Sport Collection variant added to X3 range
FOLLOWING the launch of 1, 2, and 3 Series and X1 and X2 Sport variants last year comes the first X3 model to wear the upscale badge.
Priced from $109,900 driveaway, or $12,000 more than the retail price of the derivative model, the BMW X3 xDrive30i Sport Collection adds a higher level of equipment and specification, including standard metallic paint, sunroof, and premium audio package.
The variant slots midway through the X3 range, sitting above the iX3 EV at $104,900 plus on-road costs and below the xDrive30e (plug-in hybrid) from $111,800 +ORC.
Specifically, the X3 xDrive30i Sport Collection is available with metallic paint in M Carbon Black, Mineral White, or M Brooklyn Grey; 20-inch double-spoke Orbit Grey alloy wheels, a panoramic glass sunroof, front seat heating and lumbar support, and a 16-speaker harman/kardon surround sound system.
The features join existing M Sport content, including adaptive suspension, Vernasca leather upholstery, head-up display, BMW Live Cockpit Professional with dual 12.3-inch displays, electric tailgate operation, keyless entry and start, electric driver seat adjustment with memory function, and M Aluminium Rhombicle Dark Black high gloss trim with Pearl Chrome accents.
Just 350 examples of the variant will be offered locally, offering customers “a compelling proposition … with an optimised equipment offering”.
Power continues to arrive courtesy of BMW’s 185kW/350Nm 2.0-litre TwinPower Turbo engine and eight-speed automatic transmission combination driving all four wheels. Combined cycle fuel consumption is listed at 7.6 litres per 100km with CO2 emissions of 174 grams per kilometre.
The BMW X3 continues to be one of the more popular German brands in the Medium SUV over $60K segment, selling 2045 units this year to date (YTD). Further, BMW has sold 409 examples of the X4, taking combined segment sales to 2454.
Elsewhere in the segment, we find the Tesla Model Y topping the charts with 14,220 YTD sales, followed by the Lexus NX (2767), Audi Q5 (2404), BMW X3 (2045), Porsche Macan (1631), Volvo XC60 (1515), Mercedes-Benz GLC Wagon (1402, with a further 746 Coupe variants), and Mercedes-Benz GLB (1223).
2023 BMW X3 pricing*:
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sDrive20i (a) |
$83,100 |
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xDrive20d (a) |
$86,100 |
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xDrive30i (a) |
$97,900 |
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xDrive30d (a) |
$104,300 |
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iX3 (a) |
$104,900 |
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xDrive30i Sport Collection (a)^ |
$109,900 |
New variant |
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xDrive30e (a) |
$111,800 |
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M40i (a) |
$126,800 |
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M Competition (a) |
$178,000 |
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*Pricing excludes on-road costs. ^National driveaway price.