BMW might have sent the X7 to the gallows due to high gas prices, but that's not stopping the German automaker from seeking to capitalize on the popularity of the X6 with a smaller variant. According to CAR magazine, BMW has a small "sports activity coupe" in the works based on the upcoming X1, which itself is based on the 1 Series.
But wait, there's more! It's believed that the X2 will be a two-door 'ute instead of a four-door. It's been years since a two-door SUV of any size has been sighted in a dealer showroom rather than the used-car lot, though the two-door layout will give the sports-activity coupe moniker more legitimacy. At least that's if BMW had planned on using that term for it. According to CAR, the proposed marketing speak slogan for the X2 will be "sports activity runabout." That sound you just heard were thousands of groans in unison. On the plus side, a possible "coupe" variant of the X3 that was to be called the X4 got the axe along with the X7, per the British magazine.Should the X2 get the green light, which is expected to be decided next year, it would arrive sometime in 2011, possibly as a 2012 model. Like the X1, it will be equipped with BMW's xDrive AWD system and will share powertrains with the 1 Series. It's expected to cost a few thousand more than a comparably equipped X1, which will run slightly higher than a 1 Series. Expect the starting point to be in the mid-$30,000s.