BMW X4 Model Years and History

The BMW X4 and X4 M both carry over with minimal changes for 2025.

The BMW X4 and X4 M both carry over with minimal changes for 2024.

The BMW X4 and X4 M both carry over with minimal changes for 2023.

For 2022, the BMW X4 gets a restyled exterior with new headlights, an updated center console with a 12.3-inch touchscreen, an the M40i gains a 48-volt hybrid drive system.

For 2021, the BMW X4 is mostly a carryover, adding more standard equipment like Android Auto and several driver-assistance features.

The 2020 BMW X4 is in store for a game changer this year with the announcement of the X4 M and X4 M Competition. Both deliver tremendous results with newly forged S58 engines tuned to deliver 473 horsepower for the M and 503 hp with the Competition. Both new M inspired chassis pin down all that added horsepower with adaptive dampeners, unique power steering, upgraded differentials, while outside bigger vents, unique wheels and M-badging let you know this isn't an average X4.

The BMW X4 has been redesigned for 2019. While the last generation was a modern- styled crossover with strong performance, it compromised practicality and interior room. The new X4 offers more interior space than the previous generation, while also improving driving dynamics. By widening the track, BMW has managed to give the X4 both more interior space and a lower center of gravity. To further passenger and driver perception that the X4 is a great place to be during a long road trip, BMW has raised the bar on interior features. The X4 gains a much larger moonroof that stretches all the way to the back seats as well as a standard 10-inch touchscreen.

The 2018 BMW X4 has received a number of stylish exterior updates for model year 2018. The front end is inspired by the X3's design, and features slimmer headlights, a more upright nose, a front bumper dominated by larger air inlets and aggressive down-sloping roof line. 19-inch wheels are now standard while out back the updated taillights look aggressive wrapping around the sides of the vehicle. The "M Sport" package is now available for both the M40i and xDrive 28i models.

The biggest news for 2017 is the deletion of the xDrive35i model, which has been replaced with the more performance-oriented X4 M40i. The M40i gets significantly more horsepower from its 3.0L straight 6-cylinder engine, vastly improving acceleration and really allowing the X4 to live up to its coupe name. New options for 2017 include mobile Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity and wireless phone charging, while the M sport package features a new steering wheel design.

Following its debut last year, the BMW X4 is largely unchanged for 2016, though a Harman/Kardon surround sound audio system is now standard on the xDrive35i, while enhanced USB and Bluetooth now include mobile office, Bluetooth sync for a second phone, and voice control for contacts and music.

The BMW X4 is a brand new model for the company and serves to fill out BMW's "X" line of SUVS. BMW have stuck to their new naming convention and just as the 4-series is a coupe version of the 3-series, so too is the X4 a coupe interpretation of the X3. Of course as an SUV, the X4 isn't a true coupe. Not only does it offer more ground clearance than any coupe in recent memory, it also has a full complement of four doors. However take one look at it and its obvious BMW's designers have done everything in their power to mold the relatively truck-like proportions of the X3 into something much sportier and sleeker.