2011 BMW X3 Review by Mike Hanley
The BMW X3 may have been a pioneer among compact luxury crossovers, but a number of competitors — including the Audi Q5, Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class and Volvo XC60 — have entered the fray since its debut as a 2004 model. Now, with the second-generation X3, BMW has new metal to take them on.
The 2011 BMW X3 is still the small luxury crossover of choice for driving enthusiasts, but its substantially more forgiving suspension tuning should make the new version far more appealing.
I tested the base xDrive28i, which starts at $36,750; with options, our test car's sticker price was $43,875. For a side-by-side comparison with the competitors mentioned above, click here.
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Ignition off
Automatic transmission: press the Start/Stop
button again, and do not press on the brake
pedal at the same time.
Manual-shift transmission: press the Start/Stop
button again, and do not press o ...
Active seat ventilation
Switching on
Press the button once for each
ventilation
level.
The highest level is active when three LEDs are
lit.
Switching off
Press the button longer.
The LEDs go out. ...
Opening/closing the glass sunroof andsliding visor together
Briefly press the switch twice
in
succession in the desired direction
past the resistance point.
The glass sunroof and sliding visor
move together. Pressing the
switch again stops the motion ...