BMW Rumored to Debut X4 Sports Activity Coupe at Detroit Motor Show

We were aware that BMW is readying a smaller brother to the X6 since the beginning of the year when the brand's CEO Norbert Reithofer confirmed plans for the X4 while also stating that it will be built at the automaker's Spartanburg plant in the States.

Now we come to hear from Autoweek magazine that the (supposedly) sporty looking crossover will debut in near-production form as a thinly disguised concept at the 2013 Detroit Motor Show in January, before it hits global markets the following year.

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Spy Shots: 2014 BMW X3 Crossover to Receive a Subtle Mid-Life Makeover

Most mainstream BMW models have a life span of approximately seven years with the Bavarian automaker releasing a mid-life cycle facelift in the third or fourth year after a car's introduction onto the market to keep buyers interested.

The same appears to hold true in the case of the second generation of BMW's X3 crossover (also known by its internal codename F25), that went on sale in 2010.

Our photographers captured a lightly camouflaged prototype of the updated X3 while engineers were testing the crossover model in Europe.

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BMW Launches New Entry Level Rear-Wheel-Drive X3 sDrive18d

It’s true that, while most car companies turned to a cheaper and more space efficient front-wheel drive configuration for their vehicles, BMW has stuck to rear-wheel drive (RWD), while also offering all-wheel drive as an option on several sedan, coupes and station wagons and standard on most of its SUV models. Read more »