BMW X4 Concept Brings Smaller, Coupe-like SUV to Shanghai Motor Show

BMWBMWGermany, 1918 > present87 models
8471 photos
43 videos
has revealed its X4BMW X4 ConceptGermany, 2014 > 2013 concept that imagines a smaller, X6BMW X6Germany, 2007 > 201324 versions
77 photos
4 videos
-style SUV coupe using running gear from the X3BMW X3 Gen.2Germany, 2010 > present26 versions
62 photos
. It promises that we will see a production version in 2014 and already plans to build the X4 at its Spartanburg, Tennessee, factory.

The X4 is a compact SUV that in broad strokes looks very similar to the X6, but the details differentiate it from its older sibling. The front has full LED headlights with LED running lights. The kidney grill gets three-dimensional details with a slight bend in the grill’s bars. The side has two prominent creases. One crease rises from front fenders, and the other extends rearward from the rear wheel arch. The front and rear have similar looks with three chrome trim pieces on the skid plates and front air intakes having the same shape as the tailpipes. It is 4.648m long, 1.915m wide and 1.622m tall with a 2.810m wheelbase. The concept rides on 21in wheels.

BMW is not discussing the mechanicals or the interior look of the new concept yet beyond saying that it will be available with all-wheel drive.

BMW has good reason to broaden its SUV and crossover range. A quarter of its sales now come from X models.

The car will be revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show on April 20.