When BMW bought the Mini brand, it was so that BMW could field small, fuel-efficient, front-drive cars without polluting the rear-drive BMW image.
BMW has run ads through the years ridiculing rivals who use front drive .Now, Mini and the FWD BMW will share some front-drive hardware.To be fair, the new BMW Concept Active Tourer does use an electric motor to drive its rear wheels.
Read more at USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2012/10/01/bmw-front-wheel-drive-paris-hybrid-mini-electric-scooter-l/1601903/
