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Test drive BMW X3: Maturity degree

This time we had a powerful BMW X3 XDRIVE30D on our test. We find out whether the crossover has reached the degree of maturity when the car can perform several destinations at once.

Almost two years have passed since the debut of the BMW X3 of the second generation, and now the crossover has settled tightly on the capital's streets. Of course, the level of European sales of the BMW X3 Russian market did not dream of. It just so happened that we have more expensive and premium BMW X5 and many prefer to pay for him than to buy a lactic and rise in price younger brother.

But times are changing, more affordable versions of X-larger, collected on the Kaliningrad Automobile Top, and in 2012, Russian official dealers were able to reach the level of sales of about 500 cars a month. Now the meeting with the BMW X3 on the streets of the city has become commonplace.


The new BMW X3 has almost outgrown compact crossovers. Compared to its predecessor, its length increased by almost 8 centimeters. Now there is no talk of crowding in the cabin.

Recall that this is not the first date of the Carclub.ru editorial office with the new X3. Last year, we arranged a real disassembly in the premium, where Mercedes-Benz GLK and Infiniti EX went to the opponents of Bavarz. But then the top gasoline modification of the BMW X3 XDRive35I fell on the test. This time we wanted to take the most popular version of the XDRIVE20D, but this was not in the press park and we got the BMW XDRIVE330D crossover, and even with an elegant m-packet.

Compared to the predecessor, you can name the new BMW X3 compact crossover with a stretch. The car added 78 mm to 4648 mm in length, almost equal to the BMW X5 of the last generation. Now there is no talk of crowding in the cabin. It became more spacious in front, and even three passengers can accommodate on the gallery. The trunk also got, the volume of which grew from 480 to 550 liters in one fell swoop.


BMW X3 Salon is a team of a hodgepodge from other models of a Bavarian concern. You can’t give it to the decoration, but the X3 is still inferior in quality to the flagships of the BMW X5 and 7-Series.

Outside, the X -third is a recognizable representative of the modern BMW model range with a muscular silhouette, bent backlays and predatory white light of angelic eyes. The crossover is good no doubt. You can find fault with the front angular headlights. Especially elegant X3 looks with an optional M-packet, which, with the help of simple manipulations with bumpers, thresholds and wheeled discs, turns it from an ordinary Bavarz into a real regulatory club.


Outwardly, the presence of an M-package is given out by other bumper, overlays on the thresholds and wheels of original design. The surcharge for it is 258 thousand rubles.

The salon meets a typical Bamwan layout with a central console unfolded to the driver, a chubby steering wheel and perfectly thought out ergonomics. The plastic of the finish is almost everywhere soft with a proprietary rough texture. But in terms of performance, it is inferior to the top models of the X5 and 7-SERIES and is at the level of the ideological ancestor of the X-third model-the BMW 3-Series model. Well, no one has canceled genetic heredity.

Sports front seats are good: there are more than enough side support, the profile is perfect, the number of electrical regulations and ranges is plentiful. A round washer of the IDRive system, a conservative dashboard with four dials, a classic climate of control and an electronic poker of an 8-speed automatic transmission, we have already seen all this in other BMW models. Here is a minimum of unnecessary tinsel and maximum functionality. Now many will fire Bavarians for the lack of a glamorous gloss in the interior, but real fans of the blue and white propeller know the price of this minimalism.


Testaments on the back sofa did not happen. Now three passengers can calmly sit here. You can find fault only in a rather large central tunnel.

3.0-liter diesel with a double turbocharged capacity of 250 hp. And a solid maximum torque of 560 nm shoots up to 100 km/h in 6.2 seconds. Rush from a place or quickly get around the passage for this X-third times spit. The main provocateurs are a constant supply of traction under the floor pedal of gas and a nimble transmission, which as if with claws, pulling from you driver ambitions. But the suspension, although it retained the previous layout with Mcpherson racks in front and multi -leafing back, has become more comfortable. Even on optional 19-inch discs, the BMW X3 copes with small and medium irregularities.

