Filed under: Crossovers/CUVs, BMW, Rumormill
X2 might be out, but BMW could be planning an X4
BMW has been aggressively expanding its vehicle offerings, and like most other automakers, crossovers make up the majority of additions. Earlier this year, team Bimmer added the X6, and with the X1 concept unveiled in Paris, mild-to-wild CUVs seem to be the focus for the boys in Bavaria. Automotive News is reporting that the SAV love will continue next year when BMW unleashes the X4. Design elements are said to come from the larger X6, which is to say that it'll probably look like a really tall hatchback. The X1 concept and the production X3 are based off of the excellent 3-Series platform, and we're guessing the X4 will also don the sharp-handling underpinnings.
If this is what BMW needs to do in order to remain the world's top-selling luxury automaker, we're not so sure it's worth the trouble. The X1 will probably sell relatively well, but it will do so with underwhelming sheet metal. An X4 based off the X6 sounds like an even worse proposition, but then again, we didn't think the X6 was a bright idea either.
UPDATE: A BMW spokesperson told 4Car that the automaker has no plans to produce an X4.
[Source: Automotive News - Sub. Req.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
malcolm nguyen 7:07PM (10/09/2008)
This is the most disgusting car i have ever seen.
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3seriesisking 7:57PM (10/09/2008)
Haven't you seen the X1??
Tinu 10:22PM (10/09/2008)
For a second I thought it was just a badly photoshopped picture of a car LOL.
JF 7:11PM (10/09/2008)
Don't sports cars and lift kits / big wheels-tires contradict each other?
Why not just get a 3 Series wagon and (if your climate dictates it) raise it a couple inches?
This thing just looks like it's very confused.
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Ian 12:39AM (10/10/2008)
Exactly. Do like Audi did with the All-Road. Take a 330ix Touring, raise it up 2" and put some fender flares on it. done.
BoneHeadOtto 10:50AM (10/10/2008)
This would actually be an attractive car if it were not lifted and riding on SUV wheels. I like the chop-top look and the fast back. Just make it a 5Dr sport sedan and call it a day.
P.V. 7:23PM (10/09/2008)
Yuck. Just...yuck.
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jg 7:26PM (10/09/2008)
I'm reminded of an old SNL skit where the cast stood on stage looking out into the crowd saying over and over and in various ways;
'what's that?'
'what in the hell is that?'
'you kids get away from there you don't know what the hell that is.'
'what IS that?'
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Ethan 9:36PM (10/09/2008)
What is that dang deal?
1337 11:14PM (10/09/2008)
I expect that's precisely what Jeremy Clarkson will do on Top Gear.
Hamud 7:28PM (10/09/2008)
Stop the madness, please.
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Michael 7:43AM (10/10/2008)
Madness?
THIS
IS
MUNICH!
stevereportdotcom 7:31PM (10/09/2008)
Like I said on the X1 post, I am disappointed because they have not announced the X8, X10 and X12
Come on, we got the X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 (well.. not anymore)
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casey 7:38PM (10/09/2008)
i think the smaller then X6, X4 should be a real coupe, a 3 door high-riding car/truck/thing:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/artandcolour2006/Photochops/X4-3.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/artandcolour2006/Photochops/BmwX4.jpg
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HC 7:46PM (10/09/2008)
What the hell is wrong with BMW.
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Sid 7:49PM (10/09/2008)
German car makers are making almost the same mistake the American car makers made. Too many niches, too many cars, too many variants of the same-damn-thing. And all of them equally ugly.
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Mi key 7:59PM (10/09/2008)
@casey
That's a pretty good Photoshop.
As for an X4 for BMW. I just roll eyes and shrug shoulders.
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OrangeDog 8:10PM (10/09/2008)
enough with all the station wagons already...
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omer 8:12PM (10/09/2008)
BMW has lost its marbles. p.s i am a BMW fan.
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Kitko 8:12PM (10/09/2008)
Now I don't know what looks worse. BMW concepts or BMW production cars?
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