Next month BMW will unveil a new concept. Built on the BMW Concept Active Tourer revealed in Paris last year, the new prototype, dubbed BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor, targets a new demographic that enjoys outdoor and leisure activities.

BMW says the “Concept Active Tourer Outdoor combines comfort and dynamic design with a high level of spatial functionality and intelligent access to BMW ConnectedDrive services.”

The new concept will debut at the the exhibition OutDoor 2013 in Friedrichshafen.

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The first FWD BMW and multi-purpose vehicle versions (MPV) of small family cars, the BMW Concept Active Tourer will come to market within two years and will compete against a similar offering from Mercedes-Benz and its B-Class vehicles.

When introduced at Paris Motor Show, the concept car featured a plug-in hybrid platform with the eDrive architecture paired with a 3-cylinder 1.5 liter gasoline engine.