With the new models, BMW is trying to break into a design direction that not everyone needs to understand at first glance. Neither does the second. Even the mighty electric SUV iX strains tempers, but still shows rudimentary white-blue roots with its indicated four-eyed face. Since the new 7 Series luxury sedan, BMW has gone a step further. This is a bit difficult for sensitive natures with a penchant for the tried and tested, but there is (still) a solution. BMW also has cars in its range that may have a little experience under their belts, but fit into life all around. The X3, for example. The SUV, which is not too big, not too small, is a master of all everyday situations, and it is certainly not a mistake that it is always and now again kept fresh.
Holger Apple
Editor in business, responsible for “Technology and Motor”.
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Against the current of the mainstream, a diesel engine was responsible for propulsion in the test car, and as the designation 30d suggests, one of the finest sorts. The description of the in-line six-cylinder engine room with its 286 hp, a whopping 650 Nm of torque and rear-biased all-wheel drive is quickly completed: smooth, smooth-running, powerful, economical, simply outstandingly attractive. What still sticks, or rather: jerks, is the coordination with the 48-volt mild hybrid system. In the recent past, we had three BMWs with the technology actually responsible for electro-soft starting and stopping in the editorial office, all of which stood out due to jerky recuperation when braking at the red traffic light.