Made in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the 2025 BMW X3 may have its US market launch within the fourth quarter of the 12 months. However forward of the market launch, a number of demo automobiles are beginning to make the rounds. This 2025 BMW X3 M50 landed at BMW Aurora in Canada and it’s giving us a primary have a look at the brand new Frozen Deep Gray Metallic shade. Colour availability will rely on the place the brand new BMW X3 is constructed. There will likely be larger selection for the automobiles in-built Spartanburg, South Carolina. We’re speaking concerning the conventionally powered fashions with gasoline and diesel engines. BMW touts greater than 15 Particular person particular paint finishes for the non-electrified X3s. The plug-in hybrid will come from Plant Rosslyn in South Africa and may supply fewer shade selections, based mostly on the paint store’s capabilities.
New Colours
Within the US, the X3 M50 will likely be provided in a single stable shade and 9 metallic choices. Whereas we’re nonetheless ready for the US configurator to be up to date, it’s already dwell in Germany. Along with the beforehand talked about colours, the efficiency crossover will likely be out there in M Brooklyn Gray, Sophisto Gray, and Artic Race Blue. The colour choice additionally contains the traditional Sapphire Black and three Particular person colours. For matte finishes, Frozen Pure Gray and Deep Gray can be found, together with Tanzanite Blue.
This specific X3 M50 comes with 20-inch wheels, however BMW presents quite a lot of design choices. From launch, there are additionally elective 21-inch wheels out there, with even bigger 22-inch alloys anticipated to observe. This mannequin is the one one within the fourth-generation lineup to characteristic that particular grille design, and the quad exhaust setup is unique to the M Efficiency variant. Moreover, the rear badge has been up to date from the now-discontinued X3 M40i, with the “M” now noticeably bigger than the “50” that follows it.
Thank You, BMW, For Conserving The iDrive Controller
Inside, the X3 M50 is getting a flat-bottomed steering wheel. Though the brand new G45 X3 mannequin makes use of iDrive 9, it nonetheless has a rotary knob. It’s really the one automobile a part of the huge portfolio to supply this mix. There’s a variety of upholsteries as nicely, from material to Veganza (aka pretend leather-based) and naturally, actual leather-based.
One of the vital necessary upgrades for the brand new BMW X3 is the extra energy coming from the B58 six-cylinder engine. We’ll remind you the defunct X3 M40i had solely 355 hp and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) on faucet in Europe, so its substitute brings a notable improve of 38 hp and 59 lb-ft (80 Nm). On the identical time, it packs an additional 11 hp and 59 lb-ft (80 Nm) over the previous-generation X3 M40i offered in the USA. This time round, there are not any variations in output between the Euro and American fashions. Why the ability improve? Most probably as a result of BMW has no plans to introduce a new X3 M.
That e-motor is constructed into the eight-speed computerized transmission and helps the X3 M50 get to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.6 seconds. That makes it 0.3s faster than the retired Euro-spec X3 M40i. For the 60 mph (96 km/h) dash, BMW quotes a 4.4-second time for the US-spec mannequin. The acceleration efficiency hasn’t modified over the previous mannequin. Flat out, the range-topping X3 reaches an electronically ruled 155 mph (250 km/h), or the identical as earlier than.
The 2025 goes to value $64,100 in the USA, plus $1,175 in vacation spot and dealing with charges. At $65,275, it instructions a $2,380 premium over the X3 M40i it replaces. [Photos: BMW Aurora]
