Motoring: BMW marks a milestone with brave new 223i Active Tourer

A bold new look, some top technology and tasteful interior options will make BMW’s latest Active Tourer a popular choice for the model’s many fans

BMW 223i Active Tourer: with big, bold kidney grilles front and centre, it is a look that BMW is sticking with for the foreseeable future

When it was introduced in 2014, the 2 Series Active Tourer was quite an outlier in the BMW model range.

Not only did it use a front-wheel-drive set-up, but it was also an MPV from a German brand known for its coupés, saloons and more recently SUVs.

Nevertheless, it plugged a gap in BMW’s product offering and was joined by the longer seven-seat Gran Tourer variant. In the intervening period, BMW notched up sales exceeding ...