The nose drops away sharply for good visibility, yet the twin front
wheelarches sit up sharply like the flares of an old Corvette Stingray, showing you the edges of the car.
Not exact matches
Its floorpan
sits 20 mm further from the road than the regular C3 - probably not enough to cross the Darién Gap, but perhaps a little more suitable for kerb - hopping - while tough - looking plastic
wheelarch and sill extensions lend it the obligatory toughened - up look.
At the rear, BMW's next - gen L - shaped lamps, first seen on the X4, have been applied,
sitting on what looks to be a more aggressive tail that integrates wider
wheelarches and a tapered bootlid.
So it's designed to look like a three - door fastback coupé
sat on a tough - looking base with exaggarated
wheelarches and obvious airflow - management features.
Allroad models
sit 34 mm higher off the ground, with plastic
wheelarch claddign and underbody protection to mark it out.
Ride quality in the final row is entirely tolerable, but road noise is quite intrusive given that you're
sat right next to the rear
wheelarches.
The bodywork gets a Stirling Grey paint job, the brake calipers get a heritage finish, the alloys are finished in the body color and there's an orange «P1» logo
sitting on the leading edge of the rear
wheelarch — just like the P1 test mules.