These frozen lakes serve as proving grounds on which steering, suspension and drive characteristics can be tested and various setups compared against one another. Specific components tested include the all-wheel-drive system as well as the stability and traction control systems.
The redesigned X3 is expected to make its debut later this year, as a 2018 model. Underpinning it is the rear-wheel-drive-based CLAR platform that debuted in the2016 7-Series, although the X3 doesn’t benefit from the “carbon core” technology of the BMW flagship. Nevertheless, it should still be significantly lighter than its predecessor.
Look for turbocharged inline-4 and -6 engines to continue. A plug-in hybrid model is also a possibility and BMW has confirmed that a pure electric X3 will be introduced towards the end of the decade. As for the X3 M model, this should come with a turbocharged inline-6 likely eclipsing the 425 horsepower of the M3/M4.
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