what you actually need to know about the BMW X3 2017-2021....

Lease A Car With LeaseLoco: https://leaseloco.sjv.io/LXzKoL what you actually need to know about the BMW X3 2017-2021.... overview 00:00 background 00:41 driving experience 03:38 design and build 11:01 market and model range 23:27 cost of ownership 48:13 summary 55:05 Jonathan Crouch writes an in-depth BMW X3 2017-2021 review. If you want to watch more reviews on vehicles like this BMW X3 2017-2021, make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our channel and comment what YOU want us to review next. Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @caranddrivingcarreviews   BMW's third generation 'G01'-series X3 was a premium mid-sized SUV that in this form got plusher, more spacious and more powerfully efficient compared to its predecessor, stacking up impressively against prestigiously-badged period alternatives from Audi, Mercedes, Jaguar and Volvo in this sector. Like its rivals, dynamically targeted almost exclusively towards on-road use, it was another example of just how car-like a model of this kind could be. History You wouldn't would you? Dramatically change a car that's already a best seller. So this third generation BMW X3, the Munich maker's entrant in the ever-growing premium mid-sized SUV segment back in 2017, very much emphasised evolution over revolution when it came to the alterations made. We'd had the major changes with the previous generation MK2 'F25'-series version back in 2010, when BMW transformed the awkward first generation 'E83'-series X3 model onto a proper smart-suited mid-sized SUV fully up to the task of taking on classy rivals from Audi and Mercedes. That previous MK1 design, originally launched in 2003, had been one of the company's poorer efforts, essentially a re-bodied 3 Series Touring that looked ugly, felt cheap, rode poorly and only sold a lot because it didn't have much competition. What buyers really wanted an X3 to be was a slightly shrunken version of the company's luxury X5, so that's what the Bavarians tried to provide with the second generation 'F25' series version of this car, production for which was moved to the X5's US plant in Spartenburg, South Carolina. The same American factory built this replacement 'G01'-series X3 model too, like all X-range models designated by BMW as an 'SAV' (or 'Sports Activity Vehicle') to try and differentiate it from less dynamic SUV rivals. As you can see from the styling, presided over by Australian Calvin Luk, it was moved a touch up-market. Necessarily so, to leave a little more breathing space for the two other only slightly more compact X-series models that by 2017 had been slotted in to sell beneath it, the second generation X1 and that car's sporty derivative, the X2. True, the size of this model was much the same as it was before, but under the skin, things were much changed, the previous 3 Series-derived architecture here replaced by a more sophisticated design that shared its technology with the more luxury-orientated 5 Series model. As part of that, buyers got a whole new level of safety provision and media connectivity, plus cabin quality took a big leap forward too. When buyers wanted an agile driving experience, weight reductions and improvements to the chassis promised to provide it. When they didn't, the company's autonomous driving tech was supposed to allow you to relax and settle back. There were also properly potent 'M Performance' flagship variants for the first time too. This 'G01'-series third generation X3 was subtly updated in mid-2021, but it's the earlier 2017-2021-era versions of it we look at here. Writer - Jonathan Crouch Want to know more? Find out by using our website: https://www.caranddriving.com/index.aspx SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caranddrivi... Twitter:   / cardrivingvideo   Facebook:   / caranddrivingltd   LinkedIn:   / caranddriving   #BMW #bmwx3 #bmwx5 : Amazon : Wireless Car Stereo : https://amzn.to/422dcu2 ULTRA SAFE Jump Starter : https://amzn.to/3JKelQB Easy Phone Mounting : https://amzn.to/45Q7KLO Garmin Dash Cam : https://amzn.to/4mJXsnX Boost Pro Phone Charger https://amzn.to/4mHBT7i Scosche Magnetic Dash Mount : https://amzn.to/4ncBV77 TESLA Storage Optimiser : https://amzn.to/45Q8kJu