Test drive BMW X3 E83 2004 - 2007 SUV
Understand the child prodigy
The abilities that are endowed with this compact SUV is no more than one of his classmates. For exactly nine months
The kid was waiting, they were preparing for its appearance. They even felt the soil. Remember last year's auto show in Detroit? It was there that the world was shown the first-born of the class SAV X-activity. A little smaller than a large excellent student X5, a muscular, tightened all -wheel drive station wagon, the main highlight of which is the lack of central racks and a transparent roof. And it was not some project of the distant future, but a real pre-premiere model. After all, after nine months, the world saw its serial embodiment X3.
It is customary to praise your new items from all companies, but even before sales, not many dare to call the car successful. Maybe Bavarian designers laid something in the car that others never dreamed? Well, show how you can surprise, small X-fifth.
Stylish intellectual of Bavarian appearance Botanik, a squelch, how else do they tease gifted, but, as a rule, not very tall and whiskey boys? Neither one nor the other applies to x3. He looked in front, walked around, twisted at the stern: this car could only appear on someone on paper. In length with its 4.56 m, although it is shorter by 10 cm of an older all -wheel drive brother, but this is almost imperceptible. Relief sides, a falling roof, a stern spoiler, sharply, immediately behind the back door, soaring up a waist line, than not an athlete? And around the perimeter, a black skirt made of unpainted plastic with highly planted foglights with such an all -resistant attribute even an older brother cannot boast. True, even without quirks, because often for the natures of enthusiastic gloss in clothes, the tenth thing was not about here. Well, they are strange, these plastic fangs in front. And the optics, as if composed of fragments of headlights and rear lights of different cars, is somewhat dissonant against the background of general harmony.
I’m leaving the yard to the street: Damn you, how many, it turns out, polite drivers! After a kilometer or two, I understand that the respectful attitude of others is a trend. A jeep with BMW nameplates has long been a cure for most rushworms. And it seems that now they don’t even think that the dark formidable all -terrain vehicle is not x5, but the car is lower. What are those around! I myself stop noticing the difference.
High landing, richly finished spacious salon. And let the nuances of the design are different, for me, the main thing is that ergonomics, despite the abundance of electronic plain, is equally impeccable. Skill with an on -board computer second business. Find the desired radio station in two accounts. Configure sound and climate as if you want. Inquiring about fuel consumption or using the built -in TV, there is nothing easier than the phone. Notice, everything you need to know to the driver, and even more accessible without any ay-deriva.
On the ceiling console, a stylish lighting plafond and hatch control unit
There is a panoramic hatch with an electric drive on all cars in the trim levels of Laksori and speaker
In the armrest between the front seats there was a place of the CD changer
However, there is a mechanism in X3, which, perhaps, is worthy of even more praise than traditional Bavarian values. I'm talking about the unique all-wheel drive system of X-Drive.
All -wheel drive I will not load you with an explanation of how this system is built. Its main difference from 4x4 schemes of other SUVs is outstanding performance. Even before the rear wheels break into the slip, the front ones will already guess about this. It's not a joke. The goalkeeper reaction in the raid of X3 is obliged to instantly analyze information from the abundance of sensors: accelerator, angular accelerations, steepness of descents or rise, speeds, speed of rotation of the steering wheel, etc., so on. When starting with gas to the floor, a car with a rigidly blocked central differential. After 20 km/h, the machine distributes torque through the wheels, depending on the slippage of each of them. And at speed above 180, the car becomes strictly rear -wheel drive.
Now add a nonsense here, in 201 mm, a road clearance, an almost perfectly smooth bottom, a painful six, an HDC system that prevents an uncontrolled increase in speed and slipping during the descent from the mountain, the ability to overcome the ford to half a meter and rather tenacious winter Deloles and understand that on Off -road such a treshka is by no means as helpless as it is commonly believed regarding most SUVs. What I soon became convinced on my own.
The kid asks for a storm
I don’t know who experimented on who I experimented on X3, or he was above me, how deeply I am able to trust him, but the snow (1215 cm) the cover in the clearing seemed to have not noticed. He pierced his track and confidently rolled forward, and even tried to accelerate all the time. It is a pity that the sand -unnecessary sand not to find fans of outdoor activities to the beach cross -country ability of a car is hardly no less important than the ability to break through to distant ski resorts without problems. That day I could not force X3 to ask for mercy. 231 l. p., Full -wheel drive, instant, despite the machine, responses to the gas pedal and such a wonderful obedience. How can you not succumb to the temptation to travel more aggressively? Come on, Wunderkind, how will you cope with the task more complicated?
