X4 launch to spearhead BMW crossover onslaught at NY Auto Show
 

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It's no secret that crossovers are one of the key vehicle types driving today's auto industry profits, and nowhere is that more true than among the world's luxury brands. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> became one of the first players in the luxury CUV segment when it launched its original <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x5/">X5</a> in 1999, and buoyed by that model's runaway success, it followed up with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x3/">X3</a> in 2003, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x6/">X6</a> in 2008 and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x1/">X1</a> in 2009 (though the latter didn't make it to the US until late 2012). It's replaced the X5 twice since then and the X3 once, but the Bavarian automaker isn't about to let matters rest there.<br />
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First off, a production version of a new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+x4/">X4</a> model is expected at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/new-york-auto-show/">New York Auto Show</a> in April. The model was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/04/bmw-x4-march-geneva/">previously rumored</a> to be earmarked for reveal a month earlier, but a <a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-york-motor-show/new-bmw-x4-kick-bmws-2014-suv-offensive">new report from <em>Autocar</em></a> suggests that the previously mooted reveal date and location were inaccurate. The X4 is expected to apply the same controversial slant-back formula to the X3 that transformed the X5 into the X6, which will in turn lead to an update for the X3 as well.<br />
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But that's not all. <em>Autocar</em> also reports that before 2014 is out, BMW will unveil a revised X6 at the Moscow Motor Show in August, which will in turn be followed by upgraded versions of both the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x6+m/">X6 M</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x5+m/">X5 M</a>. These high-performance crossovers are tipped to pack the same 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 as the outgoing versions, albeit with higher outputs than the current models' 555 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque. All this, and they're still expected to simultaneously improve fuel consumption and emissions figures.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/30/2015-bmw-x4-new-york-auto-show/">X4 launch to spearhead BMW crossover onslaught at NY Auto Show</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 30 Dec 2013 09:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/30/2015-bmw-x4-new-york-auto-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20796792/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/30/2015-bmw-x4-new-york-auto-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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