---
title: "BMW Reveals New X3 M and X4 M at Nürburgring Test"
description: "The newest of BMW's sporting crossovers will come with a new turbocharged inline-six engine and screaming kids in the back."
date: "2018-09-10"
modified: "2018-09-10"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/23464/bmw-reveals-new-x3-m-and-x4-m-at-nrburgring-test"
categories:
  - "BMW News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "BMW"
  - "BMW M"
  - "BMW X3"
  - "BMW X4"
  - "crossovers"
  - "Luxury crossover"
  - "Nurburgring"
  - "sport crossover"
---

# BMW Reveals New X3 M and X4 M at Nürburgring Test

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BMW whipped the cover off its returning X3 M and new X4 M sport crossover models over the weekend at DTM's Nürburgring race.

The sister vehicles share both a platform and a newly-developed turbocharged inline-six engine with a penchant for rpm, exhaling through quad exhaust tips. Both vehicles will use the M xDrive system proven on the current [M5](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20736/bmw-m5-competition-understated-presence-upgraded-performance>) in conjunction with an active rear limited-slip differential.

![message-editor%2F1536591473018-p90320958\_lowres\_bmw-x3-m-prototype-0.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1536591473018-p90320958_lowres_bmw-x3-m-prototype-0.jpg>)
*Uwe Fischer*

![message-editor%2F1536591490862-p90320966\_lowres\_bmw-x4-m-prototype-0.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1536591490862-p90320966_lowres_bmw-x4-m-prototype-0.jpg>)
*Uwe Fischer*

"With their M specific performance characteristics, the BMW X3 M and the BMW X4 M will set benchmarks in terms of dynamics in their respective vehicle segment," stated BMW M president Frank van Meel in BMW's press release.

BMW has said nothing of the vehicles' respective horsepower, but considering the X3 M's semi-analogous sedan counterpart the [M3](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/16148/why-the-bmw-m3-is-a-blueprint-for-coupes-and-sedans>) makes 425 horsepower, it may be fair to expect similar of the X3 M and X4 M. Likewise, while price point is net yet known, we know that the 2018 M4's price tag comes in at $68,700, and considering the X4 starts a few grand above the 4-series, it may be reasonable to expect the X4 M to come in somewhere in the low-to-mid $70,000 range. Similar retail pricing may be true for the X3 M, as the X3 is closer in price to the X4 than the 3-series.

![message-editor%2F1536591506773-p90320962\_lowres\_bmw-x3-m-prototype-0.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1536591506773-p90320962_lowres_bmw-x3-m-prototype-0.jpg>)
*Uwe Fischer*

![message-editor%2F1536591513909-p90320970\_lowres\_bmw-x4-m-prototype-0.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1536591513909-p90320970_lowres_bmw-x4-m-prototype-0.jpg>)
*Uwe Fischer*

*The Drive* reached out to BMW for additional information on the BMW X3 M and X4 M, but the automaker declined to comment, promising more information on the vehicles will come in the first quarter of 2019.

Those interested in a sport crossover from BMW that’s more compact than the X3 M or X4 M can look to the newly-announced [X2 M35i](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23428/2019-bmw-x2-m35i-not-just-an-appearance-package>), but if you expect a full-fat X2 M, you may need to wait a while, because BMW told *The Drive* that such a vehicle is "unlikely" to be developed.

![message-editor%2F1536591527228-p90320975\_lowres\_bmw-x3-m-prototype-b.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1536591527228-p90320975_lowres_bmw-x3-m-prototype-b.jpg>)
**Uwe Fischer**

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)