BMW puts a sheep in wolf's clothing with 2 Series Active Tourer M Sport
 

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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> is charting new territory with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/2+series/">2 Series</a>. No, not the two-door model - that's just the kind of rear-drive coupe for which the brand is known. But the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+2+series+active+toure r/">Active Tourer</a> (which only shares its series designation with the coupe) is a front-drive tall hatchback/MPV category buster, and that's not exactly what comes to mind when you think of Bimmers. As such, the 2 Series Active Tourer is bound to turn off some of the brand's faithful, but this latest M Sport kit could at least ease the pain somewhat.<br />
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The sport package for the Active Tourer packs all the usual suspects: a more aggressive aero kit, retuned suspension, blacked-out grille, 17- or 18-inch alloys and an interior with sports seats trimmed in blue-stitched Alcantara. Top all that off with an Estoril Blue paint job and you've got a compact family hauler that might look the part, and maybe handle a bit tighter, yet it naturally stops short of the full M treatment (or even an M Performance spec like you'd find in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+m235i/">M235i</a> coupe). All of which is probably just as well, because that might be the only thing BMW purists would object to more than the existence of a front-drive BMW MPV in the first place.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/27/bmw-2-series-active-tourer-m-sport/">BMW puts a sheep in wolf's clothing with 2 Series Active Tourer M Sport</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:15:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/27/bmw-2-series-active-tourer-m-sport/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20857905/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/27/bmw-2-series-active-tourer-m-sport/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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