BMW X3 test drive since 2010 SUV

Test drive BMW X3: Urbanic value

More than two thousand BMW X3 cars were sold even in the difficult 2010. And behind the new generation of X-third, previously unprecedented queues are built. The portal Kolesa.ru experienced a Bavarian crossover to find out the cause of the explosion of consumer sympathy for the new X3.

To hide extra pounds, stylists recommend wearing clothes in a vertical strip. So you will look slimmer. And if you can easily hide behind a lamppost, then your strips should go in a horizontal direction. Stampovka on the sides of the body X3 has just such an effect; This feature seems to conceal a couple of centimeters of the height of the car and gives the BMW X3 some passenger swift. However, for Bavarian bodies, such a detail is an element of corporate identity. The newcomer was so merged into the family lineup that it is not as easy to recognize him in a parking lot from other BMW as an ancestor. The crossover is praising a cross between X1 and X5. Not only the arithmetic mean: the proportions, as well as the decision of the front, went to the beginner from the large five, and the rising window sill line from X1. The resemblance to the last of the youngest of the BMW crossovers: it is in his direction that the views of those to whom the price tag from 1.8 million rubles seemed inaccessible to his side

Prices
You can purchase a new X3 for 1,795,000 rubles. In this amount, dealers are ready to turn on all-wheel drive and a 2.0-liter 184-horsepower turbodiesel with a mechanical checkpoint. The configuration will also include 6 airbags, a complete set of active safety systems (from anti-locks to control of the course stability), climate control, on-board computer, 17-inch alloy wheels, fog lights, CDs, electric windows and heated mirrors. You can get an automatic gearbox to the diesel motor in the expanded equipment of URBAN (Kaliningrad assembly) worth 1,850,000 rubles. In addition to the transmission, it was enriched with the color of metallic (to choose from), a higher level with a color display, xenon headlights, parking sensors, heating seats and several other details.

When in 2004, the testers of the portal Kolesa.ru fell on the test 3.0-liter diesel BMW X3, there was no limit to the joy of colleagues. And the main reason was that this was one of the first diesel Bavarians on Russian land. Seven years have passed, and now such engines are actively sold along with gasoline, and X3 crossovers are supplied with 2.0-liter turbodiesel in the basic configuration. Stopped being afraid of Russian diesel fuel in Munich?!

Moreover. As Alexander Levchenko, the seller of BMW cars, told Kolesa.ru, about half of the brand cars with a diesel engine. The estimated share of diesel machines among the BMW X3 sold is more than 50%. According to him, the percentage of cars on diesel fuel would be even higher if such cars were available, and not supplied to order.

For the life of diesel engines, sellers and manufacturers do not worry. The only difficulty that lies in wait for car owners with such engines is the need for European pistols that not all gas stations are equipped so far. You can solve this problem by buying a special adapter.

So, seven years ago, colleagues met the X3 with enthusiasm, and the only drawback indicated a joyless-gray interior decoration with an inappropriate pseudo-driven decor. From myself I will add only a cramped interior in the back. In the cabin, it became more spacious that in front of the back, but the pseudo -breeding is still there. However, how bad it is to decide customers; And if the majority complained about the lacquered imitation of a destroyed nature, marketers would replace inserts under a tree with some carbonate or pseudoaluminum

Despite the status of the almost basic version of 2.0d Urban, it is solidly saturated with the charms of the premium clerk. The programs are switched by an electronic battery of automatic transmission, a large color display of the on -board computer is located on the central console, controlled by Idrive washer. It contains an incredible amount of useful information from tire pressure and road information to a list of radio stations or disk compositions to scroll through all its pages we did not have enough time for a whole test day. Still, the main thing in the BMW engine, which I wanted to pay more attention

The motor has an aluminum cylinder block, due to which engineers managed to reduce its weight and improve dynamic characteristics. The abilities of the new two-liter diesel is not bad even compared to the previous 3.0-liter dierce of diesel fuel: a new car with a two-liter turbodiesel is inferior to the same X3 with a 3.0-liter engine on the same fuel of only half a second, but spends 4 liters in the city (according to factory data) !

Ordinary diesel engines spin only up to 3.8-4 thousand revolutions, after which they wander and require an increase in transmission. BMW engineers extended the effective range of their 2.0d engine to the fact that the tachometer arrow can be driven further than 5,000 revolutions per minute, and the thrust lasts and lasts!

At the wheel of the BMW X3 asphalt, it seems to become smoother. The leisurely people will evaluate the smoothness of the course when in a calm rhythm they enter the pavement cracked and wavy from heavy trucks and realized that they do not experience discomfort. The rest will have to get used to looking at the speedometer: the smoothness of the course resulted in a deception of speed, it seems less than in fact.

Clearance BMW X3 212 mm. This is at least a centimeter, but still more than the previous generation are not terrible either shobbrics or snow, which is decorated with Parking Places in winter.

The suspension of the previous version could be sports or soft. The chassis of the new crossover is trying to combine two in one: it does not shake on irregularities, and the trajectory follows in corners confidently. The main thing is not to be forgotten and not to demand from x3 controllability just 3: in conjunction of the turn of the clearance and a comfortable suspension, they hint at the difference between the sedan and the crossover ... If you do not arrange the snakes, then the X3 is very pleasant thanks to the settings of the electric power: the BMW steering wheel is insanely responsive and obedient .

By the way, about the electric power steering. In the already mentioned 2004, shortly after the publication of the BMW X3 test, the editorial office came to the editorial office about the review of the BMW AG concern of all released diesel X3, which is about 12,000 cars. The reason is the need to prevent the likelihood of damage to the hoses of the steering of the steering mechanisms of its servo drive. The new generation is spared from such a problem 100 % instead of a hydraulic wrap now works a completely electric counterpart. In the parking lot, even a child will be able to rotate the steering wheel, and at speed it is poured with an effort that allows you to more accurately calculate the forces in maneuvers.

The three became more favorable to motorists demanding that the luggage compartment volume. The space for transporting things is increased from 480 to 550 liters, which is one of the best indicators in the classroom. The rear seats are laid out (in a ratio of 2/3), increasing the useful volume to 1,600 liters, but the absolutely even floor does not work to affect the swelling of comfortable backs and pillows.

Finally, the Mercedes GLK and Audi Q5 had a worthy competitor. And taking into account the fact that the past generation was sold no worse than rivals, the future of the new X3 is seen quite rainbow.


Competitors of the BMW X3 in the Russian market:
Audi Q5
Mercedes-Benz GLK
Lexus RX

We liked it in BMW X3
Driving comfort, the dynamics of a 2.0-liter turbodiesel, a wide range of steering and seats, a large trunk

We didn't like it in BMW X3
Price, wood inserts, rear seats are not adjusted separately.
 

Author: Alexander Korobchenko
Photo: Alexey Alexandronok




 

Source: Wheel magazine [April 2011]