Diesel BMW X4 M Performance considered

BMW is currently in the process of analyzing the prospects of launching a diesel-powered M Performance variant of the upcoming X4 crossover.

In a recent interview given to The Motor Report, BMW Group Australia Managing Director Phil Horton said that there could be an M Performance X4 sometime in the future, while a fully-fledged M version is not being considered as of now. Interestingly, if the X4 M Performance will be given a go-ahead for production it will probably be powered by a diesel engine.

We already know that the regular X4 will be revealed in 2014 on 14th March. The company’s product communications manager Bernhard Ederer said some time back that BMW decided to build a smaller X4 based on the success of the larger X6. Even though there is already an X6 M version, an X4 M is not likely to happen because the Bavarian marque doesn’t see it as the best business opportunity.

The details are limited as of now but we can expect some more details to be out as the launch time nears of the model.