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0Official: BMW adds four-cylinder twin-scroll turbo power to X3 1329486300
As a relatively compact crossover, you might expect the BMW X3 to be available – in this climate even in the United States – with a four-cylinder engine. But that wasn't the case until now, as BMW has announced the availability of its TwinPower Turbo four to replace the 3.0-liter ...
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Report: Bucking trend, Consumer Reports gives nod to BMW X3 over Land Rover Evoque 1327613460
The turn of the year didn't merely lead us into the Year of the Dragon, but also the year of the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque. Halewood's small softroader won a boodle of awards: Autoweek's Best of the Best, Top Gear magazine's and Jeremy Clarkson's choice for Car of the Year, Motor Trend ...
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Official: BMW pouring $990M into Spartanburg plant to build more CUVs 1326410400
BMW is expanding its operations in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The company has announced it will invest $990 million into the facility over the next three years to allow the plant to produce up to 350,000 vehicles annually. Currently, the Spartanburg assembly plant produces the BMW X3 ...
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Report: Cadillac considering smaller-than-SRX crossover? 1326403140
Cadillac is gunning for BMW. The company's recently unveiled ATS is a clear shot across the bow of the German automaker's 3 Series, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports the small sedan may be the first of a larger product offensive. Kurt McNeil, vice president of sales with Cadillac, said the ...
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BMW leads global sales race among luxury brands through July, Audi second 1312835460
BMW is apparently the Ultimate Selling Machine. The German automaker has retained the title of top luxury brand after its most successful July in history, moving 108,721 units for the month. Overall sales are up 17.9 percent for the entire BMW Group through the first seven months of the ...
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AC Schnitzer's take on 2012 BMW X3 includes amusing 'crash test' [w/video] 1309476300
If you're one of the tens of people eagerly awaiting the arrival of the BMW X3 M, there may be an alternative that's ready to go right away. AC Schnitzer has gotten hold of the X3 and applied its custom touches to the compact crossover. A body kit, wheels, rear spoiler and custom exhaust help ...
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Opinion: Is BMW becoming too soft? 1299709740
"Happiness isn't around the corner. Happiness IS the corner." So said an ad for BMW created in 1996 for the Z3. In the TV version (see the video at the very bottom after the break), a heavy-metal music track underlined the idea, which was carried over to magazines and billboards. I'm reminded of ...
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Martha Stewart crafts BMW X3 of her very own [w/video] 1292504460
Martha Stewart picks up her customized BMW X3 – Click above to watch video after the jumpMartha Stewart and her crew descended on BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina production facility where the automaker builds its X3 crossover, as well as the X5 and X6. Stewart designed and built her ... -
Bimmer Builder: 2011 BMW X3 configurator comes online 1288620000
The 2011 BMW X3 is ready for prime time, with all-new sheet-metal and an equally new interior, a choice of efficient inline six engines and a standard eight-speed transmission. If that sounds like an enticing package, you can now head over to BMW's official website to build your own. The base X3 ... -
First Drive: 2011 BMW X3 1287503880
Refined, Not Redefined
2011 BMW X3 - Click above for high-res image galleryLong before the segment-bending X6, BMW's crossover strategy was simple: offer the utility of a traditional SUV but in a package that's not only luxurious, but fun to drive. The original X5 Sport Utility Activity ... -
BMW announces pricing for 2011 X3 1286991120
2011 BMW X3 – Click above for high-res image galleryWe're about to drive the 2011 BMW X3, but before we get behind the wheel, BMW has announced pricing for its next-gen. cute 'ute, and as before, the new CUV will be offered in two trims. The base X3 xDrive28i, which features a 240 ... -
Paris 2010: BMW X3 is new yet familiar 1285837080
2011 BMW X3 – Click above for high-res image galleryBMW has whisked the sheets off its 2011 X3, and the second-generation crossover looks suspiciously like its predecessor. Beyond a seemingly endless parade of spy shots over the last couple of years, that's predictable, as the X3 has ... -
2011 BMW X3 fills out, adds a dash of sport 1279151400
2011 BMW X3 – Click above for high-res image galleryBehold the 2011 BMW X3. It's longer, wider and taller than its predecessors, but you'd be forgiven for thinking it looks remarkably similar to the last X3. Naturally, BMW's twin-kidney grille is affixed up front, but like the new 5 and 7 ... -
First details on 2011 BMW X3 leak out 1275593460
2011 BMW X3 – Click above for image galleryBMW has just dropped a few juicy details about the 2011 X3 on the web along with a few camo'd photos. With the addition of the X1 in European markets, the Bavarian automaker is looking to give its middle child a little extra interior space, so the ... -
BMW teasing 2011 X3 well in advance 1274711940
2011 BMW X3 teaser shots – Click above for high-res image galleryThe 2010 Paris Motor Show may be five months out at this point, but that isn't stopping manufacturers like BMW from getting the ball rolling on the long, slow, aggravating striptease of new models. The German manufacturer has ... -
BMW wants more people to custom-order X3s with high-margin options 1274099340
When the second generation X3 goes on sale early next year BMW wants more of its American customers to start special ordering the crossovers rather than buying them off the lot. Custom orders are more the norm in Europe where about half of all BMWs are spec'd up before being delivered to the ...
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BREAKING: BMW X3 prototype reportedly causes bomb scare outside NY museum 1273443480
2011 BMW X3 prototype – Click above for high-res image galleryNote To Self: Don't leave camouflaged prototypes parked with the engine running next to Central Park in Manhattan. Just a week after a failed car bomb attempt in Times Square, Manhattan is understandably still a bit jittery. An ... -
Report: BMW X4 back on the table? 1272648660
Were you, like us, just thinking that BMW's U.S. lineup would be fully complete if only it had just one more crossover utility Sports Activity Vehicle that slotted in somewhere between the small X3 and midsize X5? If so, we have good news. Just such a vehicle – logically and tentatively ...
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Spy Shots: 2011 BMW X3 out and about in Munich 1270594620
2011 BMW X3 – Click above for high-res image galleryWe're expecting the 2011 BMW X3 to debut sometime this year and judging by this latest crop of spy shots out of Munich, Bimmer's mid-level 'ute should be ready for prime-time when the Paris Motor Show rolls around this Fall. Although the ... -
REPORT: BMW X3 U.S. launch delayed by up to 6 months for custom order effort 1258407120
According to BMW of North America's president, Jim O'Donnell, the Roundel crew will delay the launch of the 2011 BMW X3 by six months to establish a new customer ordering program and iron out which engines will be available in the States. The move will apparently make the customization of the X3 ...
