The X4 carves out more style from BMW's mid-size SUV package--but if you're more practical and carry adult passengers, you'll probably be better off with the more conventional roof of the excellent BMW X3.
At that point, you'd be remiss if you didn't also drive the Mercedes M-Class and sample its great diesel edition.
Looking at something a little smaller and more stylish, the long-running favorite in this niche has been the Audi Q5, and it's a testament that its design still looks amazingly fresh after all these years.
Of course, you could slip into something more comfortable in the shape of the sizzling new Porsche Macan, the best-handling SUV we've yet driven, or the Range Rover Evoque, a stiletto of an SUV that spins the Land Rover badge in an entirely more fashionable direction.
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The 2015 BMW X4 drops the off-roading, cargo-carrying pretense, and goes for what some BMW owners really want: attention. |
The 2015 Audi Q5 remains one of the most elegant, truly car-like crossovers on the market. |
The 2015 BMW X5 is a handsome, capable, tech-filled vehicle for the shopper who wants a luxury SUV. |
The 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tones down the off-road chops of its older siblings and turns up the design, creating a stylish carlike utility in the process. |
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class doesn't crow about off-roading: it's more concerned with things like fuel economy and in the AMG, superhero acceleration. |
The 2015 Porsche Macan swings for the crossover fences, with Cayenne performance in a more tidy, somewhat more cost-effective package. |
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| $44,700 | $39,300 | $53,900 | $41,100 | $48,300 | $49,900 |
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| 19 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy | 17 MPG City / 31 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 31 MPG Hwy | 21 MPG City / 30 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 17 MPG City / 23 MPG Hwy |
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| Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-6 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Premium Unleaded V-6 | Twin Turbo Premium Unleaded V-6 |
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| Small Sport Utility Vehicles 4WD | Small Sport Utility Vehicles 4WD | Standard Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | Small Sport Utility Vehicles 4WD | Standard Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | Small Sport Utility Vehicles 4WD |
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| AWD 4-Door xDrive28i | quattro 4-Door 2.0T Premium | RWD 4-Door sDrive35i | 5-Door HB Pure | RWD 4-Door ML 350 | AWD 4-Door S |
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| All Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Four Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive |
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| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Sports Activity Coupe | quattro Sport Utility | Sports Activity Vehicle | 5-Door | Sport Utility | Sport Utility |
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| Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Auto-Shift Manual w/OD |
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