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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Tire age
The tire manufacturing date is contained in the tire identification mark: DOT ... 3410 means that the tire was manufactured in the week 34 of 2010. BMW recommends that you replace all tires aft ...

Settings and playback functions for audio CDs
1. Select "SET". 2. Press the button. Settings and playback functions for audio CDs 3. Make the settings with the remote control: ▷ "Tone": ▷ "Treble / B ...

Profile management
Opening the profiles A different profile can be called up than the one associated with the remote control currently in use. 1. "Settings" 2. "Profiles" 3. Select a profil ...