最近谍照记者在美国南卡罗来纳州斯帕腾伯格宝马工厂附近拍到了全新X4照片。这些预量产原型车只是在车身上进行了轻微伪装，因此可以看到新车与现行版相比只是进行了轻度改款。新车的车顶线条进一步向后倾斜，让X4更像一辆快背车型，尾灯组与现行版完全不同。宝马似乎要急于推出第二代X4，而现行版上市不过三年。宝马看起来要越过中期改款车，直接上第二代车型。或许是因为新一代X3已经推出，宝马希望造型更顺滑的X4能更早的用上X3的内部结构。新车在上市之初就会有M40i和M40id高性能版本。其中汽油版车型搭载一台取自X3M40i的3.0升直列六缸涡轮增压引擎，功率355马力，扭矩500牛米，搭配xDrive和八速自动变速器。车辆0-96公里/小时加速时间4.6秒，最高时速250公里。预计X4M40i的各项数据和X3M40i也差不多。而搭载柴油引擎的M40d目前还不清楚搭载何种引擎，有人说该车将搭载取自750d的新的3.0升直列六缸四涡轮增压引擎，而在750d上，其功率为294千瓦/394马力，扭矩760牛米，不过在M40d上面，预计功率将进一步调低。虽然这次没有拍到车辆内装照片，但考虑到新款X3内装变化不大，因此X4的内装这次也不会有很大变化。这次拍到的新车的车身几乎没有伪装，因此现在距离新车正式发布已经为期不远了。
2019 BMW X4 Spotted Sans Camouflage
Well, this was unexpected. A trailer carrying multiple versions of the all-new BMW X4 has been caught on camera near the company’s factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Thankfully, the pre-production prototypes were showing their full bodies without even the smallest piece of camouflage to hide the sheet metal, which as you can see has gone through quite a few substantial changes compared to the current X4.
The roofline is now more sloped towards the rear, lending the X4 a more fastback-styled body ending with a pair of taillights that have basically nothing in common with those of the existing model. BMW appears to be in a rush to come out with the second generation considering the version available today has been around for only about three years and it looks like it will skip the usual mid-cycle refresh and head straight to a second gen. It’s probably because the new X3 is now out and therefore BMW wants the sleeker X4 to be up to date in terms of underpinnings.
By the looks of it, BMW will sell the hotter M40i and M40d derivatives from day one. The gasoline model will be motivated by a turbocharged inline-six 3.0-liter engine taken from the X3 M40i where it pumps out 355 horsepower and 369 pound-feet (500 Newton-meters) of torque channeled to an xDrive setup through an eight-speed automatic transmission. That’s good for a 0 to 60 mph (96 kph) in 4.6 seconds before hitting an electronically governed 155 mph (250 kph), so look for very similar numbers from the equivalent X4 M40i.
As for the diesel-powered M40d, the identity of the engine is not known at this point, but some are saying it will get the new quad-turbo 3.0-liter, inline-six mill from the 750d. In the fullsize sedan, it pushes out a healthy 394 hp (294 kW) together with a gargantuan 560 lb-ft (760 Nm), though it will likely be detuned for this new application.
The comprehensive batch of spy images doesn’t include shots of the interior, but it’s not like we actually need them considering the cabin will be largely carried over from the X3. Taking into account BMW didn’t even bother to camouflage these prototypes, chances are an official reveal is right around the corner.