MPV, hatchback, Golf rival, B-Class rival – the new BMW 2 Series Active Tourer is all of these. And likely to be a big company car hit we reckon.
Why not?
The Active Tourer is another example of BMW filtering its brand into areas where the blue and white propeller badge can be more accessible to SME small fleets and their company car drivers.
It stands toe to toe with the VW Golf, if perhaps a little more expensive on P11D value. The Volkswagen Golf 5 Door 2.0 TDI Match 150PS has a P11D value of £22,650 while the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer 218d SE has a P11D value of £24,150.
But the company car tax bands are identical (17%), the BMW is just marginally more expensive on benefit in kind company car tax (from £51 more than the Golf) and fuel consumption – at 68.9mpg – is identical on both cars.
So should VW be worried? Yes, is the answer, as should every other car maker in that family hatchback sector.
The BMW 2 Series Active Tourer might not be the most stylish BMW in the range, but it certainly delivers on all the areas that concern company car drivers from small businesses: low tax, low running costs, and a premium badge.
All that’s left to BMW now is to explain this newcomer clearly in what has become a complex and possibly over complicated car range.
More on the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer
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