BMW X3 M40i: M Performance tweaks adds fun to the formula

摘要

IT'S EASY TO make an SUV fast in a straight line - just add more power. But can it be engineered to be fun? That's the real question. Hence the burgeoning M Performance moniker is now attached to an X3, a variant that up until now has run without the haloed M badge on its rump. What do you get for your $99,529? Impressive B58 powertrain aside, the M40i gains the M Sport Package, adaptive M xDrive all-wheel drive, adaptive M suspension, M Sport differential, eight-speed ZF automatic, bespoke M Sport exhaust system and 21-inch M light alloy wheels. It's safe to say that current X3 flagship (until the X3M arrives) isn't whispering the involvement of the M Division.