My Club Sport needed some maintenance and my SA at the BMW dealership gave me a new X3 to drive. While I'm usually not a fan of CUVs, I was very impressed. My wife really liked it; she's convinced that my SA gives me nice loaners to tempt me into buying a newer car. The sport seats were excellent(as usual) and the base system audio sounded better than average.Handling was decent, especially considering it was the standard suspension. The 2.0 liter turbo four is adequate, but 0-60 in the low 6 second range is just a bit slow for my tastes. The stop/start system is virtually imperceptible- as good or better than the setup in my 2er or the X5 M press car I had in January.
Would I buy one? Well, not a 3.0- I'd rather have a Stelvio Ti Sport. However, I could easily live with an M40i or-better yet-the upcoming X3 M. A CPO of course.
Would I buy one? Well, not a 3.0- I'd rather have a Stelvio Ti Sport. However, I could easily live with an M40i or-better yet-the upcoming X3 M. A CPO of course.