BMW plans include 30 rear-drive and 15 front-drive cars

In a recent interview with Automotive News Europe, BMW R&D boss Herbert Diess said that the German automaker is planning 45-models range, consisting of both rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive vehicles and 15 of those vehicles will be built on the new front-wheel drive platform used for both BMW and MINI cars. This includes the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer that will be launched this year in U.S., European and Asian markets. Though using the new front-wheel drive architecture, BMW promises that it is dynamic and athletic.

Diess also said that BMW was shifting to a twin-architecture future, in which the company will use single, very flexible rear-drive components set alongside the UKL1 front-drive platform. The majority of the future engine line-up is also based on the same layout of 500cc per cylinder.