![]() The car shown here is unique in that it’s a mix of the two that will actually be sold: The xDrive20i will be offered only in xLine trim for $230,888 with COE, while the xDrive30i is sold in M Sport X trim (for $267,888 with COE), while this car, the X4 xDrive30i xLine, has the more powerful engine, but lower spec equipment. There will be two engines for Singapore, namely the xDrive20i, with 184hp, and the one you see here, the xDrive30i, with 252hp from the same 2.0-litre twin-scroll turbo inline four engine. While the conventional life-cycle timeline implies the X4 is due for a mid-life facelift, it’s in fact all-new, having moved to the modern CLAR platform and matching the all-new BMW X3 that was launched in Singapore last year. X4 potted history first: BMW was the first to make an SUV-coupe in the form of the bigger X6 (same size as an X5) in 200X, followed by the smaller X4 in 2014. Ostensible because for me, it’s never really been true in my eyes, no matter how hard manufacturers try to convince us otherwise. The X4 is just such a beast, a sport utility vehicle (SUV) that crosses the crossover-ness with the (ostensible) lines of a coupe. ![]() SINGAPORE CarBuyer’s near-genetic bias against crossovers is well-documented, so I won’t repeat it here, and the only thing we’re even more biased against is crossovers that also want to be coupes at the same time. ![]() BMW’s coupe-SUV, the X4, in its totally new second-iteration should be enough to satisfy those who want their off-roadiness with coupe slinkiness, but don’t expect comparable-to-a-real coupe fireworks
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