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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Destination entry by voice
General information
▷ Instructions for voice activation system.
▷ When making a destination entry by voice,
you can change between voice operation
and iDrive.
▷ To have the av ...
LATCH child restraint fixing
system
LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren.
Note
Manufacturer's information for LATCH
child restraint fixing systems
To mount and use the LATCH child restraint fixing
systems, observe the op ...
Switching on/off and interrupting
cruise control
Switching on
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
light up and the marking in the speedometer is
set to the current speed.
Cruise control c ...