Not car, not SUV: BMW X4 crosses new territory - Summit Daily News
It is then odd as an interested but not-on-the-payroll outsider to see such vivid vitriol for the X4 “sports activity coupe” among the BMW faithful, considering that it is an attractive, dynamically powerful and fully European vehicle – albeit a... Like the Porsche fans who soiled their drawers when the first Cayman SUV emerged, and then became additionally incontinent when the divisive Panamera debuted, the new X4 has been lighting up the BMW discussion boards for more than a year. That’s a little harsh as it’s quite a pleasant vehicle and addresses yet another micro-niche that’s perceived to exist in the SUV/CUV market – a more car-like version of the well-established X3, but still equipped with a gear-friendly hatchback... Here, you get the goodness of the X3 platform (dropped, extended and made more car-like, mind you), plus all the tremendous athleticism of the BMW driveline. The stats help explain what they did to craft the X4: it’s half an inch longer than the X3, but also an inch and a half lower to the ground, and it gets a much more automobile-inspired fascia and body treatment than the upright X3. Giant... Source: www.summitdaily.com
