The infotainment display is another highlight thanks to its crisp screen, simple rotary dial controller and standard sat-nav that’s much easier to program than those in the Jaguar E-Pace and Volvo XC40. You also won’t have any trouble getting comfortable, whether you’re very short or tall enough for a career in professional basketball, thanks to the X2’s ample seat and steering wheel adjustment.

The sensible dashboard layout, clear and concise instruments and soft-touch materials make the X2’s interior feel plush and intuitive in equal measure. Step inside and things get much less in-your-face. The X2 has a set of gaping vents cut into the front bumper, some sporty side skirts and funky squared-off wheelarches that look like BMW’s designers set aside their compasses and started drawing with a Spirograph instead.

It shares most of its mechanical bits with the BMW X1, but you can easily tell them apart thanks to the X2’s more rakish styling and dramatically sloping roofline.

The BMW X2 combines the practicality of an SUV with the slinky styling you’d expect to find on a smaller hatchback or coupe.

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