BMW is going to give us a full-blown M version of
the upcoming X4 as these spy shots confirm. The first prototypes have already
hit the street, wearing a thin camo wrap at the usual places trying to hide its
sportier nature.
The more aggressive body kit includes a front fascia
with bigger air intakes for the intercoolers, deeper side sills, a more
muscular rear bumper and four fat tail pipes.
The sportier wheels house behind them the bigger
brakes that employ cross-drilled rotors and blue calipers. Under the bonnet
we’ll probably find BMW’s new S58 engine which is a twin-turbo 3.0-liter
straight-six unit that’s good for at least 450 hp in the case of the upcoming
X4M and X3M models.
The upcoming BMW X4 looks a lot
sleeker than its predecessor, especially at the rear, but as we’ve said before
the styling appears to look too similar with the Mercedes GLC Coupe, the X4’s
main rival.
Let’s hope we’re wrong once BMW launches the X4
sometime in the first half of 2018, with the M version to follow shortly after.
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