As reported last year, BMW is planning to launch an electric version of its new X3 medium-size SUV. Over the weekend the company released a quick teaser video previewing the model, called iX3. The vehicle previewed in the video is a concept version only, but BMW will probably use it […]
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BMW reports record global sales during 2017, profits up 10.2%
BMW has reported its yearly efforts for 2017, taking home a pre-tax profit of over 10 billion euros for the first time. And this is despite an additional one billion euros being fed into research and development during 2017 compared with 2016. BMW Group sold 2,463,526 vehicles during 2017, which […]
BMW X3 gets Alpina attention for first time; the Alpina XD3
The third-generation X3 has not been in Australia long but already won many friends and plaudits with its design and technology. Renowned BMW tuners Alpina have created the XD3, a brutal quad-turbo monster based on BMW’s latest medium SUV. The XD3 is powered by a quad-turbo 3.0-litre inline-six diesel, with […]
2018 BMW X3 M40i on sale in Australia in July
BMW’s first ever M Performance X3 will launch in Australia in July, called the X3 M40i, coming as the first proper performance oriented mid-size SUV from the German brand. Originally revealed last year, the G01 generation X3 M40i is powered by a 3.0-litre ‘B58’ turbocharged inline six engine producing 265kW […]
2018 World Car of the Year finalists announced
Finalists for the 2018 World Car of the Year have been announced, with a number of interesting ones in the running for the top award. Finalists for all categories have also been listed, such as the World Luxury Car, World Performance Car and Green Car of the year. For 2018, […]
2018 BMW X3 xDrive30d review (video)
The 2018 BMW X3 has been a long time in the making. But for good reason. It’s got very big shoes to fill. Shoes that ended up evolving for over 10 years with the previous generation. For the new model there’s a new platform, more up-to-date technologies inside and out, […]
PerformanceDrive’s top 10 best new cars of 2017
Here at PD we don’t do ‘car of the year’ features, mainly because we aren’t paid by any of the car manufacturers to do so. But it has been a massive year for the Aussie car industry, with the departure of the Australian-built sedans and the arrival of some intriguing, […]
2018 BMW X3 sDrive20i on sale in Australia in March
BMW Australia is getting ready to expand the new X3 range with the introduction of the sDrive20i variant. It’s set to be joined by the performance M40i variant later this year. The new X3 was only launched in Australia in November, giving medium-size luxury SUV buyers the option of the […]