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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Setting the voice dialog
You can set whether the system should use the
standard dialog or a shorter version.
In the shorter variant of the voice dialog, the announcements
from the system are issued in an
abbreviated fo ...
Odometer, outside temperature display, clock
1. Knob in the instrument cluster
2. Outside temperature and clock
3. Odometer and trip odometer
Knob in the instrument cluster> To reset the trip odometer while the ignition ...
Width, height
Width, height
1 Vehicle height without roof-mounted aerial: 56.3 inches/1,430 mm
Vehicle height with roof-mounted aerial: 56.7 inches/1,442 mm
2 Vehicle width, without mirrors: 71.3 inches/1,811 ...