Vehicle
BMW 2 Series
One badge covering two unrelated cars, which is the thing to establish before anything else. The coupé and convertible are rear-wheel drive on the 1 Series platform. The Active Tourer and Gran Tourer are front-wheel-drive MPVs on the Mini's UKL2, with transverse engines and a completely different driveline. So a 2 Series can be a rear-driven six-cylinder coupé or a seven-seat front-driven people carrier, and a parts lookup that does not distinguish them will be wrong in every driveline detail.
Generations
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F22 2014–2021
The rear-driven coupé and convertible on the 1 Series platform — longitudinal engines and a ZF automatic.
- Body styles
- Coupé · Convertible
- Platform
- BMW F20
- Engines
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- 1.5 turbo three-cylinder — B38 · petrol · 104–170 kW (139–228 hp) · 220–320 Nm (162–236 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo four-cylinder — N20 · petrol · 115–180 kW (154–241 hp) · 240–350 Nm (177–258 lb-ft) · N20 and B48
- 3.0 turbo straight-six — N55 · petrol · 240–302 kW (322–405 hp) · 400–500 Nm (295–369 lb-ft) · M235i and M240i, N55 and B58
- 2.0d — N47 · diesel · 70–160 kW (94–215 hp) · 235–450 Nm (173–332 lb-ft) · N47 and B47
- 3.0 turbo — B58 · petrol · 250 kW (335 hp) · 500 Nm (369 lb-ft)
- 2.0 diesel — B47 · diesel · 320–450 Nm (236–332 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo — B48 · petrol · 220–350 Nm (162–258 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 8-speed automatic · 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · xDrive four-wheel drive
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F45 2014–2021
The Active Tourer and Gran Tourer — front-driven MPVs on UKL2 with transverse engines, sharing a badge with the coupé and nothing else.
- Body styles
- MPV
- Platform
- BMW UKL2
- Engines
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- 1.5 turbo three-cylinder — B38 · petrol · 104–170 kW (139–228 hp) · 220–320 Nm (162–236 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo four-cylinder — B48 · petrol · 115–233 kW (154–312 hp) · 250–450 Nm (184–332 lb-ft)
- 1.5 turbo PHEV — B38A15M0 · plug-in hybrid · 225xe
- 1.5d three-cylinder — B37 · diesel · 70–85 kW (94–114 hp) · 270 Nm (199 lb-ft)
- 2.0d — B47 · diesel · 85–170 kW (114–228 hp) · 270–500 Nm (199–369 lb-ft)
- 3.0 turbo — petrol · 240–302 kW (322–405 hp) · 6-cylinder, US market 2014-2021
- Transmissions
- 7-speed dual-clutch · 6-speed Getrag manual · 6-speed Aisin TF-60SN automatic · 6-speed Aisin TF-60SN Steptronic · 8-speed Aisin AWF8F automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · xDrive four-wheel drive
Service information
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