[SoCali E36]

looks like LCI X3 front end and a tall, bulgy 3GT on the back end.

[wmandra]

Here's a spy shot recently caught by a friend of mine in Northern NJ.

[chicochico]

Hey its an updated version of the early 80s Chevy Citation

[Bmwkid98]

Originally Posted by GregD

All these haters.. Rear pics look so good, much more agressive than the X3 M Sport.

+1

[Blindside_137]

Looks awesome to me lol

[Mako]

this car had potential, some angles look great, others

in general I think its too narrow, if they made it wider this would have been a great looking SUV, but I guess it couldn't be built on the X3 platform if it was too much wider... I will wait to see it in person for final judgement though. My wife was considering this to replace our 2012 X3 next year, we hardly ever have the trunk full to the top (like 1-2 times per year) so something like this does interest us but from pictures, the X3 looks better with the facelift (better proportions).

[Shane550X]

Presumably they will make an X4 35i model with the I6, I hope that they do a split exhaust instead of what is being shown in these pictures

[auggiem3]

Not a fan. Asthetically the competition (specifically the Q5 and GLK) far exceeds the design of the X3/X4 IMHO.

The introduction of the Cajun will just further exaggerate the lack of X3/X4 appeal amongst the other compact German suv/sav/crossover offerings.

[SM335i]

at that diffuser.. This thing is just nasty.

[DrivenByE30]

Originally Posted by ShahiniBmw

Ehhh what's the point of this x4 lol honestly

Honey i shrink the X6...

It's so you can have a coupe, but with 4 doors ! Yay
And raised up so you can see above other coupes ! Double Yay
But it's cheaper than the X6 you wanted ! Triple Yay

Looks like the car is already heading where it should be: Import Salvage...

[brianeck]

Originally Posted by DrivenByE30

Honey i shrink the X6...

It's so you can have a coupe, but with 4 doors ! Yay
And raised up so you can see above other coupes ! Double Yay
But it's cheaper than the X6 you wanted ! Triple Yay

Looks like the car is already heading where it should be: Import Salvage...

This makes 0 sense to me. . . They just created the "4" moniker off of the 3 moniker and made it a stand alone coupe tag. . . What the heck does the 4 mean? Clearly its not a coupe badge anymore. . . BMW is going through a bit of nomenclature diarrhea at the moment. . .

[pkimM3r]

"All these haters" would imply 1000 likes and 100 hates.

This is opposite. So far its 99 uglies to 2 likes.

[Mako]

Originally Posted by auggiem3

Not a fan. Asthetically the competition (specifically the Q5 and GLK) far exceeds the design of the X3/X4 IMHO.

The introduction of the Cajun will just further exaggerate the lack of X3/X4 appeal amongst the other compact German suv/sav/crossover offerings.

Cajun? you mean the Macan? that thing is TINY, think Infiniti EX or Audi Q3, much smaller interior cargo space than X3 and X4. GLK is way behind, especially interior and engine, I do like the SQ5 though, would get that over the X3 M Sport.

[ShahiniBmw]

Originally Posted by brianeck

This makes 0 sense to me. . . They just created the "4" moniker off of the 3 moniker and made it a stand alone coupe tag. . . What the heck does the 4 mean? Clearly its not a coupe badge anymore. . . BMW is going through a bit of nomenclature diarrhea at the moment. . .

Looks like an over grown GT 5 series lol so dumb I think so

[Luminor513]

Originally Posted by imserious

Pontiac Aztek M Sport, yikes

I immediately thought Pontiac Aztek when i saw the pictures. This thing is just ridiculous. And that muffler hanging out from below the bumper reminds me of some other quality GM vehicles from the past.

[jaehshim]

With all these new models and changes, "M" is nothing more than a "S-line" to me lol...
so sad...
i thank GOD I got a real "M" in my garage. This will probably be my last M i purchase from BMW.

[ZooMMM]

Hmmm. Not bad. Then again I really want to like it. Just scared of how ugly the non M sport would be. Lol.

[M3_WC]

Originally Posted by Mako

Cajun? you mean the Macan? that thing is TINY, think Infiniti EX or Audi Q3, much smaller interior cargo space than X3 and X4. GLK is way behind, especially interior and engine, I do like the SQ5 though, would get that over the X3 M Sport.

The Macan isn't tiny. I just saw a Macan Turbo a day ago, I was expecting it to look/feel a lot smaller. It actually didn't look much smaller than the Cayenne. The Macan is actually the same width, but the Cayenne is just 5 inches longer.

The Macan is longer and wider than a X3. The rear slanted hatch does eliminate some cargo room, but not as much as it looks in pictures. With the seats down the cargo space looked about the same as my buddies SQ5.

[Matski]

Originally Posted by ZooMMM

Hmmm. Not bad. Then again I really want to like it. Just scared of how ugly the non M sport would be. Lol.

The non M-sport version looks twenty times better than the M-sport version.

[Alpine F31]

Way too similar....

[BMW-ALPINA]

Please put some full LED tail lights at this model this time!!!

[misterbeemer]

Originally Posted by BMW-ALPINA

Please put some full LED tail lights at this model this time!!!

Lol..good luck with that. Wishful thinking. Perhaps in 10 years. They are more bothered with putting M badges on everything right now. And glowing M badges on seats.