BMW X3 REVIEW

BMW X3 REVIEW - BMW X3 2012 is latest cars and first drive. The BMW designers and engineers have clearly taken some of the criticism to heart.BMW might claim to have invented the Sports Activity segment, but their competitors have caught up with some pretty decent cars – like the Audi Q5, Volvo XC60, and Land Rover Freelander. Even Koreans Hyundai and Kia, offering smaller, cheaper 4x2 options such as the iX35 and Sportage, are stealing market share.

BMW managed to sell 615 000 of these ugly ducklings. Shows you how much we know. But I can understand why it sold so well. During 2007 I drove more than 20 000km in a 3.0si. The car was built like solid brick outhouse (it even looked like one) and it went like a rocket. So what if it was thirsty, expensive and the ride as hard as Margaret Thatcher? It was a sports car on stilts and I loved driving it.

THERE’S NO WAY one can give a driving impression of the new BMW X3 by not referring to the much maligned car it replaces. Even though motoring writers panned version one for its looks, hard and uncomfortable ride, premium price and cramped interior, a lot of people all over the world went out and bought one.