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The only thing I can find to dislike here is the assumed price. Going to pay a premium for the M40i and then have to add tons of stuff like adaptive suspension, the fancy headlights, the digital dash with fancy HUD, adaptive cruise, etc. Gonna be hard to convince my wife to buy a $65k car...
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Because the G01 has grown, its basically the size of the old X5. So with that comes X5 pricing. I cant imagine what the X7 pricing will be ($100K+ easily) and it'll probably have the same n20 in it to start as the base.
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Looks good.Happy to see that BMW is releasing a new design that doesn't have the headlights going right into the grille.I have never been a fan of that design on a bunch of the current BMW models.Hopefully they got the steering feel and handling right on the M40i.It is the right size and has a great engine,which should make it a very fun SUV to drive.
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Lots of comparison info (with previous model) here: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/globa...the-new-bmw-x3
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06-26-2017, 10:06 AM | #30 |
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Very handsome SAV, I actually think the xLine model is better looking the M40i is just too busy in front, but I guess that's what people that like the M trim like, with all the busy logos splashed throughout the whole vehicle.
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06-26-2017, 10:18 AM | #32 |
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Looks like the seats thatīs in the F48, hope not. Overall, a great upgrade, look a bit high, narrow and small headlights. but i think it will grow on me. the interior looks excellent.
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I think the GLC43 and eventual 63 look better exterior and interior wise.
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The X3 M40i, GLC43, SQ5, and Macan GTS are logical competitors given their price-points. Power output across them is extremely similar. I don't think BMW will have trouble against the Audi and Mercedes, but it will be interesting to see if the X3 M40i can genuinely out-accelerate the Macan GTS in the real world. Well, I agree the GLC63 looks hot, but let's wait for the X3 M to be unveiled later next year (if current info proves correct) before comparing the X3 to the hottest Mercedes model. I think it's going to prove to be a real looker. |
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06-26-2017, 10:31 AM | #38 |
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So it doesn't come standard with features like dynamic cruise radar, lane change assist, pedestrian detection, etc. that many competitive models have? Wtf BMW? Took you years to make the backup camera standard (mainly because you had to for 2018).
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Unfortunately, this answer is also the same price as the base SRT Jeep that I wanted to buy in the first place, but wife said on the price. |
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can someone explain where this badge is?
its also a different font than the m40i's x3 badge on the trunk the E53 had a wheel base of 111". this is 113" while the outgoing X3 had a wheelbase of 110
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as an owner of the previous generation, this looks a ton better.
we switched from our X3 to an X6 about 2 years ago because of the lease deals on the X6 at the time, the interior was so much nicer, the X3 felt very cheap in comparison. I think BMW stepped it up a little, ventilated seats, larger nav screen (and updated dash in general) are very welcome upgrades. The M40i performance alone puts the X3 back into consideration when our lease is up, those are just amazing numbers. Sure fully loaded this will be $65K but so is the competition, its not like there aren't cheaper alternatives, but if you want the top performance SUV at under $70K, what else beats this? Personally I don't like the designs of the Mercedes and Audi (liked the old Audi Q5) and the Porsche Macan is more of a X4 competitor when you look at cargo space. Audi SQ5, Merc GLC43, BMW M40i will be a great comparison for the magazines (as I said above, Macan should go against X4), I have a feeling BMW will win performance wise, cosmetics is always subjective, what we have no clue about yet is handling/steering. |
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