BMW preparing Compactive Sport Tourer and Advanced Sport Tourer
Note: Artist rendering used for illustrative purposes only.
Two MPV concepts will feature more passenger car-like styling than typical MPVs
BMW is developing two new sports tourer concept models which will be based on the 1-Series/3-Series.
The general idea is to get into the MPV game but without the stylistic drawbacks that won't jive with BMW's brand image as a maker of sporty, fun-to-drive cars.
First up is the Compactive Sport Tourer, which would be a four or five-seat hatchback with the comfort features of a compact MPV - high seating position and a roomy cabin - but styled more like a passenger car. Those are all the details we have and there are no early sketches available, so one can only try to imagine what a BMW hatch with a touch of crossover styling will look like.
Next up is the larger wheel-base Advanced Sport Tourer, which aims to offer seven-seat comfort to BMW drivers. Currently, a seven-seat option is only available on the X5 model. This will be a "wagon-oriented" MPV - probably made to take on the likes of the rather successful Ford S-Max which has shown a tendency in market studies towards pinching buyers from premium brands who opt for more space and a better set of options. Imagining a BMW entry into this segment is not easy - perhaps a 3-Series Tourer with some 5-Series GT-like bulk?
No news yet on when we can expect to see these concepts unveiled. It sounds like BMW is still at the very earliest stages of development.
The general idea is to get into the MPV game but without the stylistic drawbacks that won't jive with BMW's brand image as a maker of sporty, fun-to-drive cars.
First up is the Compactive Sport Tourer, which would be a four or five-seat hatchback with the comfort features of a compact MPV - high seating position and a roomy cabin - but styled more like a passenger car. Those are all the details we have and there are no early sketches available, so one can only try to imagine what a BMW hatch with a touch of crossover styling will look like.
Next up is the larger wheel-base Advanced Sport Tourer, which aims to offer seven-seat comfort to BMW drivers. Currently, a seven-seat option is only available on the X5 model. This will be a "wagon-oriented" MPV - probably made to take on the likes of the rather successful Ford S-Max which has shown a tendency in market studies towards pinching buyers from premium brands who opt for more space and a better set of options. Imagining a BMW entry into this segment is not easy - perhaps a 3-Series Tourer with some 5-Series GT-like bulk?
No news yet on when we can expect to see these concepts unveiled. It sounds like BMW is still at the very earliest stages of development.
is that thing??/
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