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The sports activity vehicle and coupe series is a marketing description by BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 to describe a line of vehicles that traditionally were in the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) class. Unlike similar large SUVs, vehicles in the sports activity family emphasize their sports-car like on-road ability, helping to distinguish this new series from others. The sports activity nomenclatures are indicative of the reality that for the most part, the vehicles are more "activity" based than "utility".






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The sports activity vehicle and coupe series is a marketing description by BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 to describe a line of vehicles that traditionally were in the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) class. Unlike similar large SUVs, vehicles in the sports activity family emphasize their sports-car like on-road ability, helping to distinguish this new series from others. The sports activity nomenclatures are indicative of the reality that for the most part, the vehicles are more "activity" based than "utility". The sports activity family of BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 automobiles are grouped by their X-series branding.

The first official BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 to carry to sports activity series nomenclature was the 1999 BMW X5
BMW X5

The BMW X5 is a mid-size crossover SUV sold by BMW since 1999, making it BMW's first SUV. It features all-wheel drive and is available with a range of gasoline List of BMW engines#Straight-6s and List of BMW engines#V8....
 as a Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) which debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Vehicles currently produced within the BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 sports activity series include:
  • The X3
    X3

    'X3' may refer to:Films, books, games and music* ...
     Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV)
  • The X5
    X5

    X5 can mean:*BMW X5, a luxury SUV*X5 is the IATA code for Afrique Airlines*Bell X-5, an experimental aircraft*Intego X5 software, a range of security software for Mac OS X...
     Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV)
  • The X6
    X6

    X6 or X-6 can refer to:*BMW X6, a luxury crossover SUV*Convair X-6, an experimental aircraft...
     Sports Activity Coupe (SAC)


Sports Activity Vehicle

As mentioned, the sports activity series debuted with the introduction of the X5
X5

X5 can mean:*BMW X5, a luxury SUV*X5 is the IATA code for Afrique Airlines*Bell X-5, an experimental aircraft*Intego X5 software, a range of security software for Mac OS X...
 Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV) in 1999. Four years later, the series was expanded with the introduction of a second SAV, the X3
X3

'X3' may refer to:Films, books, games and music* ...
 in 2003.

Sports Activity Coupe

In 2007, BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 expanded the sports activity series with the introduction of the X6
X6

X6 or X-6 can refer to:*BMW X6, a luxury crossover SUV*Convair X-6, an experimental aircraft...
 Sports Activity Coupe (SAC). BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 described the coupe nomenclature as result of combining the sporting elegance of a BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 coupe
Coupé

A coup? or coupe is a closed car body style, the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time. Coup?s are often hardtopped sports cars or sporty variants of sedan body styles, with doors commonly reduced from 4 to 2, and a Close-coupled sedan interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating ....
 with the striking DNA of BMW X. This third member of the sports activity series of vehicles also served as a first for BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
, their first official crossover vehicle.

Future models

In 2008, BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 debuted the Concept X1 SAV as the first SAV in the premium compact segment.