Unveiled globally exactly a year ago, the G45 BMW X3 has been launched in Malaysia at the ongoing My BMW World event, in 20 xDrive M Sport form. Locally assembled (CKD) in Kulim, Kedah, the SUV is priced at an estimated RM349,000, OTR excluding insurance but including BMW’s BSRI five-year extended warranty and service package.
That’s RM10,500 more than the Final Edition X3 sDrive20i, or RM33,200 more than the non-FE X3 sDrive20i M Sport (all including BSRI), although here you do get all-wheel drive and a mild-hybrid (MHEV) system.
The fourth-gen SUV is larger than the third-gen G01, measuring 4,755 mm long (+34 mm), 1,920 mm wide (+29 mm) and 1,660 mm tall (-25 mm), with a 2,865 mm wheelbase (+1 mm). Meanwhile, the front and rear tracks are up by 16 mm and 45 mm respectively.
Exterior-wise, there’s a pearl chrome kidney grille that’s BMW Iconic Glow-illuminated, adaptive LED headlamps with twin L-shaped DRLs, 19-inch Y-spoke M alloys, flush door handles and rocket-shaped tail lamps (indicators along the middle). The huge split lower intake is particularly prominent.
The new X3 gets a 2.0 litre turbo four-cylinder engine, 48-volt mild hybrid tech, an eight-speed Steptronic auto and all-wheel drive. A total output of 190 PS and 310 Nm of torque enables a 8.5-second century sprint time and a 215 km/h top speed. There are stiffer rear axle bearings, revised stabiliser mountings and a more direct steering ratio, but no M Sport nor adaptive suspension for Malaysia.
The minimalist-but-very-unique interior contains the driver-angled BMW Curved Display (12.3-inch instrument panel + 14.9-inch centre touch-screen, powered by BMW OS 9 with QuickSelect), a head-up display, the illuminated BMW Interaction Bar (touch-sensitive row of controls below the centre screen), 15-colour ambient lighting, a D-shaped M leather steering wheel, powered sports seats with memory, plus black or brown Veganza perforated and quilted upholstery.
Two triangular trim elements – incorporating the inside door handles, air-con vents (tri-zone auto air-con, by the way) and an ‘X3’ badge – extend from the dashboard into the door cards. There’s an LED-lit 15W wireless phone charger, interior camera, 360 camera, anthracite M headlining and velour floor mats. The boot swallows 570 litres; fold the back seats down for 1,700 litres. There’s Digital Key, so you can use your phone as the car key.
ADAS-wise, you get AEB, ACC with stop and go, steering and lane control assistant, lane change warning with active steering intervention, rear-cross traffic alert with braking, exit warning and rear collision prevention. Would you have yours in Alpine White, Black Sapphire, Dune Grey or Tanzanite Blue?
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Would be interesting to see local reviews, because overseas reviews are all pretty negative on the interior build quality (basically plastic).
349k is also interesting, because the 330i is 340k albeit with the more powerful tune of the same engine…
I would think it will be the same sentiment. A lot of hard plastics for a vehicle asking this amount of money.
better buy proton emas. better built, better specs.
You’re joking, right..?
I won’t know, I stop buying proton after the salesman don’t even bother to entertain me even I stand there for 15 minutes, rather sat there and talk, maybe sales too good
U r licky. Proton service center is ……….looking at the service guy make you feel doomed.
6 speakers for a 350k car is actually insane
that’s why now we know how exorbitant the euro car had been scamming our hard earned money.
much better to buy china car, kindly subsidized by ccp
Love to read honest review especially on build quality, functionality and driving experience so that buyer knows what they will get. On car specification, just a brief touch will do because buyer can read from dealer’s website. Be a professional car reviewer and try to avoid being marketing agent for the dealer
too honest later cannot get free trip to Europe
where is the x3 30? why only bring the underpower x3 20? haiyo bmw malaysia?
X3 30 will be 400k, which is crazy… who can afford it?