“2018 BMW X4 xDrive 30i SAV” Second Gen X4 ups the Sportiness Ante OVERVIEW The second generation BMW X4 launches for the 2019 model year with two available models – the BMW X4 M40i and the BMW X4 xDrive 30i. Both models serve up an eye-catching and sportier persona. The sportier drive characteristics come thanks…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer One our favorite pastimes is taking road trips. When we needed to make a recent trip from our home, just east of Portland, Ore., to Boise, Idaho, and the 2018 BMW X6 M happen to be available, it was like a match made in South Carolina. (We say that, because…
“BMW X3 xDrive 30i” Completely Redesuigned for 2018 The popularity of SUVs is growing at a rapid pace with the hotter segment of the market being compact Crossovers. The BMW X3 has enjoyed tremendous sales success in the past, but the Blue and White Rondelle clan obviously decided to capitalize on this growth spurt by…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer BMW’s entry into the small SUV category, or as BMW prefers, Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV), is the highly regarded X3 model. Since it was launched in 2003, the premium compact has chalked up nearly 400,000 sales in the U.S. market and 1.5 million worldwide. The 2018 model is all new…
“2018 BMW X3 M40i SAV” All-new Flagship X3 Joins the M Club The all-new 2018 BMW X3 M40i becomes the first M Performance model in the X3 stable, delivering the best in segment acceleration figure of 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds and with a top track speed of 130 mph. It is being built alongside…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer They come with various names — crossover, SUV, Sports Activity Vehicle and CUV — and they are the new darlings of the small luxury wagon category. Nearly all the major manufacturers have one or they are working on one. BMW’s entry into the growing category is the BMW X1, which…
“2013 BMW X1 xDrive28i: A Sub-Compact Premium SAV” BMW’s X1 has been busy for awhile proving to the rest of the world that it may well be the ideal combination of sports sedan-like driving characteristics and SUV –like functionality and utility. Now the U.S. marketplace will be able to experience the 2013 BMW X1 with…
The compact SUV market is tough, especially with the proliferation of new models, from nearly every manufacturer. In the segment, BMW has had good success since 2004 with the X3, selling more than 600,000 worldwide and 150,000 in the U.S. Now in its second generation the X3 is being…
