It will definitely be interesting to see what BMW does with the X3. When sales sucked on the 2.5 X3 they pulled it after only 2 years, which is odd for BMW. So the question is, what would the engine options be for the new X3?

If I could be in the engineering room, here is my thought:
I6 diesel engine
I6 3.0 255hp engine
I6 3.2 S54 330hp engine

To me it seems that all the car companies, aside from GM, in a move to make all their BIG SUV's quick forgot to make a smaller SUV rip up the pavement as well. GM introduced the SS Trailblazer, a smaller SUV with tons of power...but most focus on the larger vehicles: X5, Porsche Cayanne, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8, ML500, etc.. And with that a much higher price tag given the already large scale of the car and the more marquee status. However the smaller variants could be potent...cheaper..and draw attention to the brand. Side note: as for the X5 I would have really hoped they would offer a 5.0 variant of the V10 with 500hp in the X5.

If BMW wanted to put a serious hurt on other automakers and really get some attention on the X series, a 3.2 S54 would do the trick. While that engine wouldn't offer a whole lot to the X5, considering a 355 variant V8 is already available, it would offers a substantial boost to the X3.

Fantasy land is fun.

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