We bought our 2011 with the M Sport because I thought the bumpers looked so much better than all the base lines (especially front).
If I bought the facelift version I would choose non M Sport! No way the M sport bumper is worth anything extra with teh facelift. Only thing my wife and I would miss is the thick M sport steering wheel and anthracite headliner (can't stand light gray or tan headliners).
Think we might get the Audi SQ5 next year, not too excited by the X3 facelift (although Q5 is due for a total remodel I think). Not much competition for the X3 in terms of size, Porsche Macan is too small, Evoque is too small, Mercedes just sucks, competition will be the Q5 and X4
