Range of subcompact executive cars manufactured by BMW
For the high-performance model of the 2 Series coupe, see
BMW M2
.
Motor vehicle
The
BMW 2 Series
is a range of
subcompact executive cars
(
C-segment
) manufactured by
BMW
since 2014. The 2 Series was created when BMW spun-off the 2-door models (coupe and convertible) of the
BMW 1 Series
into a separate series.
The 2 Series was first launched as a 2-door
coupe
and
convertible
, both based on a
rear-wheel drive
platform. A year later, the
Active Tourer
5-seat
compact MPV
body style was added, based on the unrelated
front-wheel drive
platform shared with the
Mini Hatch (F55/56/57)
. This was followed by a 7-seat version called the
Gran Tourer
.
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In 2019, the
Gran Coupe
fastback
sedan
joined the 2 Series family as a front-wheel drive vehicle based on the 1 Series hatchback and has been marketed as a 4-door coupe. In 2021, BMW released the second-generation 2-door coupe, rear-wheel drive 2 Series in July 2021.
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The
BMW M2
is the high-performance version of the 2 Series 2-door coupe. The first generation of the M2 is the F87 coupe and is powered by turbocharged straight-six engines.
Coupe/convertible
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First generation (F22/F23; 2014)
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The first-generation 2 Series was a rear-wheel-drive 2-door coupe (F22 model code), and 2-door convertible (F23 model code). This generation started production in November 2013 as the successor to the
E82 1 Series
coupe and
E88 1 Series
convertible. It was produced in
Leipzig
, previously alongside the
F20 1 Series
hatchback range.
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There were many different models including the 220, 228, 230, and the range topping version of the coupe (F22 model code), the M235i which used the
BMW N55
engine. This was later replaced by the M240 which used the
BMW B58
engine.
The coupe version of the 2 Series was used as the basis of the high performance
F87 M2
model. The M2 was powered by two different turbocharged inline-six engines, the
BMW N55
in the original version, and later the
BMW S55
in the Competition and CS models.
Second generation (G42; 2021)
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The second-generation 2 Series coupe was revealed in July 2021 as the successor to the F22 2 Series coupe and convertible. Remaining a rear-wheel-drive-based model, the G42 is built on the CLAR platform with a roughly 50:50 weight distribution and shares many mechanical components and engine options with the G20 3 Series and G22 4 Series. The second-generation 2 Series is not available with a manual transmission or as a convertible.
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The launch models consist of the mild hybrid diesel engine 220d, the petrol engine 220i and 230i and the top M240i xDrive. The G42 2 Series is exclusively produced in BMW's San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico, and the first BMW vehicle designed by BMW of Mexico. Production of the G42 2 Series commenced on 2 September 2021.
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Active Tourer/Gran Tourer
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BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (F45)
BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer (F46)
The
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer
is a five-door, two-row
compact MPV
produced since 2014. The vehicle is built on the
front-wheel drive
-based
UKL2 platform
with an optional all-wheel drive (
xDrive
). It is the first BMW-branded model to not use the rear-wheel drive configuration. A longer version with three-row seating called the
BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer
was released shortly after in 2015.
Gran Coupe (F44; 2019)
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BMW revealed a four-door sedan variant under the 2 Series range in October 2019 as the
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe
. It is built on the front-wheel drive UKL2 platform like the Active Tourer (F45) and Gran Tourer (F46).
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In markets where the vehicle is being sold, it is the smallest four-door sedan offered by BMW, except in China and Mexico where the smaller
F52 1 Series
sedan is offered.
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