Filed under: Performance, Crossover, BMW, Diesel
With the arrival of the new
X4 in March,
BMW will expand its crossover portfolio by one more model. But while some enthusiasts may have been disappointed by
the news that the Bavarian automaker isn't likely to authorize an M version of the compact slantback crossover, this latest development could help bridge the gap.
Although the line used to be quite clear between standard BMWs and M models, Munich has been blurring it with the M Performance treatment. Those have included models like the
M135i hatchback and
M235i coupe, the diesel-powered
M550d sedan and wagon and X5 and X6 M50d crossovers. Now word has it that BMW could follow a similar formula with the X4, creating a sub-M performance model.
What's more is that the X4 M Performance model could go diesel, following a similar formula that
Audi undertook with its first performance crossover, the
SQ5 TDI. The major difference here is that when Audi brought the SQ5 to these shores, it ditched the diesel for a gasoline engine. Could BMW do the same?
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BMW planning X4 M Performance diesel? [w/poll] originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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