2009 BMW X3 Review
There is very little about the 2009 BMW X3 that hasn't already been covered by Cars.com; the 2007 model that Kelsey Mays reviewed is essentially the same vehicle that's offered for 2009. What has changed, however, is the X3's competition, as a number of new luxury SUVs have debuted in the intervening years that BMW now has to contend with.
While the car's pros and cons haven't changed much, the X3 is showing its age in terms of technology features — especially when compared with newcomers that best it in both price and style.
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Three different drive modes
There are three different modes that the transmission works under: Drive,
Sport or Manual. Sport mode provides a more aggressive shifting, holding gears
longer and letting you stay in the engine's ...
Climate control functions in detail
Temperature
Turn the wheel to set the desired
temperature.
The automatic climate control reaches this temperature
as quickly as possible, if necessary by
increasing the cooling or heating ou ...
Timeshift
Approx. one hour of the program being broadcast
on the channel currently being listened to
is stored in a buffer. Prerequisite: the signal must
be available.
The stored audio track can be playe ...