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      05-16-2012, 06:00 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Beyu View Post
I believe why the 3-series costs more than the X3 is because of demand, its BMW's bread and butter, their most popular car. When people buy an suv they typically get the largest one they can afford and the perceived value or status leans in favor of the X5.
Its just a strategic positioning of X3 to capture the market. Price of X3 was substantially reduced in 2011 to enter compact SUV market agressively with BMW quality and name. It has got nothing to do with Series 3.
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