This is the all-new BMW X3 – the German brand’s latest attempt to stamp on the toes of the recently introduced as well as rebooted Audi Q5 and Volvo XC60 in the premium mid-size SUV market.
It goes on sale in November starting at £38,880 – a near-£4,500 cost hike over today’s entry-level model. The line-up tops out at £51,280, however later down the line a top-spec X3 M as well as completely electric version with a 250-mile variety will appear.
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This third-generation X3 is 55kg lighter than the cars and truck it replaces as well as sits on BMW’s new CLAR platform, which it shares with the new 5 Series saloon. It brings on with the exact same unique looks BMW has utilized on its SUVs since the late nineties with the X5 – a mass of muscular curves as well as jacked-up estate car-like proportions. It’s definitely an development of the outgoing model, though, with the brand choosing not to alienate loyal purchasers of that car; more than 1.5 million X3s have been offered since 2003.
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From introduce there will be three designs offered in the UK: an xDrive20d powered by a 187bhp 2.0-litre diesel, an xDrive30d which utilizes a 262bhp 3.0-litre six-cylinder diesel, plus an M performance design for the very first time in the shape of the M40i which homes a 355bhp turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol under the bonnet.