Serries Hybrid prototype is ending up in our news again, as the model in question was caught on shots while performing some track tests at Nurburgring.

The BMW 2-Series Hybrid model was first rumored during the International Media Launch, where the German carmaker launched its 2-Series Active Tourer front-wheel drive model, with the diesel-powered engines to be unveiled later on in March, at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.

It was then when we clearly understood, also based on the info released at that time, that a 2-Series Active Tourer Hybrid might become available in a front-wheel drive as well, starting with 2015.

The BMW 2-Series Active Tourer will thus be powered by an electric motor, which will send the power to the front wheels, the carmaker also preparing an all-drive layout system.

The electric motor found at the rear, will be backed by a three-cylinder petrol unit, which will stand at the front wheels, both of them being enough powerful to allow a four-wheel drive mode.

We are still not sure about the performance that the engine would develop, but rumors also stated that the 2-Series Active Tourer Hybrid would come with 190 horsepower, making the car reach the 0 to 100 km/h mileage in under eight seconds.

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Every BMW model that comes out of the company`s plant doors is rumored to be followed, if successful, by an M Performance version, which is also the case of the X1 model, also rumored to come in the shape of an M Performance SUV.

Up until now, the representatives from BMW have had a rather strange position, as they seemed a little bit ambiguous about the idea of launching or not launching an X1 M Performance SUV.

More than that, Jorg Bartels, the chief executive at the M Performance, has also vaguely stated that the company is taking into consideration an M Performance version for every model.

To quote Bartel, “I will say again what the boss of BMW M has stated in the past – all BMWs are eligible for an M model. We will see how Audi and Mercedes go with that”.

In case it would eventually arrive, an M Performance SUV for the X1 model would compete against the Audi RS Q3 or the Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG.

To be a reminder, the next-gen BMW X1 will hit the market in 2015, with the model also supposed to come with a front-wheel drive layout as well.

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The 2016 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer 7-seater was caught on shots while undergoing some tests on the track at Nurburgring.

We are looking here at the very first BMW model to ever sport a front-wheel drive layout, making its worldwide debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, this March, and making its presence in Europe this summer.

The 2016 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer is the first model from its series to sport a lot of comfort inside, combined with an exquisite design and functionality, worthy of its brand.

Talking about space and comfort, we might be talking about a resized vehicle, with the 2-Series Active Tourer now measuring 4,342 mm long, 1,800 mm wide and 1,555 high, offering the same space as the company`s X models.

The model caught here on shots is a BMW 2-Series Active Tourer with seven seats, but the company will also offer a five seater, the model being offered with a choice of an all-wheel drive layout as well.

In order to make things complete with the 2016 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer, the carmaker has equipped the model with three engines, all of them being fuel-efficient and sporting four-cylinder drive units.

All of them are also equipped with the BMW`s TwinPower Turbo technology, being in accordance with the EU6 emissions standard in Europe, as well as in the US, where the model will be also present, starting next year.

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We talked earlier in an article about the spied BMW X4 to soon hit the market, and now a new set of fresh info confirms the upcoming of the second coupe crossover, to join the already present X6 in the year the come.

According to new reports, the German based luxury car manufacturer is preparing the fresh X2 coupe crossover which is based on the platform of the next-generation X1.

As Drive, the Australian publication mentions, the X2 would be launched somewhere in 2017, or around 12 to 18 months after the arrival of the new X1.

The BMW X2 will lay out the same renderings as its siblings X6 and X4, sharing the same body style as the X1, with couple like roof like.

Both the BMW X1 and X2 will sport the BMW`s Group of front-wheel drive systems based on the UKL platform, with the debut in the 2014 MINI Cooper and 2-Series Active Tourer.

The UKL platform is used for transverse-mounted engines and front-wheel drive configurations. The engines for the UKL platform include a choice of three-, four-cylinder units, both coming in gasoline and diesel.

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BMW Concept Active Tourer is the first BMW that has front-wheel drive (FWD). This model is a MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) that will compete with B-Class from Mercedes.

It was presented at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show where it was greatly appreciated by all visitors. BMW Active Tourer will be released in about 2 years.

