BMW X4

Introduction

The excellence presented by the German automaker BMW when it comes to versatility is beyond words, with a wide range of cars the company now has a car for each of its enthusiast, matching exactly to his/her definition of choice. This can be proved by the BMW X series with its newest asset the BMW X4, which is a compact luxury crossover SUV introduced by the German giant in the year 2014 in the New York International Auto Show. The crossover shares powertrains with the X3 sibling and is slightly larger than it but smaller than the X5 version. The company has designed the car with a coupe-style roof line and expects to find a business with a particular section of buyers craving an ultra-stylish and elegant crossover.

Engine, Mileage and Variants

Choose between the 5 equally desirable variants available namely – BMW X4 xDrive20i, xDrive28i, xDrive35i petrol variants and the xDrive20d and xDrive30d diesel variants. The most furious power-mill sitting under the hood of the car is 6-cylinder, 2979cc TwinPower Turbo petrol engines with TwinScroll turbocharger, Valvetronic, double Vanos and High Precision Injection, which pours out a maximum power of 306 hp between 5800 to 6400 rpm and a 400 Nm between 1200 to 5000 rpm. Mated to this efficient powerplant is the 8-speed Steptronic sport transmission which allows you to establish a speed of 100kmph from naught in just 5.5 seconds. The technologies fitted in the engine lets the car afford a fuel economy of 8.3 litres/100km.

Exterior

Praise the exterior designers for the purely fascinating and distinct look of the SUV, which is enveloped with sportiness and stylishness. The ravishing front look of the car is characterised by the solemnly expressive double kidney grille, the integrated double-round headlights extending from the kidney grille with full LED option, muscular front bumper design with large air-inlets and the robust shoulder details which extends to the rear. The car features an exclusive and impressive coupe-style roofline, trendy and tough light alloy wheels, detailed side edges that adds the air of dynamics and the particularly sporty rear lights. A sight at its dimensions expressed as 4671mm x 1881mm x 1624mm (L x W x H) gives an idea of the sleekness of the car design.

Interior

The interior designers have wholeheartedly dedicated their skills to design an awe-inspiring interior for the crossover. The interiors of the car is a pure blend of luxury and sportiness, this can be seen by the sporty attributes like the ergonomically designed control panel and illuminated infotainment system, sporty leather steering wheel and sporty-shaped gear selector while the features adding comfort to the car are large and comfortable seats with plenty of headroom and legroom, elevated seat position offering a perfect view to all the passengers, the purely desirable Harman Kardon sound system and air conditioning system. The car with a standard-feature 40:20:40 split-folding rear seat bench offers its occupants a luggage compartment that can be expanded from 500 liters to a maximum of 1400 liters.

Safety, braking and Miscellaneous

Being a BMW, the SUV does not compromise with the safety of its passengers. The car is equipped with many advanced and dependable safety features. This list includes the ABS (Antilock Braking System), EBD (Electronic Brake-Force Distribution), Lane-Departure warning, Front Collision warning, Pedestrian warning and City Collision mitigation, parking assists and front, side and curtain airbags. The required retardation produced on the wheels is a product of the braking system consisting of disc brakes on all four wheels.

Verdict

Dominating and enchanting exterior design of the SUV will surely earn you a lot of praise and the sportiness weaved in the ultra-comfortable cabins will never fail to please you unless, the high maintenance of the car is overlooked.