REPORT: 2010 BMW X3 coming in November
When the X3 launched in 2004 there was no Mercedes GLK or Audi Q5. Now that the other Germans have come with the competition, reports are indicate BMW is moving the launch of the 2010 X3 up to make sure it can compete.
The next X3 will be about four inches longer, a half-inch narrower, and a fraction of an inch taller. The extra length will help improve interior room, but the Sport Activity Vehicle is said to be tuned for increased sporting performance. The features list will include hand-me-downs from the 7 Series such as Night Vision and Heads Up Display, and -- in Europe at least -- six engines will be offered: two gasoline and four diesel. We in the U.S. will probably still make do with the either the naturally aspirated or turbocharged 3.0-liter gas engines and possibly a turbo'd four.
[Source: BMW Blog]
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Cougs 2:41PM (5/20/2009)
Can't wait for the M version :-(.
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TexRob 4:22PM (5/21/2009)
I have read and re-read this article, where does it say November like your title? Everything says December with a early 2010 release. My wife's X3 comes off lease in November, so I sure wish they would release this in November.
k.w.a 2:47PM (5/20/2009)
let's get it right this time, BMW.
don't make it as ugly as the last one, but don't just make a smaller X5 like in the picture above, either. I'd rather it be radical like the current X3 (or GLK) than boring like the Q5, RDX, or EX...just as long as some beauty and elegance is added to the equation
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inteller 3:19PM (5/20/2009)
boring as the EX? hate to say it but if the above pic is the new X3, I'd much rather have the luxury and high revving fun the EX35 has to offer than that....for a LOT less.
smythe 3:21PM (5/20/2009)
"I'd rather it be radical like the current X3"...... "radical", the current x3 is ugly as hell.
k.w.a 3:32PM (5/20/2009)
it's ugly, but you can't say its not radical! I mean, I must say, it was a radical disaster, but radical nonetheless.
Bigboy 4:43PM (5/20/2009)
EX35 doesn't have a manual. High revving is no fun without it.
zamafir 5:36PM (5/20/2009)
@ kwa - I'll bet your suggestions fall on death ears, they're to busy making it meet the bar the boring Q5's setting in europe to worry about making it sexy. Hell, save the Z4 and M5 and M3 coupe, I'm not sure if any BMW is sexier than the competition anymore.
Alex 2:47PM (5/20/2009)
If only it had a more sportier rear and less "utility", like the X6. X4 anyone?
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larry a 2:48PM (5/20/2009)
I wish BMW would discontinue their whole X-series lineup but I guess they sell pretty well so I guess its just a dream. I remember when their cars were so simple. Lightweight, relatively small, RWD, with some leather seats. Those were the days.
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Steven 2:55PM (5/20/2009)
I think all of us on AB remember those days...
larry a 3:03PM (5/20/2009)
I hope so, but I'm not just talking about pre-Bangle, I'm talking about wayyy before that back in the 80's when the M3 had a 4 banger. Hard to believe that was 20 years ago.
d93 2:19PM (7/22/2009)
BMW finally overtook Lexus in sales again. I am so glad that BMW finally overtook Lexus again in the sales. I remember when BMW beat Lexus back in 1997 with the sales of their Z3 and M3 hitting hard. I think that BMW is being a little more innovative, and even though their Bengalized designs have a lot to be desired - it seems as though people are starting to like them. I am glad that the BMW parts still offer what people are looking for.
d93 2:21PM (7/22/2009)
Larry,
I own a BMW E30 and that is just the way I would hope BMW would be producing cars. They have gone technology crazy, and even though it might be fun - it has lost it's edge. www.bmwpartswheels.com
Steven 2:48PM (5/20/2009)
I can't believe BMW has 3 SUVs, 2 wagons, and soon-enough, those "sportback" 5 series cars....and managed to make ALL of them fugly.
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Taglane 3:01PM (5/20/2009)
Well if it looks anything like that rendering, I may like it.
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Motor_Yakuza 3:03PM (5/20/2009)
Looks dated and boring. Neeeeeeeeext.
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P.V. 3:11PM (5/20/2009)
I hope they reduce the ugliness of the rear and bring the interior up to standard.
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Bashir 3:12PM (5/20/2009)
what is the need of the X1 then? Just stick with one of them, X1 or X3!
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Patrick 3:28PM (5/20/2009)
BMW's new styling trend seems to be a "punched in the face" look. The refreshed 3-series and now the X3 have this look where the grill seems to be caved in with the bumper protruding outwards around it. Uggo.
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