BMW claims a fuel consumption of just 1.5L/100km because of EfficientDynamics, all this consumption of a 3-cylinder gasoline engine which outputs 190hp (140kW) on a hybrid plug-in platform eDrive architecture.

The future BMW Active Tourer will be able to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in only 7.9s which is very good considering the weight at which we expect to be higher than the normal BMW cars, that because to battery present inside it.

Once this BMW Active Tourer remains only battery, its autonomy will be somewhere for just 30km, which means you should be headed to the nearest place where you have to fuel with gasoline.

The design of BMW Concept Active Tourer is very futuristic with dynamic design lines as well we can see in the pictures.

The interior is illuminated with a red-orange tint, a warm light with glossy plastic and leather board with a modern color.

BMW Concept Active Tourer videos with its exterior design and interior:

Photo Gallery with the BMW Concept Active Tourer:

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Well now, it is a bit of a situation we’re into, can you really trust the British to deliver some information on what Germany is working on?

Not sure about that one yet but there are a few reports coming in from the UK about BMW possibly creating a new model called the Z2.

The Z range has always been made up of fairly interesting vehicles, even if some of them weren’t as good as they could have been.

Building on such a legacy, what could a Z2 model offer? Hopes, discussions about such a model are about to skyrocket, but we do know a few of the ideas behind it.

Allegedly, the guys at BMW are looking into this car and they want to make it but they’re not being absurd about it.

Most chances are that it will be a slow seller so making a profit off such a car needs some serious control of the development costs.

Making the marker will almost certainly imply that BMW will need to make the Z2 one of their front wheel drive models.

Since the Z2 moniker some extra sportiness will be in store though so the UKL platform might need to get some BMW and Mini magic altogether.

In terms of engines, something more exciting was rumored. BMW’s brilliant N20 2.0 liter turbocharged engine might make a special appearance here with somewhere between 250 and 300 horsepower.

Bring it on, regardless of which wheels are driven, it should be an interesting product.

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The shock just won’t wear off. Before we even got used to the idea of a front wheel drive BMW it felt like it was already getting here.

A little time did pass since then but new it seems that the 1 Series GT is right around the corner for production and the UKL platform it rides on gains popularity.

A lot of the popularity does come from emerging markets and the simple appeal of profitability found within front wheel drive.

Moreover, the recent talk about BMW’s attempt at making twelve new models riding on the platform is starting to go over the top.

Somebody inside BMW have found a few more ideas they could spin-off into the front wheel drive rhythm so that a total of 20 such models could end up existing.

I’m almost lost for words. There was no denying that BMW is a company which works at its best towards making money.

There’s no doubt, in my mind, that the upcoming front wheel drive BMW units will be a joy to drive and have a premium feel about them.

Somehow, the announcement to expand a new idea so far that it would be come a bread winner from a small niche market, isn’t the most desirable thing in the world.

Then again, if I remember correctly, announcing that BMW is about to make an SUV had the world sitting with its back side on fire and the X5 is doing brilliantly.

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As a major fan of Internet surfing and cars, I watch a certain channel on youtube called drive. Look it up, I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Judging by what German magazine Auto Bild is reporting these days, there’s a good chance that somebody at BMW is watching it too. The Bavarians are working on something interesting.

By 2016, BMW will be unveiling a 1 Series sedan. This was an idea I first heard on that particular channel, it made, and still makes a lot of sense.

With the current generation of the 3 Series, the F30, BMW cars have grown in size so much that they’ve caught up to the dimensions of what used to be a 5 Series 20 years ago.

It is quite a bit of time if you think about it and people have evolved by quite a bit since then, but there’s still sufficient room on the market for a small sedan.

Why can’t it be a BMW one?

The trick is that from what we’re getting to know about this interesting new proposal is that BMW isn’t going about doing it in a predictable way.

They will not simply stick a boot on the back of the F20 BMW 1 Series and claim it to be some sort of revolutionary product. The new car will actually be close to the 1 Series GT.

This is because it will have an unusual body shape for BMW, since it will be a notchback sedan. It’s also because it will be a front wheel drive car.

That makes a lot of sense in terms of practicality, even if some purist BMW feel is compromised by the mix.

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