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Written by Ollie Kew
Lashings of BMW"s latest tech and two M Performance versions are supposedly the headlines for the new BMW X4. But we know that"s not true. So do you. The less practical, more schportish cousin to the X3 lives and dies by how it looks. And well, er, yes. Hmm. If you"ve not been a fan of BMW"s SAC (Sports Activity Coupe) since the X6 first blighted our roads, we can"t imagine this will be altering your allegiances. Mind you, BMW"s stats say there is a point to the X4 beyond resembling a humpback bridge on wheels. It"s 50kg lighter than the old car, and BMW says its centre of gravity is significantly lower than the latest X3. It"s also 10 per cent slipperier through the air than the first X4. It"ll also ford a 500mm deep puddle. But that might get the bodywork mucky. Up front, behind XXL nostrils, there"s a choice of four cylinder diesel engines (X4 20s and 30d), or an M Performance M40d developing 321bhp and a gigantic 501lb ft. Diesel sales are massively on the slide in Europe and coughing up blood in the USA, but the new X4"s 0-62mph sprint of 4.9 seconds, 155mph top speed and 44mpg efficiency are some undeniably impressive death throes. It"ll cost 55,315 the range kicks off at just under 43k.
Date written: 14 Feb 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10863
Lashings of BMW"s latest tech and two M Performance versions are supposedly the headlines for the new BMW X4. But we know that"s not true. So do you. The less practical, more schportish cousin to the X3 lives and dies by how it looks. And well, er, yes. Hmm. If you"ve not been a fan of BMW"s SAC (Sports Activity Coupe) since the X6 first blighted our roads, we can"t imagine this will be altering your allegiances. Mind you, BMW"s stats say there is a point to the X4 beyond resembling a humpback bridge on wheels. It"s 50kg lighter than the old car, and BMW says its centre of gravity is significantly lower than the latest X3. It"s also 10 per cent slipperier through the air than the first X4. It"ll also ford a 500mm deep puddle. But that might get the bodywork mucky. Up front, behind XXL nostrils, there"s a choice of four cylinder diesel engines (X4 20s and 30d), or an M Performance M40d developing 321bhp and a gigantic 501lb ft. Diesel sales are massively on the slide in Europe and coughing up blood in the USA, but the new X4"s 0-62mph sprint of 4.9 seconds, 155mph top speed and 44mpg efficiency are some undeniably impressive death throes. It"ll cost 55,315 the range kicks off at just under 43k.
Date written: 14 Feb 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10863
