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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Selecting the destination
1. "Navigation"
2. "Map"
The current position of the vehicle is displayed
on the map.
3. "Interactive
map"
Interactive map
4. Select the destination with cros ...
Brake Energy Regeneration: an energy-saving innovation.
The new BMW 5-Series sedan continues the roll-out of BMW's Brake Energy
Regeneration system on US models. To save energy and reduce the vehicle's fuel
consumption over time, this system manages th ...
Radio
When the same radio source is selected in the
front and rear (e.g., FM/AM), the same radio station
is played.
Operation is the same as for the front radio. ...