Despite BMW having already unveiled the 2018
new-generation X3 back in June, it's possible the automaker may still be
testing different engines or new electronics on camouflaged prototypes.
For starters, the kidney grille has those surrounds
we didn't find on any X5 prototypes. Second, the bottom part of the front
spoiler is identical to the one we saw an on an old X3 prototype, and third,
the rear quarter window seems a bit too long for this to be an X5.
It's also unlikely that this is any sort of new
electrified version of the X3, since in Germany you're required by law to mark
those types of prototypes accordingly - so firefighters can know what they're
dealing with in case of an accident.
Now, if it wasn't for those details we just
mentioned, it would have been extremely difficult to guess whether this was an
X3 or an X5 prototype, which in turn takes us back to that 2019 X5 render we
saw last summer, the one where the all-new X3 served as a blueprint.
Hopefully, BMW will find clear ways for us to tell
the two models apart once the X5 surfaces. Nobody wants a repeat of the X4/X6
debacle, where it's basically a toss up between which is which whenever you
view them from a large distance.
Cr : Carscoops
