Spying cars is far from the glamorous business. Not only that, the list of downsides includes the fact that manufacturers tend to be quite elusive when testing their cars.

Luckily for the guys out looking into BMW’s future business, they ran into some people testing the upcoming F15 BMW X5. This is a vehicle that’s pretty hard to miss.

Alongside the fact that the SAV is quite builky, it immediately attracts attention by dropping some of the heavy camouflage it used to have.

Some camouflage has disappeared yet as usual, it has only been eliminated from the areas which are least revealing.

It’s partially disappointing to only see the door faces and part of the rear quarter panel. It’s more than interesting to see some less obvious details.

For example, the headlamps appear to be brought in line with the new BMW design language as they seem very similar to the F30 3 Series.

The overall shape and rear cluster do seem familiar but the business going on underneath has been considerably overhauled.

New lessons that were learned on smaller models when it comes to fuel economy are going to be applied here as well.

Believe it or not, the 2.0 liter turbocharged four cylinder N20 engine will be a part of the lineup. Having been used on the 520i, the powerplant will have a hell of a job.

That said, at 245 horsepower, it is considerably more powerful than initial versions of the 3.0 liter engine that was initially introduced back with the E53 X5.

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It’s nearing production and a launch date, the F32 BMW 4 Series Coupe’s state of camouflage during testing runs should suggest so.

CarPix recently caught the two door version of the F30 3 Series being loaded into a transporter. Unlike previous spyshots, this time most of the non revealing exterior coverage was gone.

The only bits that continued to be covered were the front and rear ends, leaving most of the passenger compartment completely exposed.

Despite this fortunate situation, the interior of the upcoming BMW 4 Series remains a secret. The spy photographers simply couldn’t get close enough.

All is not lost since we do get to see, for the first time ever, some of the details the profile of the new coupe is offered with.

The front wings get some styled vents which slot in between the front wheels and the doors. They may have some marginal cooling effects within them.

Obviously BMW isn’t ready to give us a full brief on the situation, so we’ll have to stick with the hope that this isn’t just a visual representation of the sporty nature the car will come with.

Some excitement is available as the version of the 4 Series they spied is not an M Division or M Performance prepped one.

This is what a typical F32 coupe will look like once you fit the very popular M Sport pack option to this car. Good news like these do get compensated.

The F32 BMW 4 Series Coupe will very likely not shed any more of the camouflage until its scheduled debut at the 2014 Detroit Motor Show.

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