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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TRACTION
Maximum traction on loose road surfaces. DTC
Dynamic Traction Control is switched on. Driving
stability is limited during acceleration and
when driving in bends.
Activating TRACTION
Press the ...
Sport program and manual mode M/S
Activating the sport program
Activating the sport program
Push the selector lever to the left out of transmission
position D.
The Sport program is activated and DS is displayed
in the instrum ...
Operating the programs
For Dynamic Damper Control*, the lower button
is labeled with COMFORT.
Automatic program change
The system automatically switches to NORMAL
in the following situations:
Failure of Integral ...