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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Rear seat heating
Switching on
Press the button once for each
temperature
level.
The maximum temperature is reached when
three LEDs are lit.
If the drive is continued within approx. 15 minutes,
the seat he ...
General information
Front
Two different driver's seat, exterior mirror, and
steering wheel positions can be stored and retrieved
for each remote control. The adjustment
of the lumbar support is not stored. ...
Display
The following is displayed in the instrument
cluster.
Speed limit detection
▷ Current speed limit.
▷ No speed limit - for the German
autobahn.
▷ Speed limit detection is no ...