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BMW has been twiddling around with the BMW X4 since 2008 when the idea of a sportier version of the X3 was looking like a profitable venture. Back then, the German automaker was calling it a Sport Activity Sedan (SAS) and had thought they might be able to crank it out in 2010. Obviously that didn’t pan out, but plans for the X6’s smaller brother are still in the works, with a possible debut in 2012.
As you can see from the rendering provided above, the BMW X4 will get many of its exterior and interior components from the X3, including the use of the X3’s platform. Rumors suggest that the future vehicle will be produced at the company’s Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, which would be fitting considering the passion we, as Americans, have for SUVs.
Do we need another sporty off-roader to cram into our parking spaces and guzzle up more gas? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean that the future BMW X4 won’t zoom right out of dealerships when it finally goes on sale.
Updated 09/21/2011: In a recent interview with the German magazine Auto motor Und Sport, Norbert Reithofer, BMW CEO has confirmed that the company has start working on the X4 and that we shall see it in the next few months. The new model will be built under the internal codename F26 and will share its platform with the X3 SUV. The new X4 will be built at BMW’s Spartanburg plant in South Carolina. (BMW Blog)
Hit the jump to get details for the BMW X4.
BMW X4 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 17 December 2010 18:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bmw/2013-bmw-x4-ar101785.html
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