A bold change! BMW releases its third lengthened SUV, are you willing to wait for this design?

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2024-08-07 14:52Posted in Guangdong automotive creators

In 2017, the third-generation BMW X3 was officially released in United States, and there was also news that this generation of BMW X3 will be produced by BMW Brilliance and will be lengthened. However, the 2018 domestically produced BMW X3 was not lengthened, which is also a small pity.

Recently, the official picture of the new generation of domestic BMW X3 was released, and the official clearly declared that the car is a long wheelbase version. The new car will be launched in China in early 2025, and as a new model, the big names will also interpret the changes of the all-new BMW X3.

Changes to new cars

1. Continue the overseas version of the shape

2. Subversive interior design

3. The wheelbase has been lengthened by 110 mm

4. Equipped with a mild hybrid system

In terms of appearance, the new car continues the design language of the overseas version, and the most obvious feature is that the "kidney" grille is further enlarged, which is also a controversial point in the design of the new car. In addition, there are light strips around the grille, and the headlights are replaced with double L-shaped angel eye headlights, which have a better lighting effect at night.

The side shape of the new car is relatively smooth, and the raised waistline and Hofmeister corners give this new car a classic inheritance. The rear of the car adopts X-shaped taillights, which also have a good visual effect when lit.

The interior of the new car has also undergone a drastic change, with the overall trimming down of the current model, with the iconic "chicken leg handle" replaced by a shift lever. The new car is equipped with a 12.3+14.9-inch floating curved dual screen, equipped with the latest generation of vehicle machine system, and the degree of intelligence has been improved.

It is worth mentioning that the new car is equipped with interactive atmosphere light strips under the central control screen, the front mobile phone charging panel, and the door lining. The roof sunroof is also equipped with a panoramic star track canopy, which can change color according to different driving theme modes to enhance the atmosphere.

The much-anticipated aspect of the all-new BMW X3 comes from its first lengthened wheelbase. It is reported that the wheelbase of the new domestic BMW X3 has been lengthened by 110 mm to 2975 mm, which is consistent with the wheelbase of the BMW X5 standard axle version, with a body length of 4865 mm and a width of 1920 mm.

For comparison, the wheelbase of the Audi Q5L is 2907mm, and the wheelbase of the Mercedes-Benz GLC is 2977mm. After lengthening the wheelbase, the domestic BMW X3 also made up for the shortcomings of the previous wheelbase.

In terms of power, the new-generation BMW X3 20 xDrive model is equipped with a 2.0T four-cylinder engine and a 48-volt mild hybrid system, with a maximum power of 153 kW and a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 7.8 seconds, mated to an 8-speed automatic manual transmission and xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive system.

Compared to the current model, the new car only adds a 48-volt motor, which does not help much with fuel consumption, but can improve the smoothness of the start.

Lost your soul after lengthening?

Compared with Mercedes-Benz and Audi, BMW itself pays more attention to sports and handling, and is a brand with more soul. After the release of the new domestic BMW X3, some netizens began to question whether this car will lose its soul if it is only lengthened in China.

In fact, this is not the first time that such an argument has appeared, the new BMW 3 Series has been questioned for tuning the chassis to be more comfortable, and the domestic BMW X5 has also been questioned because of its lengthening.

However, in terms of actual performance, the sales performance of the domestic BMW X5 is much better than that of the imported BMW X5, and even sold 10,000 units per month in January this year. Not to mention the BMW 3 Series, the current monthly sales are around 13,000 units, and it is also BMW's most popular model.

Compared with the so-called soul, domestic consumers pay more attention to practicality, followed by BMW's handling tuning, family design and other factors. Mazda, which was once known as the "BMW of Toei", has now compromised and lengthened the locally-produced CX-50.

After the BMW X3 is lengthened, it can also make up for the loss of sales due to the small size of the current model, and in the comparison with Audi Q5L and Mercedes-Benz GLC, it will not be passed by consumers because of weak household attributes.

Will the price of a new car go up?

In July this year, BMW China decided to stop the "price reduction and share protection" strategy that lasted for nearly a year, firing the first shot of exiting the price war. Although it is claimed to be withdrawing from the price war, BMW's models are still not small, and the discount range of the current BMW X3 has also reached about 100,000 yuan.

From the current point of view, BMW's price increase is obvious only BMW i3, and the car is also due to the reduction in the number of inventory, which has led to a decline in discounts. According to the sales staff, BMW's models will indeed increase in price in the future, so many netizens also doubt whether the price of the new domestic BMW X3 will increase.

Zoom in

Judging from the predictions of big names, the guide price of the new BMW X3 is not expected to change much, and the guide price does not play a big role at the moment when Mercedes-Benz GLC and Audi Q5L are greatly discounted. However, after the launch of the all-new BMW X3, the preferential range will definitely be greatly reduced, and then according to the market performance, it will be decided whether to introduce greater preferential policies.

The big coffee summarizes

Overall, the new domestic BMW X3 is a very bold change, and its design is still relatively controversial. However, BMW's own brand genes are not with the public, especially the owners who choose BMW, themselves are pursuing youth and sports, so the big coffee believes that the replacement of the new domestic BMW X3 is still very successful.

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