The new one is sleeker, proportioned better and feels lower overall. Do the improvements balance out the new one’s remaining shortcomings? It Looks BetterīMW added 3 inches to the X4’s length, including 2 inches to the wheelbase, and the effect on the overall look is a definite improvement it doesn’t have that hunchback look the outgoing model suffered from. Dynamically, the 2018 X4 was a lot of fun in its higher-performance M40i version. It’s back for 2019 with a stretched chassis that adds more length and wheelbase, plus restyled looks that make it a bit less weird than before. So what is it? A tall hatchback sedan? Some kind of sporty SUV that favors the S in the equation more than the U? Then BMW insists you call it a “coupe” - despite the fact that it has four full doors - thanks to its slammed profile. Like the larger X6, it builds off a perfectly good crossover SUV (the X3 in this case), takes away functionality by chopping down the roofline and cargo area in the name of a sporty profile, then charges you more money for the privilege of having less utility in your sport utility vehicle. The Porsche Macan somewhat qualifies as a competitor, but it generally targets a different buyer. Versus the competition: There’s one vehicle the X4 is meant to fight: the equally silly Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe, against which it stacks up toe-to-toe in nearly every attribute but ultimately succumbs to the Benz’s ritzier interior appointments. The verdict: New styling and a boost to the wheelbase make the new X4 slightly less weird, decidedly more fun and marginally more desirable than before.
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