BMW X3 test drive since 2010 SUV

New BMW X3

Under the guise of a new X3, they are trying to sell a lightweight version X5 to us. This is the main intrigue of the second generation of the Bavarian premium clerk ... We rode along a winding road, when the first chords of the old good composition of New York performed by Frank Sinatra were performed on the waves of the radio.

It’s good that there are things in the world that never change, I thought, enjoying the atmosphere of the mid -twentieth century. What a pity that the specialists from BMW understand this truth so busting! They keep in the car everything that should be destroyed and kill things worthy of eternal life. Anyway, to burn the classic vinyl funds of the firm of the melody and to storage CD with Irina Allegrova instead, creating such barbarism in the building of an ancient church converted into a sauna.

Broken shell
I look at the interior of the new X, I see in the very center of the front panel disgusting huge deflectors, and it breaks through. Why do they hold on to this absurdity?! I ask our photographer with annoyance. It seems that this is their corporate identity, he answers. Bavarian figures see in this a special, only understandable beauty and carefully guard it, while all car companies friendly to the consumer are working on this problem. For example, Lexus spent a solid amount of money and has achieved the minimum possible section of the ducts now they are almost invisible. More economical manufacturers cost the fact that the deflectors are hiding on the sides of the multimedia screen.


In the snow, the new x3 behaved like a heavy rear -wheel drive sedan

The archaicity of the BMW would be fully justified, they only change motors and pendants, leaving a completely untouched shell. However, outwardly, the new BMW X3 looks like an object that has lost its design connection with the previous generation, and inside as a boot, which is still as inconvenient as before. Is the joystick instead of the automatic transmission lever fits into the line of preservation of traditions? If the permanent client of the brand for his short vicious life saw only the ducts in front of him, how will he understand the controls removed from the flight simulator? However, while he is looking for a radio button, he will fly away without any effort far and for a long time.

Lie under the flagship
After a couple of decades, the old BMW X3 will definitely be called legendary: whatever one may say, the first compact premium crossover. He never gave up to the off-road, outside the road X-Drive tore many competitors. And the second generation BMW X3 will not receive titles. No, of course, a seedy car of the year, maybe shines, but recognition among true lovers is unlikely. Once a light, punch crossover has become big and heavy. Why was he changed that way? We will look for a logical answer. During the time, while BMW removed the cream from the market, enjoying the cash flow, powerful rivals appeared: Mercedes Glk, Audi Q5 and Infiniti Ex. It was necessary to try hard to come up with a decent answer. Making a new X3 is much better, and even shove it between enemies, the task is not full. From the category to find the perfect woman. That is why now we have not a new X3, but something like a small X5. The military cunning of the Baemwashniks was a success, but at what cost! For fans of the old X3, this will become a tragedy. They are no longer in a separate group of creative comrades. They were put under the heel of the older brother. They also entered the Land Rover, pulling up the entire ruler under the flagship. This is good when the flagship in the image coincides with the lower models. But in the case of X3, quite the opposite.


BMW designers do not want to work on the interior. It is believed that everything is already over


Terribly small digitization of devices makes their reading make it difficult, but it is believed that it is beautiful

Beer or milk?
Remembering the wonderful cross -country ability of the former X3, we wrapped an undermaster's career, where a couple of years ago the old man non -chewed. Everything was fine until the track ended. In deep snow, the pretty hungry X3 then tore the metal, otherwise he suddenly froze tightly. X-Drive gave out algorithms that prevented the normal movement of off-road. There was no trace of the former passion X3. Despite the fact that power and moment is in abundance. The all -wheel drive of the updated German fell victim to new electronic settings designed to serve the excess weight of the new items. True, they greatly ruined the impression and helpless all -season tires. Therefore, we will have to check cross -country ability again in the warm time to remove the tire factor, but in any case it will not be higher than that of the old man, this is already clear.

 
- Snow White seats in the 90s was called the Armenian version

- Holes for the eyes are still in its place. Bye...

People who do not suffer from nostalgia for the old x3 will like the new one. It is more comfortable and has more useful volume. It looks more solid, rides faster. It can embarrass the interior plastic at the cracks of asphalt, but this, sorry, is a tradition. The Germans are serious about such things. If you have dreamed of x5 all your life, you will be satisfied. Personally, I am in another camp. I do not want to have anything to do with people who, instead of opening the refrigerator and getting a package of milk, break the door with a fist to get a can of beer.


Traditionally no spare wheel, but the floor of the trunk was lowered below


Caution, technical details
The new BMW X3 is offered in two modifications: with 2-liter diesel and 3-liter Twinturbo gasoline engines.

The modification of the BMW X3 XDRive20D is equipped with a two-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine with a turbocharger, an aluminum card and a Sommon Rail fuel injection system, which open the maximum power of 184 liters. With. at 4000 rpm and torque 380 nm at 17502750 rpm. This allows the car to accelerate 100 km/h in 8.5 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 210 km/h. At the same time, the average fuel consumption is reduced by 14% to 5.6 liters per 100 km, according to the manufacturer.

The modification of the BMW X3 XDRIVE35I is equipped with a in-line 6-cylinder gasoline engine with a capacity of 306 liters. C and in the basic equipment of an 8-speed automatic transmission. Also, this gearbox can be installed on the BMW X3 XDRIVE20D instead of a standard 6-speed manual transmission.


The camera now really needs the car has become longer

For the first time, the BMW automatic machine is used along with the function of automatic stopping and starting the engine. When the car stops at the intersection, the engine automatically turns off. As soon as the driver removes the leg from the brake pedal, the engine starts. This function is also standardly supported in the BMW X3 XDRIVE20D with manual transmission. In addition, all models have a number of technical features that help reduce fuel consumption.

Author: Dmitry Leontyev, photo of Alexander Ortnova-Baranov

 

Source: Magazine 4x4 [May /2010]