FOR people who think the pint-sized BMW X1 SUV is a bit too straight-laced, the Munich-based luxury car brand has developed the edgier X2.
It’s not as obviously coupe-shaped as its larger X4 and X6 siblings, but there is no denying the X2 has a purposeful look about it that makes the X1 upon which it is based look positively sit-up-and-beg.
Our test car’s interior was configured to look and feel like that of a hot hatch, too, and the little X2 certainly responds well to a bit of enthusiastic driving.
Practicality is also pretty good and while it has obvious rivals from Audi and Mercedes, there’s nothing else out there quite like the X2.