Used BMW X3 for sale

The BMW X3 is a compact crossover SUV marketed by the German automaker BMW, based on the BMW 3-Series E46 automobile platform, and now in its first generation. BMW designed the X3 in conjunction with Magna Steyr of Graz, Austria — who manufactures all X3's under contract to BMW.

BMW presented the precursor to the X3 as a concept vehicle unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003. Dubbed the xActivity, BMW previewed a SAV based on the 3 Series platform, without windows and a vestigial roof.

When the BMW X3 premiered in late 2003, BMW announced that it would employ a new 4 wheel drive system to power it and the X5, a system marketed as xDrive that would intervene transparently to the driver before the driver was aware of instability.

BMW X3 Specifications:
Production     
2003–present
Class     
Compact crossover SUV
Body style(s)     
4-door SUV
Layout     
Longitudinally mounted, front engine, four-wheel drive
Platform     
BMW E83
Engine(s)     
3.0L 260 hp (190 kW) I6
Transmission(s)     
6-speed automatic and manual
Wheelbase     
2795 mm (110.1 in)
Length     
2004-07: 179.7 in (4564 mm)
4570 mm (179.9 in)
Width     
1855 mm (73.0 in)
Height     
2006-present: 1675 mm (66.0 in)
2004-05: 1673 mm (65.9 in)
Fuel capacity     
67 L (18 US gal; 15 imp gal)