宝马当地时间6月26日在美国发布了2018款X3，新车仍采用了人们熟悉的设计，车身尺寸略微增加。由于采用新的内部结构后，内装获得优化，车辆轴距增加了5.5厘米，内部空间更宽敞。在外观上，新车采用了更锐利的LED前大灯和更具棱角引擎盖，车头应用了宝马的所谓3D前格栅，而车尾采用更顺滑尾灯组和一对排气尾管。车厢内配备三温区空调和个人可独立调整角度的后排座椅（可按40:20:40比例放倒/折叠）。如果将后排椅背放平后，储物容积可从原来的28.7立方英尺（约合812立升）提升至62.7立方英尺（约合1775立升）。车厢内还提供透气前排座椅，全景玻璃天窗（尺寸扩大至9.8英寸），可选装新的抬头显示器，面积比老款车增加了75%。美规X3有xDrive30i和M40i两种版本，前者搭载2.0升涡轮增压汽油引擎，功率248马力，扭矩258磅-英尺（约合350牛米），搭配八速自动变速器。车辆0-96公里/小时加速时间6秒，最高时速210公里。而首款M Performance X3搭载一台3.0升直列六缸引擎，功率355马力，扭矩369磅-英尺（约合500牛米）。该车0-96公里/小时加速时间4.6秒，最高时速250公里。宝马未来还将提供柴油版本，这款xDrive30d搭载一台2.0升引擎，功率190马力，扭矩295磅-英尺（约合400牛米）。宝马还宣布，将于2020年推出纯电动版X3。X3将在宝马斯帕腾伯格工厂组装，该厂还组装X4/X5/X6，而X7将于明年秋季开始在该厂组装。
宝马当地时间6月26日在美国发布了2018款X3，新车仍采用了人们熟悉的设计，车身尺寸略微增加。由于采用新的内部结构后，内装获得优化，车辆轴距增加了5.5厘米，内部空间更宽敞。在外观上，新车采用了更锐利的LED前大灯和更具棱角引擎盖，车头应用了宝马的所谓3D前格栅，而车尾采用更顺滑尾灯组和一对排气尾管。车厢内配备三温区空调和个人可独立调整角度的后排座椅（可按40:20:40比例放倒/折叠）。如果将后排椅背放平后，储物容积可从原来的28.7立方英尺（约合812立升）提升至62.7立方英尺（约合1775立升）。车厢内还提供透气前排座椅，全景玻璃天窗（尺寸扩大至9.8英寸），可选装新的抬头显示器，面积比老款车增加了75%。美规X3有xDrive30i和M40i两种版本，前者搭载2.0升涡轮增压汽油引擎，功率248马力，扭矩258磅-英尺（约合350牛米），搭配八速自动变速器。车辆0-96公里/小时加速时间6秒，最高时速210公里。而首款M Performance X3搭载一台3.0升直列六缸引擎，功率355马力，扭矩369磅-英尺（约合500牛米）。该车0-96公里/小时加速时间4.6秒，最高时速250公里。宝马未来还将提供柴油版本，这款xDrive30d搭载一台2.0升引擎，功率190马力，扭矩295磅-英尺（约合400牛米）。宝马还宣布，将于2020年推出纯电动版X3。X3将在宝马斯帕腾伯格工厂组装，该厂还组装X4/X5/X6，而X7将于明年秋季开始在该厂组装。
2018 BMW X3 Unveiled With Strong M40i Version
Building upon the success of its two predecessors, the next-generation X3 is making its debut today with an oh-so-familiar design and slightly increased proportions. Thanks to the optimized packaging brought by the new underpinnings, BMW was able to stretch the wheelbase by 2.2 inches (5.5 centimeters) to free up more space inside the cabin.
While the X3’s styling proposes a discreet revision of the model is about to replace, it still manages to put the S in Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) by adopting a more dynamic appearance with sharper adaptive full-LED lights and a more muscular hood. It also marks the debut of BMW’s so-called 3D front grille on a member of the “X” family while at the back it gets a sleek set of taillights and a pair of exhaust tips.
Inside, it’s the same story as with the exterior. The familiar BMW cabin does have a few aces up its sleeve over its predecessor as now there’s a three-zone climate control system and individually adjustable angle for the rear 40:20:40 split/folding rear seats. The owner will be able to remotely fold them from the trunk to boost cargo capacity from 28.7 to 62.7 cubic feet.
Other amenities implemented in the new BMW X3 include ventilated front seats, a panoramic glass sunroof extended by 9.8 inches, and a new optional head-up display that’s 75 percent bigger than the old one.
In regards to the oily bits, the U.S.-spec X3 will be available upon launch in xDrive30i and M40i flavors. The former replaces the xDrive28i and is motivated by a turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine with 248 horsepower (up by 8 hp) and 258 pound-feet of torque channeled to both axles through an eight-speed automatic transmission. It’s good for a 0-60 mph (0-96 kph) run in six seconds and a top speed of 130 mph (210 kph).
Should that not be enough, the first-ever M Performance X3 is blessed with a larger 3.0-liter inline-six engine pushing out 355 hp and 369 lb-ft through the same gearbox. The M40i comes to replace the old xDrive35i and has a whopping 23 percent more torque than its predecessor. It needs 4.6 seconds for the sprint and maxes out at 155 mph (250 kph).
Further down the line, the X3 family for the United States might grow to include a diesel-powered xDrive30d with a 2.0-liter good for 190 hp and 295 lb-ft. Moreover, BMW has already announced the X3 is going to lose its combustion engine in 2020 when an all-electric version will be launched.
Just like before, the X3 will be assembled in the United States at the Spartanburg factory where BMW is also putting together the X4, X5, and X6 models – and where the X7 will start production in fall 2018.