The Next Generation of the BMW X3
Competition amidst Belmont luxury cars reached new heights as BMW pushed production of its new X3 design forward in order to maintain their spot on the leader board in the luxury sedan market. Accounts of the next generation of the 2011 BMW X3 being spied in the late testing stages have mounted excitement and speculations of the direction BMW will take with the new model.
The side view of the new X3 has the very traditional sculptural BMW lines and is very similar to the new X1, a compact SUV, but sports a thicker C-pillar. The new model appears to have expanded the dimensions of the current X3 for increased cabin room and features a sloping hood, sleek lines and clean-cut front-air intakes.
BMW dealerships in Belmont expect to see this streamlined look extend to the inside of the vehicle as well and so far they have not been disappointed. BMW has gotten rid of the odd-looking second hood on the dashboard and will be housing the navigation system lower than the essential instruments (as seen in X1 and X5). MotorAuthority.com speculated that in addition to Bi-xenon headlights with around-corner capability and seats with massage functions and ventilation, BMW may also be planning to include the night-vision heads-up display currently found in the X6 in the new X3 in an effort to offer a wide array of updated gadgets and features to compete at the top of their class.
In an effort to keep buyers from moving down market to the X1, BMW has been rushing their X3 model towards production. As is, the BMW X3 is certainly a contender among the top Belmont luxury cars including the Mercedes-Benz GLK and the Audi Q5 and there is rumored to be an M Sport package in the works that will feature interior and exterior modifications to the vehicle.
Current X3s are built by contract manufacturer Magna Steyr in Austria, but BMW is moving assembly alongside the X5 and X6 in the company’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Owners of BMW dealerships in Belmont are looking forward to BMW’s decision to bring the production of the X3 in-house in the hope that shipping and production costs will decrease.
