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Car review: BMW’s new X2 is about ‘adulting’

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The green BMW X2 M35i is not a hybrid or electrified while the grey iX2 xDrive30 is a fully electric vehicle.

The grey BMW iX2 xDrive30 is a fully electric vehicle, while the green X2 M35i has a turbocharged petrol engine.

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LISBON – You know BMW is serious about sustainability when it hands out water bottles instead of bottled water to journalists at its press event in Lisbon, who are here to try out the new BMW X2 in two guises.

The grey car is the electric iX2 xDrive30, while the green one is the M35i with a 2-litre turbocharged engine and no hint of electric assist.

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