Tests and Features

First Drives2020 BMW X3 M and X4 M Competition: 503 Hp FTW!4.0/5
The SUV craze, combined with the sales success of BMW’s M vehicles including the X3 M40i and X4 M40i , drove the performance division of the Bavarian automaker to launch the first-ever X3 M and X4 M. These models are powered by a new turbocharged 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine that …
First Drives2018 BMW X3: Improved in all the Right Places4.0/5
SINTRA, Portugal – The third-generation X3 will arrive in Canadian dealerships late this year, and although it looks quite similar to the outgoing model, the brand’s compact crossover has changed quite a bit. The 2018 BMW X3’s overall shape is obviously an evolution over the previous generation, and it’s easy …
Blog2014 Best Buys: Compact SUVs Over $40,000
It was written in the stars. As the compact SUV market soared in popularity, luxury automakers realized that this was a bandwagon that could not be missed. That’s how it came to be that Audi stole first place in the compact SUVs over $40,000 category with their 2014 Q5 .
Test Drives2015 BMW X4 xDrive35i: Slave To Fashion3.0/5
We suffer for style. We squeeze ourselves into shoes that are too pointy, or shirts that are too tight around the neck, or wear the sheerest of fabrics that offer little or no protection from the elements, all in the name of capturing that look, that attitude that will set …
Test Drives2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i: Whither The Wagon?3.5/5
The urge to push into as many product niches as possible is one that has driven significant profits for BMW over the course of the past decade. Once focused almost exclusively on blending sport with luxury, in recent years BMW has grown increasingly comfortable attaching the Roundel to a wider …
Test DrivesStellar or Stale? The 2010 BMW X33.0/5
Little known fact: According to a study by J.D. Power, no off road vehicle satisfies its buyers quite as well as BMW’s diminutive X3. Dubbed a “Sports Activity Vehicle,” the X3, in its current iteration, is something of a sales floor veteran, having debuted a full seven years ago. Although …
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