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Never mind the performance, the X3 has got serene comfort nailed
MURRAY SCULLION
WHY WE RAN IT To find out if this version is good enough to be the performance X3 I thought I’d like this. But I really, really liked it. And I’m not the only one. The BMW X3 M50 was by far and away t
MILEAGE 8487 WHY WE’RE RUNNING Is this version good enough to be the performance X3? I f I were to gaze into a crystal ball and predict what kinds of articles classic car magazines will be pumping out
PLUG-in hybrids: the best-of-both worlds or the devil’s work? Given its Fire Red paint and matt black 21-inch alloys, the X3 30e M Sport is a dead-ringer for South Park’s Satan, but fuel efficiency is
MILEAGE 8248 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT Is this version good enough to be the performance X3? I f you’ve ever visited Texas, you won’t have missed a slight obsession with how big it, and everything in it, i
MODEL TESTED BMW XM 50E Price £112,820 Power 469bhp Torque 516lb ft 0-60mph 5.0sec 30-70mph 4.4sec Top speed 155mph (claimed) Average economy 24.3mpg Electric range 57 miles CO2 emissions 100-106g/km
AS TOUCHSCREENS GO, THE M5’S is one of the better ones: largely intuitive, with big virtual buttons to stab at, and home to possibly the best manufacturer satnav I’ve encountered. (Six months in, I ha