BMW confirms X4 production

BMW has confirmed plans for an X4 SUV, a spokesman told Autoweek.

As the name implies, the ute would slot in between the X3 and the X5 and likely get an M variant. BMW would distinguish the X4 from the other models with a bolder face and perhaps a curvier body--much in the manner in which the X6 stands out from the rest of the SUV line.

Autoweek first reported plans for BMW's Porsche Cajun fighter last fall (“Faceoff,” Nov. 17, 2010).

By Greg Kable