Wow that is a brilliant review plob... really well written and informative.
Having had another longish test drive in an Auto X3, I have finalised my spec!! Only took 3 weeks
Have gone for Black Sapphire with Black interior, Matt Silver, Black instrument panel embellishers, Bluetooth with USB and Xenons but most importantly AUTO transmission.
Thanks all for your advice
Considering this will be my first car with an Automatic gearbox, I was a bit apprehensive as I like the feel of the manual however, as everyone has said the Auto feels great and I was sold after the test drive.
The dealer confirmed that it will be a 2013MY with the Eco Pro Driver Dynamic Control as standard.
She strangely even mentioned that the Efficiency Dynamics read out below the Ref Counter would be as seen in previous cars with Pro Nav ie LCD graphical display and not with a standard dial mpg counter. That will be a WIN but I doubt it. No confirmed build date though