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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Switching on/off the automatic climate
control
Switching off
With the blower at its lowest
setting,
press the left side of the button to
switch off the automatic climate control.
Switching on
Press any button to switch the automatic clim ...
Language
Setting the language
To set the language on the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Language/Units"
3. "Language:"
4. Select the desired language.
The settin ...
Voice operation
Vehicles equipped with the voice activation system:
operation
Vehicles not equipped with the voice activation
system: depending on the equipment, the mobile
phone can be voice operated as descri ...