Re: Dream come true | My Phytonic Blue BMW X3 (G01) xDrive 20d Luxury Line Review Congratulations and welcome to the beautiful and exciting world of BMW's. Like you, I am also a first time owner (I have the X3 M40i) and now it makes sense why BMW's are so popular, exciting and known to be an "Ultimate Driving Machine"
You can check out my review, if you'd wish https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-...ml#post4990969 Quote:
Originally Posted by worldcrawler [center] BMW X3 (G01) xDrive 20d Luxury Line Things I rave about - The drive quality! That smooth free revving engine and fast Zf unit is pleasure to use.
- The adaptive dampers offers just the perfect tune for our not so perfect roads.
- Extremely well controlled NVH!
- I absolutely love the Adaptive LED headlight units, they make a huge difference in night driving.
- The climate control works like charm! Offers great level of fine controls too.
- Looks, road presence and opulence. G01 X3 has the perfect mix of size, aggression and dynamics.
- 16 driver 600 watt fabulous audio setup by Harman!!!
- Wireless CarPlay works like charm.
- The iDrive unit is second to none. Plethora of input options - Touch Screen, Steering mounted controls and the best, Rotary iDrive controller.
- Just the right mix of Technology and Luxury, both not intruding to each other!
- Extremely well designed instrument cluster, to me, this is the best digital cockpit iteration.
- Reliability!! After 2 years and almost 20k kms, I swear by the reliability and fuss free ownership experience of G01 X3.
Things I crib about - In a 75L + OTR car, missing Keyless entry is unbelievable. BMW does offer Comfort access for X3 in some markets but strangely not here!
- Service duration of 10k kms! Why BMW?
- No Lumber support adjustment at this price segment, really?
- Dummy buttons even at this price?
- No height adjustable seat belts?
- Too aggressive auto start/stop is on by default, it irritates me too the core.
- Gloss black panels in the centre console, accumulates dust and already prone to scratches!
- These Bridgestone RFTs are vocal at expressway speeds.
- No full screen CarPlay! It's a shame not to use that great 10.25" infotainment real estate.
- Noisy blower at full speed. Spoils the otherwise premium experience.
- Limited boot space. That parcel tray holder impacts luggage carrying capability.
- That constant chime beyond 120 kmph.
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A wonderful and long list of Positives and Negatives and I fully concur with some comments from my end.
a) CarPlay is an amazing and mandatory addition to BMW. It's beautifully seamless and works like a charm as you said. But, the irritating part is if someone else enters the car before me (usually my wife) and her iPhone gets connected and I need to press a few buttons to get back to my iPhone to be reconnected. It's a small irritant but, it's there for sure.
b) Upgrade to iD7, you entire screen should display the Apple Maps. Also, hope you get the maps both on your HUD as well as instrument console?
c) It's a pity Google Maps don't get displayed on HUD. BMW is partial to Tim Cook ![Big Grin](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.png) . Wish they add Google Maps in near future.
From the list of negatives, US version has all these features and surprised for a car this expensive they don't have it for Indian consumers.
Also, in US the X3 is the largest selling vehicle for BMW and is their bread and butter product. However, for US standards, this is a mid size SUV and looks small. But, I love it for its small size and the mind numbing agility.
Completed 8500 miles (14,000kms) in 9 months and every mile feels like being on a roller coaster ride (from an excitement perspective).
Cheers and Goodluck on your ownership !!! |