If the predecessor in the body of E83 imposed his style, then the new crossover gives the right to choose. Like the rest of the BMW X3 new items, a mechatron chassis with electronically controlled shock absorbers Dynamic Damping Control. Using special keys, the driver can choose one of three modes: Normal, Sport and Sport+. In addition, the test machine was equipped with an electric power with a variable gear ratio.


Puffy sports steering wheel - a business card of the M -package. The automatic transmission selector, like the rest of the BMW models, is electronic. The engine starts from the button, and the start/stop system is included in the list of standard equipment. Sports front seats offer a lot of adjustments, including the degree of arms of side support rollers. For a panoramic glass roof you will have to pay 73 thousand rubles.

If necessary, this electronics can add the character of the BMW X3 sharpness or, on the contrary, make the car a meek and obedient citizen. Of course, for most potential owners of the BMW X3, this step towards universality only added points to the Bavarian piggy bank. Now this is not a lump of drive with an increased clearance, but a completely settled and matured crossover, capable of claiming, including, to the title of family.

And this is very convenient! If you want, Katya in the city streets, singing your favorite song to the music from the Harman/Kardon speaker system. If the mood is combat, then the X-third is always ready to solve the drivership problems. It is worth going to Sport mode as an icon icon and pendants on the central monitor immediately changes color to brightly orange. The transmission goes to the reduced one, the stabilization system dissolves the collar, and the sensitivity is added to the accelerator.


In a M-packet with a body painted in the color of the body and 19-inch BMW X3 discs, it is especially good.

Now the tall crossover writes even more accurately the given trajectory, more lively responds to the actions of the steering wheel, demonstrating almost car reactions.

Meanwhile, universalization and electrification were not in vain and the new BMW X3 rose to a higher step in the price list. The most affordable BMW X3 XDRive20i car with a gasoline turbo engine with a capacity of 184 hp. And the manual transmission costs 1,730,000 rubles. It is more profitable to pay attention to the machine Kalinigrad assembly with a fixed set of equipment: gasoline BMW X3 XDRIVE20I and diesel X3 XDRIVE20D with an automaton in the URBAN configuration are estimated at 1,850,000 rubles.


The volume of the trunk is 550 liters. For 20 thousand rubles, you can order a rear view camera. By paying 34 thousand in addition to the rear chamber you will receive a viewing system on the sides of the car.

The well -equipped Kalinigrad BMW X3 XDRIVE30D Lifestyle costs 2,320,000 rubles. As for the plot of a packaged X-third, which visited the test, its cost, taking into account all options, exceeded the mark of 3.2 million rubles, which is only 200 thousand exceeds the price of the base BMW X5 XDRIVE30D.

Characteristics BMW X3 F25 30D XDRive AT
general information
Year of release 2011
Body SUV
Number of doors/places 5/5
Dynamics
Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h, cokend 6.2
Maximum speed, km/h 230
Dimensions and mass
Dimensions, mm 464818811661
Equipped car, kg 1800
Permissible full weight, kg 2370
Wheel base, mm 2810
Road clearance, mm 212
The lugger volume is at least/maximum, l 550/1600
Engine
The type of engine is in order
Diesel power
The presence of a boost 1
Location of the engine in front, longitudinally
Engine volume, cm3 2993
The number of valves is 4
Maximum power 258 hp at 4000 rpm
Maximum torque 560 nm at 20002750 rpm
Transmission
Type of transmission automatic transmission
The rear drive with a seal. in front of him
Suspension
Front suspension independent, spring, mcpherson
The rear suspension is independent, spring, multi -link
Front brakes disk, ventilated
Rear brakes disk, ventilated
Tires, discs
Front tires 225/60R17
Rear tires 225/60r17
Front discs no data
Rear discs no data
Fuel, consumption
City fuel consumption/suburban/mixed, l 6.8/5.6/6
Type of fuel diesel fuel
Fuel tank capacity, l 67
 

Source: Carclub.ru