BMW 225xe goes top of the class

An MPV, electric power and four-wheel drive come together in the BMW 225xe Active Tourer

The new BMW 225xe Active Tourer is the only premium, part-electric, all-wheel drive MPVin the world

BMW’s i-brand took the world by storm when it appeared in 2013, with the i8 sports car being of particular appeal. This glorious creation, with its dihedral doors, striking bodywork and monster performance, was all the more amazing once you realised it was a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, PHEV, with a ‘mere’ 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine mounted on board.

We’ve already seen the fruits of the BMW i venture filtering back into the more ...