BMW’s new X2 is 2X as nice

It’s not often one is fortunate enough to be present at the launches of both generations of a specific product within a brand’s portfolio. 

Well, I was that lucky. I was in Cape Town seven years ago when BMW SA introduced us to the first-generation subcompact luxury crossover the X2 and again for the new generation of the model. 

Then, they had just two petrol engines on offer at the launch, as they did with this new generation. It was a strange approach but it proved to be a good product with 390 000 units sold globally.