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Yeah the sport seats in the US are terrible for me.
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This shows the variaton in human anatomy. My wife and I are very comfortable in the X3's Sport seats, even moreso than in the 3 Series it replaced. Test drives are critical!
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Yep. Funny enough, the sport seats in both the 3 series and 5 series (G30) are terrible for me. But in the X3, they were okay. Not great but okay. Obviously seating position is different in the SUV than sedan.
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There are likely subtle differences due to the fact that BMW contracts with different seat suppliers on different models. The company that makes the X5 and up seats for BMW at the Spartanburg plant does not make the X3 seats.
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All these opinions are based on loaners I got during service visits. My dealer pretty much only has base models. I’ve seen a 540 and once got a 740, but those are exceptions. Not a big market, so not a big dealer. I’m very interested in this next X3. If they improve the luxury/seating, it will be a really attractive model in the lineup, I think.
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Question for current or previous X3 owners, the X1 or X2 on transverse engine layout and FWD-biased xDrive systems don't hold a candle to a X3 xDrive in terms of handling/nimbleness, correct?
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BMWBlog article from 4/09/24: https://www.bmwblog.com/2024/04/09/d...t-suv-anymore/
While most of the details are already known, the whole "BMW showed dealers the new X3 and they said it doesn't look like a CUV anymore" is a weird statement. From the camo, most of the previous posts here guessed that it looks more like a smaller crossover; this article exclusively states that it's bigger and heavier. Maybe it's just the trunk/spoiler sloping, ala X4.
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Also, what were the other 9 that they saw?
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