New 2017 BMW X3: the background - CAR Magazine

Our new spyshots reveal BMW’s next mid-sized SUV on test in northern Europe. And in the first half of 2014, their growth rate exceeded 30%. . New 2017 BMW X3: the background In 2017, BMW plans to launch the third-generation X3. Not too long ago, the X3 was a licence to print money, but now that the segment is getting more... Furthermore, BMW is putting pressure on itself by making the next X1 bigger and more attractive, and by offering the latest X5 with more affordable four-cylinder engines and 2WD. . One major weakness of the mid-size SUV from Munich is its ho-hum... What does the 35up CLAR architecture mean for the X3. The X3 will adopt the plug-in hybrid technology from the 2015 X5, relying on a 245bhp 2. 0-litre petrol engine and a 95bhp electric motor for a combined power output of over 300bhp. The average fuel consumption of 74. 4mpg will increase slighty when the industry standard changes from the current NEFZ cycle to the more realistic WLTP test procedure in 2017. Although G01 promises to be almost 100 kilos lighter than its... Source: www.carmagazine.co.uk