The new BMW X4 will be available in the summer

14 February 2018

But the production will start next month

In the summer of 2017 was presented BMW X3 third generation. The car moved on the CLAR platform, it became a little easier and more modern. Now the same operations done with the BMW X4.

The length of the car increased to 81 mm (the wheelbase of them went to 37 mm), width — 37 mm. in Spite of this, the BMW X4 took off up to 50 kg based diet is the transition to ultraviolence steel in the body and it became even more. However, the base version became easier only 15 lbs. the drag Coefficient was reduced from 0.33 to 0.30. The ground clearance is quite substantial — 204 mm.

As before, the main feature of the BMW X4, which the company attributed to a special class of the Sports Activity Coupe is more lean profile. The most surprising new tail lights: this tapered height lighting was first used on production models of the German company.

Almost all versions of the BMW X4 already familiar with the X3. In Europe will be sold petrol modification X4 xDrive20i (184 HP, 290 N·m) and X4 xDrive30i (252 HP, 350 N·m), and diesel X4 xDrive20d (190 HP, 400 N·m), X4 xDrive25d (231 PS and 500 N·m) and X4 xDrive30d (265 HP, 620 N·m). The most agile of them will be xDrive30d: crossover with three-liter diesel engine can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.8 seconds.

On top of the model line will be X4 X4 M40i and M40d. Their capacity will be, respectively, 360 and 326 horsepower, torque — 500 and 680 N·m To the first hundred they are accelerated neck and neck: in 4.8 and 4.9 seconds. The maximum speed in both cases is limited at around 250 km/h. Both crossovers are supposed to pack BMW M Performance improvements, among other things, including sport suspension, 20-inch wheels and a rear differential with electronic control.

Presentation of the new BMW X4 will take place at the International motor show in Geneva. Russians will be able to get the first crossovers in July.