Face lifted BMW 2 Series revealed ahead of its launch in UK

It’s yet another case of old wine in a new bottle.  BMW has revealed a facelifted version of the 2 Series online in the run up to its launch. The Bavarian car maker has worked on the exteriors and the interior as well. The changes to the exterior are primarily low profile such as a larger kidney grille, reworked wheel/rims ranging from 16 - 18inch in diameter; revised tail lamp cluster and an LED headlamp.

The company has also updated the 8.8inch iDrive infotainment system which now gets a revised operating system. The iDrive infotainment system is mounted on a restyled dashboard with a more driver-oriented instrument panel.

The company has not changed anything under the hood of the 2 Series and the engines on offer are the same. The petrol variant of the 2 Series produces 134bhp in the base variant - 218i and ranges up to 340bhp in the top of the line variant-M240i. While the base variant of the diesel produces 150bhp in the base variant-220d and ranges up to 224bhp in the diesel top-variant-225d.

The company now offers the M-powered top spec petrol variant - M240i with BMW’s xDrive system. The 2 series gets two gearboxes to choose from, a standard six-speed manual and an eight-speed automatic in most of the models.

Recently, the BMW M2, leaked ahead of its debut, received similar cosmetic updates but no tweaks were made under the hood. Prices of the updated 2 Series Coupe and the 2 Series Cabriolet are yet to be made official.