Admittedly, though, many of our favorite elements of the interior were expensive options that drove the as-tested price of our X3 to a steep $57,820. This example needed 14.6 to get there at 94, which still counts as moving the hell out for something that weighs more than two tons and is propelled by only 2.0 liters.Inside the X3, nicely grained plastics, soft leather, and tasteful wood trim create a warm atmosphere, while the digital displays in the gauge cluster and large iDrive central screen look crisp and modern. The xDrive28i needs all of 16.7 seconds to get to 100 mph, a speed its more muscular brother hits right at the quarter-mile pole in only 13.8. Beyond interstate-legal velocities, the gap widens, however.

The last time we tested an X3 with this turbo four (before that model’s 2015 face-lift), it needed 6.2. That’s a strong number-but not as strong as the xDrive35i’s $61,325.Īt the track, saving $6775 set us back only 0.7 second in the dash to 60 mph, the four-banger taking 5.9 seconds versus 5.2 with the six. These included the $2200 Premium package (passive entry, lumbar support, satellite radio), $700 in Driver Assistance (rearview camera, park-distance warning), plus heated front seats ($500), navigation ($2150), and assorted minor doodads taking the sticker to $54,550.

The base-price gap is $3300 and extras packed another $12,400 onto the six-cylinder we tested, but this four was hardly spartan, its sticker bloated by nearly $9K in options. It has all the distinctive look-at-me oddity as its big brother, the X6, except that the miniaturized version turns gazes into stares and elicits rambling reminiscences from geezers eager to point out that the AMC Eagle SX/4 was a genuine two-door coupe.Ĭhoosing the xDrive28i means surrendering two cylinders, 60 horsepower, and 42 lb-ft of torque, as it has a turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder making 240 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of twist. Unlike the X3, the X4 can be had only with four-wheel drive and offers no diesel option, so the 28i and the 35i are the whole X4 model range, at least until BMW adds a full-on M edition to make the thing even more outrageous.

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