Seven hundred rolled snow ahead. Slippery almost the same as on bare ice. On the sides of a fairly wide road, the grader scraped large soft snowdrifts. Maybe they will help, if that.
In the first turn, a little more gas, the car begins to slide a little with all four wheels. And then I just intend to perform the usual actions by the steering wheel and gas, the trajectory stabilization system stops sliding. Speed \u200b\u200band angular speed sensors themselves already measured something, the electric motor of the smart X-drive ordered how much to close the coupling, the DSC target stability system quickly realized which wheel to slow down and how much fuel is now injected into the engine, and it took everything less than one about one thing has gone less than one Tenth second! Well, where should I have time for this child prospect. By golly, it resembles a child with a head-computer, at a time solving tasks of any complexity. If it were possible to measure the coefficient of intelligence of the machine, or Ai Kew, as the Americans say, X3 would be in the leaders and not only among the SUVs.
Even when this beast slides with all four paws, to control it exquisite pleasure
Is it possible to try to confuse him with increasing speed? Again the same result. But now electronics at first gives even more freedom, and then even more sharply returns the car to the trajectory. Yes, the trouble is, because I instinctively tried to straighten out the skid. And, it turns out, everything only ruined: the car breaks out again. I obey electronics, do not zeal with the steering wheel, and everything becomes fine. That's how tough Bavar makes himself not interfere. Is it good or bad? For those who have no idea how to go in sliding well. Others will have to get used to or use the DSC button. Agree, everything is logical.
I turn off the electronic bridle. I would like to let the fountains of snow from under the wheels please. Want to straighten the arc with an increase in gas.
In this case, until the skid stops, neither the brake, nor a complete restriction of fuel supply (as the Mercedes-Benz does, for example, for example) will not help you. Or everyone will not hurt can decide to the best of their own experience.
The first diesel
X3 was the first to be officially supplied to Russia by a BMW car with a diesel engine. Thanks to six cylinders and turbocharges, such a machine exchanges a hundred in 8.2 seconds, develops 210 km/h, has excellent burden (410 nm at 1500 rpm), consumes 7.312.1 liters of diesel fuel per hundred.
Ski's dream, a bicycle joy
After such exercises, a leisurely riding on the way back seems to be complete absolute peace. The German wise guy continues to appease me: with the onset of darkness, light turns on, the swivel (up to 15) headlights illuminate the dead zone in a dangerous turn, with an increase in speed increases the volume of music, and the radio shuts down at a telephone call. Of course, all this today is not a curiosity on many expensive cars. Nevertheless, conquered by such an attentive attitude to myself, I quickly get used to even not as intense as I would like to set speed from 110120 km/h. Why fuss? It is only necessary that switch the box to manual mode and at these speeds will be more dynamic.
True, there are nuances in the behavior of x3, which will have to be used to much longer. First of all, a rather stiff short -flowing suspension. The machine demonstrates the assembled character at high speed, but it seriously shakes in it on potholes-bonds.
And secondly, here it is by no means the most acute (by the standards of BMW, of course) steering wheel. What kind of master of sports is this when, from the stop to the stop, 3.4 turns?
Under the floor of the trunk, the battery, a ski cover and a set of tools. Dirgins of the floor below
On the floor in special skills, you can fix a quartet of sliding loops. For reliable fixation, for example, a pair of bicycles, a necessary thing
However, no matter how much I was looking for, I did not find any other shortcomings of my new acquaintance. Only more and more he found talents in him. Let's say the design of the trunk is the dream of any lover of ski resorts and bicycle walks. You do not have to think for a long time, for example, to fix a couple of two -wheeled cars in the trunk. On the floor there is a quartet of sliding fasteners. Fold the backs, from the cross member attached to them, put out the mesh that is fixed in special eyes on the ceiling, and one and a half of the cubic meter -out cubic meter to your services. Immediately, in a special compartment of the trunk, you will find a waterproof cover for skis, thanks to which the skis will not only be securely fixed, but the snow melting from them will not wet the salon.
