The all-new battery-electric 2024 BMW iX2 now enters the stage, shortly after we met the new combustion-engined 2024 BMW X2. There will be two electric variants joining four trims with gas and diesel engines: The battery-powered iX2 xDrive30 and another unnamed electric trim; the three-cylinder gas-powered, rear-wheel drive X2
The iX2 is powered by the same setup used in the iX1. A 64.8-kWh battery turns a motor on each axle, combined output listed as 313 horsepower and 364 pound-feet of torque. Those numbers reflect the “temporary boost effect” BMW employs to bump output for short periods of time (as it does with M235i xDrive). BMW doesn’t specify vehicle power figures when not in this boost mode. The iX2 is a hair quicker than the iX2, reaching 62 miles per hour in 5.6 seconds instead of 5.7. That fastback roof on the iX2 pushes ranges out a few miles compared to the iX1 as well. The iX2 is estimated to go from 259 to 279 miles on a charge based on the WLTP cycle, sitting on the standard 17-inch, aerodynamically optimized wheels. The iX1 is estimated to hit anywhere from 257 to 272 miles. Electronically limited top speed is the same in both — 112 miles per hour. The rear-wheel-drive iX2 is rated at 296 miles of estimated range, so if the iX2 remains more efficient when turning the rear axle only, there’s a chance it surpasses 300 miles on the WLTP cycle.