The 2019 BMW X4 xDrive30iMack Hogan | CNBCBMW invented the fashionable "crossover coupe" with the X6 in 2009. The thought is easy: take an SUV, slo
The 2019 BMW X4 xDrive30i
Mack Hogan | CNBC
BMW invented the fashionable “crossover coupe” with the X6 in 2009. The thought is easy: take an SUV, slope down the roof to make it look extra sporty and add a couple of grand to the bottom value.
A decade later, we’re nonetheless not satisfied that it is a good method. To make sure, automakers are on board. Mercedes and Audi have developed their very own crossover coupes, whereas BMW has expanded their “Sports activities Exercise Coupe” choices to incorporate the X2 and X4. However after driving the X4, it is arduous to see why consumers would need to spend extra over a comparable conventional SUV just like the BMW X3.
The 2019 BMW X4 xDrive30i
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For an organization that constructed its empire on sports activities sedans, BMW is making some critically good SUVs nowadays. The X3, X5 and X7 have all impressed us with user-friendly expertise and their driving dynamics.
The X4 is not any completely different. Our well-optioned X3 xDrive30i tester had a sticker value of $65,440, which is sort of a bit for a compact luxurious SUV. Nonetheless, it got here loaded with expertise.
BMW’s gimmicky however enjoyable gesture management — which helps you to wave your arms within the air to regulate infotainment capabilities — was on board, as was the corporate’s best-in-the-business full-color head-up show. The iDrive infotainment system continues to be simply navigable with an intuitive scroll wheel, whereas graphics…