From genius to recognition And he is good for everyone, this Bavarian smart man is prudent, temperamental, comfortable, safe. Yes, the trouble is, well, very, very expensive. The minimum price of X3 in Russia is 55 900 euros. Alas, most of those who need a SUV can not afford to buy BMW. X-trail, CR-V, RAV4 and outlander almost 2 times cheaper. Of course, according to the image of the BMW, it costs a step above them all. In fact, very close to X5. But after all, and as a variant of the jeep from BMW, only cheaper of the fifth, it will also hardly be considered. Russian buyers X5 are special people. Remember, for more than a year, X5-3.0 (75,900 euros) has been sold for more than a year, 1520 thousand cheaper than modification with a 4.4 engine. But he is not very complained of in our market. It seems that the smaller engine volume, and in the case of X3, is also smaller dimensions, means a smaller image, which for the owner of the rogue from BMW will overshadow any advantages.
European BMW marketers reasonably notice that the owners of all-wheel drive troops-universals will be happy to be transferred to their new all-around. We had almost not sold this magnificent car. Dear and little is it BMW? Sadly, girls, as a great combinator used to say. It would not work out that despite all its virtues, x3, like many brilliant people, will not find recognition and proper assessment in Russia. Except that potential buyers RX300 ($ 55 20063 400, approximately 44.250.7 thousand euros) and Tuareg-3,2 (4655 thousand euros) Bavarians lure?
In June it will be cheaper
X3 is delivered to Russia with a 3.0 -liter gasoline engine (231 l.) And a turbodiesel 3.0 liters (204 hp) and only with an automatic gearbox. The minimum price of such machines is 55 900 and 56 900 euros, respectively. Bavaric equipment is generous: skin, xenon rotary headlights, rain sensor, parking sensors, 6 pillows, on-board computer, 17-inch wheels from a light alloy and so on.
By paying three thousand, you can order the equipment of the speaker or laxori. From the basic models they have a panoramic glass roof, a mirror with automatic obscenities, an improved stereoist and 18-inch discs. The speaker implies sporting front seats, finishing the salon with dark skin and aluminum overlays, the ceiling upholstery of the anthracite, more rigid suspension springs, thickened stabilizers, other shock absorbers, increased to 224 km/h speed and low -profile wheels: front 235/50 R18, behind 255/45 R18.
Laksori means an electro-hydraulic steering wheel, CD chamber for 6 discs and acoustics such as high-file professional. In addition, in June, slightly more affordable cars with a 2.5-liter 192-horsepower engine, as well as modifications with a mechanical 6-speed checkpoint, should appear.
PER
A high image, a magnificent full -wheel drive system, excellent brakes, a successful combination of a low center of gravity, high road lumen, good aerodynamics and excellent sound insulation, a rich level of equipment, an excellent fit for movement at high speeds and overcoming snowy soils.
AGAINST
Short -flowing suspension, sharply entering the work of the course stability system, the inability to adjust the tight for three rear sofa, lack of space for a full -fledged spare, high price.
BMW X3
common data
Body (number of places/doors)
Universal (5/5)
Equipped mass, kg
1840
Complete mass, kg
2280
Length x width x height, mm
4565x1853x1674
Base, mm
2795
Front/back, mm track
1524/1542
Road clearance, mm
201
Radius of turning, m
5.85
Speed, km/h
210
Acceleration time 0-100 km/h, with
8.1
Fuel consumption, l/100 km city/highway
17.4/9.1
Engine
Location
The front is longing
Design
gasoline, in-line, 6-cylinder
Diam. cylinder/piston stroke, mm
84.0/89.6
Working volume, SMZ
2979
Compression ratio
10.2: 1
Power, L.S. (kW) at rpm
231 (170)/5900
Torque, kgsm (nm) at rpm
30.6 (300)/3500
Chassis
Transmission
Constant all -wheel drive
Transmission
5-speed, automatic
Suspension:
Independent, with stabilizers of anti -resistance stability
front
Type McEzerson
behind
Mollycent
Steering
rhealenic type with hydraulic power steering
Brakes
disk, ventilated
Tires
235/55 R17
Alexey Sergeev, photo of Alexander Sadovnikov
Source: Magazine "Limousine" [03/04]
