VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTBMW's "compact" X3 grew so much for its second generation that it was nearly as large as the original X5 — a car once considered full-size.

BMW's "compact" X3 grew so much for its second generation that it was nearly as large as the original X5 — a car once considered full-size.
Lead trim: xDrive28i · 2.0L · up to 302 hp
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FactBMW's "compact" X3 grew so much for its second generation that it was nearly as large as the original X5 — a car once considered full-size.
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTBMW's "compact" X3 grew so much for its second generation that it was nearly as large as the original X5 — a car once considered full-size.
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERBigger usually means heavier, but BMW shaved up to 55 kg off this X3 compared to the model it replaced — a grown-up SUV that actually went on a diet.
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sDrive 28i | 2016–2016 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 255 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
| sDrive28i | 2015–2017 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 255 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
| xDrive28d | 2015–2016 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 180 hp | 280 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
| xDrive28i · 2.0L | 2013–2017 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 241 hp | 258 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
| xDrive28i · 3.0L | 2011–2012 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 255 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
| xDrive35i | 2011–2017 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 302 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
An estimate, for the sDrive28i trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
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BMW skipped a flagship M model this generation, putting M development into the electric iX3 instead.

BMW badges the X3 M Competition with 27 extra horsepower over the standard X3 M for the same S58 engine.

Bigger usually means heavier, but BMW shaved up to 55 kg off this X3 compared to the model it replaced — a grown-up SUV that actually went on a diet.

Before this car, an M-badged X3 simply didn't exist — 2019's X3 M and X3 M Competition were the first time the X3 line ever got a full M version.

BMW's "compact" X3 grew so much for its second generation that it was nearly as large as the original X5 — a car once considered full-size.

BMW didn't design or build the first X3 alone — Magna Steyr of Graz, Austria co-designed it and built every single first-generation X3 under contract.
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