White BMW X2 Rental in Los Angeles

White is what makes the X2's shape legible. The car is defined by a roofline that drops from the B-pillar to the tail and by the black arches and sills wrapped around the bottom of it — and against white paint that contrast reads clearly. In a dark colour the whole thing merges and you lose the reason to choose this car over the X1.

It is also the practical Los Angeles choice: coolest cabin of anything we run after an afternoon in the sun, and the finish that stays looking clean longest through a week of coast driving. Take the white X2 when you want a small car that looks sharp in daylight and asks nothing of you.

The X2 is the X1 with the roof cut down and the tail pulled in — same footprint, same mechanicals, a shape that leans forward instead of standing upright. It is the small BMW SUV for somebody who did not really want an SUV: lower to get into, better looking from three-quarters behind, and noticeably more fun to steer than the upright car because it sits closer to the ground. Honest hook: the sloping roof costs you rear headroom and boot height. Two adults in the back are fine; a tall third and a hard suitcase are not.