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02-28-2020, 11:42 AM
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Major General 
Drives: '23 X1/'23 Allroad Progressiv
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by JCLBoston
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Originally Posted by chassis
My wife took her X3 in for an oil change, and received an X3 M40i as a loaner. I had a chance to drive it during lunch and enjoyed it. My daily is the "other" German manufacture, whose first name is Gottlieb.
Pros
- Acceleration. Very nice, drivable in both comfort and sport+.
- Exhaust. Great note with pops on throttle liftoff.
- Transmission. Outstanding crisp shifting, no surprise from ZF.
- Steering wheel. Nice and chunky.
Cons
- harmon kardon not well implemented. Mid-range and bass are muddy. This is compared to a Benz hk implementation in a GLE350, which is a top notch execution.
- Front extendable seat cushion. This is a BMW thing, and I don't like it in my wife's X3. The latch/release handle is always brushing against my leg.
Summary
- A compelling product that has me thinking. A check of cargurus shows that a year old model seems like a good buy.
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Did you get a chance to play with the EQ settings? Could make quite a difference, though not to say this system is world class. |
My thoughts exactly.
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'11 Z4 30i (retired);'11 X3 28i (retired); '15 M235i Stage 1 Dinan (recalled & crushed); '16 M235i Stage 3 Dinan (retired); '15 X3 28i (retired); '14 328i (retired), 2019 X3M40i (retired); Loaded '18 X1 (retired); Loaded '20 X3MC DG, Black/Tan Merino (retired); Loaded '23 X1 Cape York green and Red/Black interior; '23 Audi A4 Allroad Progressiv
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