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Automobile: The 5 Things We Love Most About the 2020 BMW X3 M Competition
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Yup, fair and accurate review.
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The only thing that kept me away from X3M was the interior. Not a fan of the black on black. I really like the new interior design language seen in the X5/6 and other bmw products
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Interior fit & finish was much nicer on the Macan, too. I just couldn't bring myself to pay another $20K+ to go into another Turbo & I was annoyed with our local dealership & didn't want to deal with them anymore. I'm not unhappy with the X3, but I do wish my Macan had been more reliable. We hadn't planned on replacing it when we did.
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Now the cost; Porsche Macan is way over priced and lease terribly. The lease factors are outrageous, the residuals suck, and there is no included maintenance. BMW X3M has 57% residual @12k miles, low lease factor (even at launch), included maintenance for up to 3 years/36k miles (except brakes). It's clear choice and winner for overall value vs performance. X3MC. |
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I also test drove the Macan before buying my X3M. I probably would have gone after the new GTS model if I went the Porsche route, but I found it hard to put these two in the same class. The main reason for that is that the interior size is dramatically less in the Macan. With my height (6'2") there is no way my kids would have fit behind me in the Macan. Not an issue in the X3M. Much more second row room and a lot more cargo area as well. The Macan is more like X1/X2 in interior size.
Then as others have mentioned the tech in the Macan (or any Porsche for that matter) is ridiculously outdated. Plus the base/Bose stereo setups are garbage. Then you have the price. The Macan should be about $10,000 less in each of its iterations, but people don't seem to mind paying the "Porsche Premium." I do as the value just isn't there for me. I will say that I was very impressed with how the Macan S I drove rode though. Frankly a better daily driver than the X3M. I'm sure if I actually got to drive a Macan GTS with all the suspension upgrades (PASM and all that stuff) I would have been even more impressed. The Turbo was not an option given the price tag. |
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As others mentioned the tech isn't great, and the utility is really limited, but the growl from the sport exhaust, the PDK, the buttoned up interior, and the air suspension make it an excellent daily. Love what I've experienced in the X3M so far though. Again, might make it my daily once the F80 lease is up.
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Very good review
I thought x3 and x4 were similar but feeling in x4 is much sportier. I love both, x4 imo is worth few more bucks
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Driving feel seemed slightly different to me, possibly searing positing or lower roof line. Or maybe it was just mental since x4 looks sportier from the exterior
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Although I felt the same with my old M3 vs M4 I will say I think the X6 looks sportier than X5, just doesn't translate to the X3/X4 in my opinion. |
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