2015 BMW X4
 

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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> has been in the line-blurring business of late, with the original <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x5/">X5</a> "Sports Activity Vehicle" muddling the line between SUVs and sport sedans in 1999, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/5+series+gt/">5 Series Gran Turismo</a> challenging what our definition of "Gran Turismo" means in 2009, and pretty, low-roofed four-doors like the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/6+series+gran+coupe/">6 Series Gran Coupe</a> and the fresh new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/4+series+gran+coupe/">4 Series Gran Coupe</a> broadening the meaning of the word "coupe."<br />
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In the midst of all of this, BMW blurred the lines around both the SUV and coupe genres with its big, heavy, and in many ways ridiculous X5-based "Sports Activity Coupe" (cue collective eye-roll), dubbed <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x6/">X6</a>. Auto wags scoffed at its lack of utility, compromised outward visibility and added cost, but a more emotional public was apparently smitten enough by its aggressive looks to avail itself of some 250,000 of them worldwide in six model years on sale.<br />
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Enter the all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x4/">2015 X4</a> crossover - err, "Sports Activity Coupe" - which BMW hopes will perform as well in the compact category as the X6 has on the next rung up the ladder. Like the X6, the X4 is a tough sell on paper: it's more expensive and less practical than the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x3/">X3</a> on which it's based; it's heavier, despite the loss of interior space; and it doesn't even hold as much stuff in the back as the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/3+series/">3 Series wagon</a>. As with the X6, the X4 is essentially a high-riding style statement that, like proper coupes (the two-door kind), says to the world, "You fools can take your need for practicality and shove it. I just want to look good."<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/27/2015-bmw-x4-first-drive-review/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2015 BMW X4</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/27/2015-bmw-x4-first-drive-review/">2015 BMW X4</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 27 May 2014 11:57:00 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/2014/05/27/2015-bmw-x4-first-drive-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20892634/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/27/2015-bmw-x4-first-drive-review/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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