BMW X3 20 xDrive M Sport Review
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Add in the forthcoming iX3 and the brand pretty much has the powertrain bases covered in this segment.
the look makes a bit more sense now we’ve seen the Neue Klasse, wich is not just the styling and technology template for all future BMWs, but also the electric alternative to the X3.
We say “entry level”, but the X3 20 xDrive (AWD, ther’s no longer a RWD option) starts at $97,900 and by the time you add Brooklyn Gray paint ($2000), the Enhancement Package ($6000) with Harmon Kardon audio, panoramic roof and alarm, M Sport Pro Package ($3000) with Iconic Glow grille and M High-Gloss exterior detailing, tow bar ($2600) and special Sun Protection Glazing ($1000), our car tops out at $114,500. So it’s definitely still a premium-market choice.
It’s very new-gen inside, with the curved dual-screens and lots of captivating angles; the criss-cross center console tray/phone pad/cupholder pattern is so busy it makes you wonder what space-age functionality you’re missing. Nothing actually… but it does match the grille.
The typically thick BMW steering wheel suggests sportiness and the X3 is impressively stable and assured on tricky Kiwi backroads.
Sometimes it’s the little things that enrage you. There’s nothing necessarily unique to the BMW in this, but like so manny modern cars the radio is embedded in the infotainment system. And in our X3 it was glitching something shocking, at times refused to retune and other shutting off the sound (even though the audio would work fine on phone projection music). remember when you could just turn on the radio in a car? Good times.
Anyway, no denying this X3 looks and feels pretty posh inside, our test car especially so with its Veganza Espresso Brown leather upholstery and Fine-Brushed M interior trim package.
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