Our tester featured the 2.0-liter diesel engine everyone will buy in Europe, and that led me to a simple question: is the X3 all the premium SUV you'll ever need? Time to find out.
BMW X3 XDRIVE20I XLINE PLUS
It's lighter (by up to 55 kg), roomier (thanks to the 50-mm longer wheelbase) and more high-tech than ever before (you can even have it with the Driving Assistant Plus pack of semi-autonomous driving features). But exterior designer Calvin Luk did a great job given the briefing he had - the G01 appears contemporary and classy despite the fact that it doesn't have any standout design features (or maybe precisely because of that). Granted, it doesn't look quite like an all-new model, as BMW wanted people to recognize it immediately as an X3.
Now there's an all-new X3 in town, the G01, and everything about it is fresh, from the CLAR (Cluster Architecture) lightweight platform to the design. The second-generation F25 X3 has been the most successful so far, with BMW producing more than 900,000 units between 20.
BMW X3 XDRIVE20I XLINE SERIES
Launched in 2003, the BMW X3 has quickly become a core model for the Bavarian brand, riding the SUV popularity wave and gaining a similar status among the brand's X models as the 3 Series has for the automaker's passenger cars. BMW CEO Oliver Zipse confirmed that an SUV would mark the debut of the new platform alongside a more conventional saloon, saying: “Our Neue Klasse is coming in 2025 – for the launch we are planning a compact sedan in the 3 Series segment and a sporty SUV.We drive the third-generation X3 fitted with the engine most people will buy in Europe Given stories this year surrounding BMW’s ConnectedDrive Functions on Demand, with an increased level of connectivity, expect these switchable services to feature more heavily on the new car.Ĭombustion-engined models will arrive first in 2024, while the next-generation iX3 will follow later in 2025. There will also be improved interior technology that should further evolve the company’s infotainment set-up. Given that the firm’s X1 has grown in size, the next X3 will also get bigger again, offering more space inside and an increase over the current car’s 550 litres of boot capacity. Expect a boost in all-electric range to push the new petrol-electric X3 beyond the 50-mile mark and closer to its X5 xDrive45e big brother – in more ways than one. The petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid X3s will be based on an evolution of BMW’s current CLAR (Cluster Architecture) multi-energy platform, while the next iX3 all-electric model will transition to bespoke underpinnings as part of BMW’s future ‘Neue Klasse’ (new class) technology.Įxpect a 48-volt mild-hybrid 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol xDrive20i model to open the range, with the potential for a small hike in power compared with the outgoing car’s 181bhp output, while the xDrive20d – also a 48-volt mild-hybrid unit – should also be retained.Īll combustion-engined cars will be linked to an eight-speed automatic gearbox and BMW’s xDrive all-wheel drive system, including the 30e plug-in hybrid. Expect more angular lines on both the front and rear bumpers, too.
Sharper headlight clusters that ape the brand’s just-released X1 compact crossover will make an appearance, and this will also be reflected on the tailgate, with slim rear- light units. As our two exclusive images show, in combustion-engined form the X3 will retain BMW’s more conservative approach to styling, with a relatively traditional kidney grille set-up compared with cars in its line-up such as the 4 Series/ i4 and 7 Series/ i7 luxury saloon.
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