BMW reveals X4 Concept, proving money really does talk

"The enduring popularity of BMW’s first SAC (Sports Activity Coupe) is borne out by its consistently high sales figures." So quoth BMW in the release announcing the X4 concept, a follow-up to the X6, the aforementioned hunched hatch that BMW calls a Sports Activity Coupe, and whose consistently high sales figures reached a grand total of 6,749 copies in this country last year, outselling only the aging Z4 in BMW's lineup. Nevertheless, get ready to see something very much like this on our roads in 2014.

The X4 stands to fit in a region for those who enjoy the practicality of an SUV, mixed with the styling and lack of rear headroom of a coupe. While it casts a similar shadow to its big brother, it should appeal to those who can’t reach the roughly $60,ooo price tag associated with an X6. And like the X6, it isn’t exactly pretty, recalling for older wags the glory days of the AMC Eagle.