Engines, performance and drive The BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer is one of the best seven-seaters for keen drivers 3 MPG, CO2 and Running Costs It's expensive to buy, but insurance and fuel costs
1.3K Share 474K views 8 years ago The BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer is the larger of the two MPVs available from BMW. After its first venture into people-carrier territory with the 2 Series Active
See also the BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer review; Front-wheel drive as standard. Reading the spec sheet they could expect to be a little disappointed – gasp, the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer was the first car to emerge from the hallowed halls of BMW that sends its drive through the front wheels – as long as you ignore the BMW-owned MINI brand of course.
Fast forward few years, there’s the 218i Active Tourer and 218i Gran Tourer, and we’ve got behind the wheel of the former. In Europe, the front-wheel driver is positioned to go against the Mercedes-Benz B-Class, the Volkswagen Golf SV and the Citroen C4 Picasso. Despite bemoaning enthusiasts, BMW’s ‘sweet mistake’ is crushing it there.
It’s not as big as a 3 Series, yet it’s not far off – and the M235i rivals the long-running model in terms of price. Best four-seat sports cars to buy. It costs from £37,255, and for that
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