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[br][br]Highlights[br][br]Prices for the BMW X4 start at Rs. 60.6 lakh (ex-showroom, India)[br][br][ul][li]It gets two diesel and one petrol engine options in India[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]The new X4 is assembled locally at BMW's Chennai plant[br][/li][/ul][br]
[br][br]It's been a couple of months since the bmw x4was launched in India and now that it is here, we finally get behind the wheel of one. But, is it a crossover SUV in its truest sense? Or is it a large, four-door coupe? And more importantly, how is the performance? We try and seek answers for the questions above. [br][br][br]
[br][br]Now, big, burly SUVs usually! By design, SUVs ooze muscle and strength. But the BMW X4, The design is evocative in its truest sense! The coupe-like design, the flowing lines, coupled with the chrome slatted kidney grille up front and the wide, muscular haunches at the rear make for a pleasing design.[br][br][br]
[br][br]In India, the BMW X4 is offered has three engine options. There are two diesel engine options which are a 3-litre six-cylinder unit and a 2-litre four-cylinder petrol variant. The one we drove was the xDrive30i model, which is the petrol unit making 248.5 bhp and 350 newton metres of peak torque between 1,450 - 4,800 rpm. [br][br][br]
[br][br]The car accelerates from 0-100 kmph in just 6.3 seconds. The engine is already compatible with BS VI emission norms, which comes into force April 2020 onwards.[br][br][br]
[br][br]Under the hood the BMW X4 gets also gets a 3-litre six-cylinder diesel engine on the xDrive30d variant which produces an output of 261 bhp and a maximum torque of 620 Nm at 2,000 - 2,500 rpm. The car accelerates from 0-100 kmph in just 6 seconds. [br][br][br]
[br][br]The 2-litre four cylinder diesel engine of the BMW X4 xDrive20d has an output of 188 bhp and produces a maximum torque of 400 Nm at 1,750-2,500 rpm. The car accelerates from 0-100 kmph in 8 seconds.[br][br][br]
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