BMW X3 price Australia

BMW X3 price Australia - What is the cost of BMW x3?
With the arrival of the third-generation X3, BMW once again has a competitive player in the premium medium-SUV class. The 2019 X3 has a roomier and much more attractive interior, plus better ride comfort and handling.

The embrace of SUVs is a global trend and competition for the growing horde of customers is intense. BMW knows its new X3 has to be very good to stand a chance against competitors from Alfa, Audi, Jaguar, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Range Rover, and Volvo. The look of the X3 interior is based on BMW’s still-fresh 5 Series. The SUV’s instrument panel has a similarly classy layout and houses the very impressive iDrive 6 versions of the company’s infotainment system. The X3 range opens at $62,900 with the sDrive 20i. It runs BMW’s base 2.0-litre turbo petrol four, With the arrival of the third-generation X3, BMW once again has a competitive player in the premium medium-SUV class. The 2019 X3 has a roomier and much more attractive interior, plus better ride comfort and handling. The embrace of SUVs is a global trend and competition for the growing horde of customers is intense.

BMW knows its new X3 has to be very good to stand a chance against competitors from Alfa, Audi, Jaguar, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Range Rover, and Volvo. The look of the X3 interior is based on BMW’s still-fresh 5 Series. The SUV’s instrument panel has a similarly classy layout and houses the very impressive iDrive 6 versions of the company’s infotainment system. The X3 range opens at $62,900 with the sDrive 20i. It runs BMW’s base 2.0-litre turbo petrol four, with 135kW of power, matched with an eight-speed automatic and rear-wheel drive. It averages a claimed 7.4L/100km.All-wheel-drive variants open with the $66,900 X3 20d. It has a 140kW 2.0-liter turbodiesel four, claimed to average just 5.7L/100km. The $72,900 X3 30i runs the 2.0-liter turbo-petrol four tuned for 185kW, which returns 7.6L/100km, while the $82,900 X3 30d has a 3.0-liter turbodiesel in-line six from BMW’s youngest engine family. It averages a claimed 6.0L/100km.The X3 M40i, priced at $99,900,  runs a 265kW 3.0-liter in-line turbo-petrol six and a stiffer suspension. Due by the end of 2019 is the first full house M models in the X3 range, the X3M, and X4M.

With the arrival of the third-generation X3, BMW once again has a competitive player in the premium medium-SUV class. The 2019 X3 has a roomier and much more attractive interior, plus better ride comfort and handling. The embrace of SUVs is a global trend and competition for the growing horde of customers is intense. BMW knows its new X3 has to be very good to stand a chance against competitors from Alfa, Audi, Jaguar, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Range Rover, and Volvo. The look of the X3 interior is based on BMW’s still-fresh 5 Series. The SUV’s instrument panel has a similarly classy layout and houses the very impressive iDrive 6 versions of the company’s infotainment system. The X3 range opens at $62,900 with the sDrive 20i. It runs BMW’s base 2.0-litre turbo petrol four, with 135kW of power, matched with an eight-speed automatic and rear-wheel drive. It averages a claimed 7.4L/100km.All-wheel-drive variants open with the $66,900 X3 20d. It has a 140kW 2.0-liter turbodiesel four, claimed to average just 5.7L/100km. The $72,900 X3 30i runs the 2.0-liter turbo-petrol four tuned for 185kW, which returns 7.6L/100km, while the $82,900 X3 30d has a 3.0-liter turbodiesel in-line six from BMW’s youngest engine family. It averages a claimed 6.0L/100km.The X3 M40i, priced at $99,900,  runs a 265kW 3.0-liter in-line turbo-petrol six and a stiffer suspension. Due by the end of 2019 is the first full house M models in the X3 range, the X3M, and X4M. Both are powered by the same 3.0-liter straight-six turbo, tweaked for 353kW of power and 600Nm of torque. Priced at around $150,000, they go up against Porsche’s Macan Turbo and Alfa’s Stelvio Quadrifoglio.BMW’s 2.0-litre turbodiesel will chug around all day on a feathered throttle in the higher gears, returning 8-9L/100km in town using Eco Pro mode and as little as 5L/100km on the highway. It makes the usual gravelly diesel noises under acceleration, but they’re very faint and in cruise mode, it’s as silent as a petrol engine. With 400Nm of torque, and a respectable 140kW of power, it pulls strongly across the bottom end and midrange then, surprisingly, kicks even harder from 3000-4000rpm. Redline is 5500rpm, but you’ll never go there.

It’s actually quicker than the 2.0-liter turbo-petrol X3, clocking a rapid (by four-cylinder oiler standards) eight seconds for the 0-100km/h trip. While the M40i is impressively quick and agile for an SUV, its rigid ride is sure to make it uncomfortable on any road that’s not perfectly smooth. If you’re shopping this class, it’s worth noting that you don’t have to spend the $65,000-$70,000 asked by BMW and other luxury German brands to get comparable, or better, ability, size, and specification. Land Rover’s Discovery Sport offers more SUV for the money and can also, unlike the Germans, do off-road adventuring as well. You can get into the Skoda Kodiaq, or VW’s loaded Tiguan Highline, for $50,000-$55,000, while Subaru’s outstanding Forester S can be had for around $45,000.
By John Carey

THINGS WE LIKE  
- Sleek interior design
- Generous rear-seat room
- Torquey, frugal engines
- Quietness and comfort
- Agile, engaging in handling

THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE
Prices are getting up there
Long options lists
Stiff ride in M40i
Runflat tires

SPEX (30i)  
- Made in the USA
- 2.0L four-cylinder turbo-petrol/eight-speed automatic/all-wheel drive
- 185kW of power at 5200rpm/350Nm of torque from 1450-4800rpm
- 0-100km/h in 6.3 seconds (claimed)
- 7.6L/100km combined; 95 octane premium; CO2 emissions are 174g/km
- Warranty: Three years/unlimited kilometers
-  Standard: Six airbags, stability control, semi-autonomous Driving Assistant Plus, a head-up display, surround-view camera, rear parking sensors, swiveling LED headlights, 20-inch alloy wheels, leather upholstery, sports front seats, 10-inch infotainment screen, navigation, Bluetooth, digital radio, wireless phone charging, automatic emergency services calling
- Redbook future values: 3yr: 54%; 5yr: 42%
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