BMW X4: This is how the SUV performs in the used car test!
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Luxury with a sense of proportion: the X4 is a BMW for climbers
Expensive and impractical or just perfect? One can argue about the BMW X4 – not about its quality. The SUV in the used car test!
All-wheel drive and automatic always standard on the BMW X4
144,600 km
140 kW (190 hp)
11/2016
A classic six-speed manual gearbox was only available with the basic diesel, the 20d, available, but was almost never ordered. With the two additional speed levels, the machines turn lower, always have the right gear ready and also harmonize better overall with the vehicle class. Anyone who is toying with a switch should be prepared for a long bond, as the sale will be difficult later.
Our test BMW X4 still sounds dewy after 156,000 km
The three-liter diesel internally known as the B57 is a dream – and the ideal cast in the heavy X4.
© Sandra Beckefeldt / AUTO BILD
Likewise The small petrol engines are only partially recommendable 20i and 28i. The performance is okay, the somewhat uncouth run of the N20Engines, known from BMW 1 Series and 3 Series, do not seem quite befitting here either. The combination of the highest level of driving culture coupled with even higher costs is what the 306 delivers PS Strength 35i as well as the one postponed in 2015 M40i with a superior 360 hp. It is hardly slower, but it is significantly more economical 35d with 313 hp power diesel. We opt for the golden mean, the 30d with 258 PS. Even after more than 156,000 kilometers, it still sounds dewy in our test car from the dealership in Bockel, nails very fine and free of background noises. If need be, the three-liter whips the 1.8-tonX4 in less than six seconds to Tacho 100, can also be used with seven liters in everyday life without any problems. Horse owners can look forward to a trailer load of 2.4 tons.
Problems are rare with the BMW X4
Very clear workspace with classic instruments and a well thought-out iDrive.
© Sandra Beckefeldt / AUTO BILD
Basically The balance of defects is positive of X4. Apart from, depending on the driving style and mileage, axle suspensions, shock absorbers and springs that are pushed to their limits, there are problems with the X4 Rare. As is usual with SUVs, the brake wear is a bit higher, the navigation system is sometimes in a bad mood and hangs up. Little things. The interior, across from that X3 significantly upgraded, still convinces after five years good quality and little wear and tear. That a xenon burner gave up on the test car – for free. Also the chain problems with the four-cylinder BMW have followed many years, let the X4 cold. They no longer affect the built-in one B47-Diesel, but the predecessor N47. More problematic, but unfortunately common, are particle filters that are too much Short-haul use can close. Especially the big six-cylinder should run longer under load every now and then so that they feel comfortable and run properly.
| Technical data: BMW X4 xDrive30d | |
|---|---|
| engine | Six-cylinder / front lengthways |
| Valves / camshafts | 4 per cylinder / 2 |
| Displacement | 2993 cc |
| power | 190 kW (258 PS) at 4000 rpm |
| Torque | 560 Nm at 1500 rpm |
| Maximum speed | 234 km / h |
| 0-100 km / h | 5.8 s |
| Tank / fuel | 67 l / diesel |
| Gear / drive | Eight-speed automatic / all-wheel drive |
| Length Width Height | 4671/1881/1624 mm |
| Trunk volume | 500-1400 l |
| Empty weight / payload | 1820/590 kg |
Follow-up costs must be taken into account for the BMW X4
Conclusion: Chic coupé shape, paired with practical talents and a high seating position. For many it is BMW X4 a dream car that offers luxury with a sense of proportion. It is also technically convincing. Unfortunately, this is reflected in high used prices. (More on the topic: BMW X4 – News, Tests and Videos)
| Cost: BMW X4 xDrive30d | |
|---|---|
| Entertains | |
| Test consumption | 6.9 l D / 100 km |
| CO2 | 183 g / km |
| inspection | 400-700 euros |
| Liability (21) * | 701 euros |
| Partially comprehensive (29) * | 562 euros |
| Fully comprehensive (27) * | 1402 euros |
| Vehicle tax (Euro 6) | 407 euros |
| Spare part prices ** | |
| Alternator (AT) | 1113 euros |
| Starter (AT) | 566 euros |
| water pump | 368 euros |
| Timing belt | omitted, chain |
| Rear silencer | 895 euros |
| Front left fender, painted | 777 euros |
| Brake discs and pads | 686 euros |
| * Online tariff of the HUK24 insurance: registration in Hamburg, driver only policyholders and partners (25 years old), annual mileage 15,000 km, no-claims class 1; ** Prices including wages and 19 percent sales tax | |
* Further information on the official fuel consumption and the official specific CO2 emissions and, if applicable, the power consumption of new cars can be found in the “Guide to Official Fuel Consumption”, which is available free of charge at all sales outlets and from “Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH” (www .dat.de).
