This rumor doesn't make sense. The specs would put it above, not below the R6. Also a BSI sensor will NO DOUBT bump the cost by $300-$500. For reference, use the price bump of the A7s II and A7s III. All said, you'll have an inconsistency in the naming convention and positioning just as the line get started. No way they plan to break the naming convention, before they even flesh it out.
Then the need for a CF Express seems odd. 4k 60p ALL i might need a CF Express, and I stress might, because being cropped there is a potential that it may not even need it. But lets say it is needed, would you really add a new card format, that is more expensive for the sake of one video mode on a cost sensitive still centric camera? It doesn't make sense. I understand there are other benefits of CF Express, but I don't see Canon doing that after the decisions they made on the R6.
I think a conventional FSI 32MP sensor based on the current 32MP sensor, but modified to get close to or faster than the readout of the R5's sensor is more inline. I think a cropped 4k 60p stat is reasonable, but I don't see it needing a CF Express card, and as such expect one (maybe two) SD slot(s). I can see a 3.7'ish million dot EVF and the R6 LCD. 20 fps electronic shutter seems reasonable with a 10 fps mechanical shutter. Something like this they can package in and around the $1999 price ceiling with room to drop some specs and fit cheaper components and come in a little lower. Effectively what I see is a juiced up 90D or a slightly neutered 7D2. However as the rumor has it spec'ed, I can't see it coming in under $2,500.
CFexpress would be ideal for a crop R mount wildlife camera for the purposes of maintaining an endless buffer. As it is now with the R5, you can shoot 20 fps into the buffer, but with the fastest CFexpress cards you can shoot forever at about 10 fps. SD isn't going to give you that.
Minor point: Canon naming conventions get broken all the time. It's a surprise to me if they keep using one for more than a few years - especially in the crop sensor range. Remember the 77D that came out after the 80D? That was my favorite.
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