MATT SAUNDERS
Testing, testing
Is a firmer ride really what a family SUV like the X3 needed?
Are mainstream BMWs getting sportier, or am I just getting older? I
pondered this a little warily the other day, as a road tester accelerating into middle age a little like a hastily parked supermarket grocery delivery van with its handbrake left off.
On p26, you’ll find our UK roads review of the fourth-generation BMW X3. This car has had the kind of renovation you might expect from BMW at the moment, as the company shovels money at its Neue Klasse electric car platform while simultaneously trying to keep its combustionengined models competitive.