Always love the M-sport since the first pic surfaced on the net. It is just great value for the amount of options it includes. Many are skeptical about its look, the key to complete the M-sport styling are big alloys. It is absolutely hideous to have 18" (Chicago Auto Show). Even 19" seem insufficient at some angles.
The base model looks fine with 18" and great with 19", due to its black plastic arches around the wheels. But I'm not confident that the plastic will hold its color over time.
Don't understand why 20" are so expensive for X3, and so many believe it will "destroy" the ride, non sense. Q5, XC60 and GLK offer all kinds of 20" alloys, how can X3 being biggest in the class too "pimp my ride" to have 20"?
If you have the money to buy a X3, spend the extra bit to complete the look. Either go completely basic or take X-line and 19" together. M-sport and 18" will look just "tasteless".
Someone is probably going to react to what I've wrote... Let's hear it.
My order: X3 2.0D
416 Carbon Black
LUSW Nevada leather Black
508 PDC
522 Xenon
563 Light package
6NK Connectivity professional
20" M 310 alloy wheels (Summer)
337 M-Sport
226 Sport Suspension
2NE 19" M light-alloy wheels (Winter)
2VG Performance Control
3AT Aluminum roof rails
3MB BMW Individual exterior aluminum
481 Sport seat front
4AD Interior aluminum trim
710 M sport steering wheel
715 M Aerodynamic styling
775 Individual roof lining, black
205 8-speed Automatic
216 Servotronic
248 Heated steering wheel
2VL Variable Sport steering
3AH Rear camera with Top View
402 Panoramic sunroof
420 tinted rear windows
430 auto dimming side/reverse mirrors
459 Electric seats
488 Lumbar support
524 Adaptive lights
5AC High beam assist
609 Navigation Professional
610 Head-up display
614 Internet
615 BMW Online Information
676 HiFi loud speakers
6NF IPhone connectivity or mobile with MP3 function
6UH Traffic Information