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Last Auto account – BMW shrinks X6 to ample new alcove Close planning a affluence four-seater coupé adaptation of afresh apparent X3 bunched and SUV twin-opening rear bear from 5-Series Gran Turismo set to appear.

The X6 is accepting a babyish brother! Auto Express has abstruse that BMW is planning a head-turning abate adaptation of its coupé-styled SUV – and the newcomer could backpack the X4 badge.

Following the success of the X6, which has exceeded sales expectations, BMW has articular that there’s allowance for a babyish brother based on
the afresh appear X3. Codenamed X-Style by BMW insiders, the car would get a actual agnate actualization to the X6 with a abandoned coupé-like roofline and a able-bodied body.

But there’s a aberration to the story. Whereas the X6 gets a accepted tailgate, to accomplish the newcomer angle out even added it is acceptable to account from a twin-hatch system, just like the 5-Series Gran Turismo. It will accord the X4 an added akin of flexibility, acceptance owners to accessible the absolute tailgate or just the saloon-style boot.

Inside, there will be a four-seater blueprint with two alone rear seats, emphasising the X4’s added comfortable accession aural the X range. Under the skin, it would allotment engines and gearboxes with the X3, so apprehend a super-efficient 181bhp 2.0-litre turbodiesel for the xDrive20d, able of 0-60mph in about eight seconds, yet abiding 50mpg and abounding just 150g/km of CO2. However, there will aswell be a range-topping xDrive35i petrol alternative featuring a 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder engine with about 300bhp. That would accord it abundant bite to do 0-60mph in about 5 abnormal and a top acceleration in balance of 150mph.

The X4 has been on the cartoon lath for a while now, but the activity was put on ice as a aftereffect of the banking crisis. It is now accepted to accomplish an actualization in abstraction anatomy at a above motor appearance next year. If the accessible accession is positive, BMW will put the car into assembly and sales could alpha in 2012.

That’s not it for new BMW models, though. The close is aswell planning to abound its sales with a active 3-Series – aswell due in 2012 – and a front-wheel-drive adaptation of the 1-Series to attempt with Audi’s A1 supermini. The MegaCity electric car ambit is aswell imminent. The aggregation will barrage its new 6-Series coupé after this year, too.