F25 X3:Official press release with 220 pics

[CarsRmyVICE]

Interior exterior I hear 5.5 est. to 60 for the 35i version!
BMW X3 News: 2011 BMW X3 Photos and Info

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by CarsRmyVICE

Interior exterior I hear 5.5 est. to 60 for the 35i version!

Same N55 engine as X5 35i. All the official details at end of first post, after the pics.

[JCL]

Thanks for posting.

I like it. I will wait to drive it next year, and will also be interested in whether the 20d makes it to North America.

I am surprised how many of the current X3 design cues they maintained. I can't get too excited about the shape of the headlights or tail lights, the packaging efficiency, driving experience, and performance will matter more to me.

[M3_WC]

Let me guess, the sliver reflector in the headlights will be orange on the US models.

Way to screw US buyers, impossible to get rid of the ugly orange reflector.

[mtech8]

Originally Posted by M3_WC

Let me guess, the sliver reflector in the headlights will be orange on the US models.

Way to screw US buyers, impossible to get rid of the ugly orange reflector.

Is it really gonna be orange? That would totally kill sales. They alway fix it by the LCI, but why not have it right to start with. I understand that they'll need something attractive to make the LCI worthwhile, but don't shoot the car in the leg to begin with.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by mtech8

Is it really gonna be orange? That would totally kill sales. They alway fix it by the LCI, but why not have it right to start with. I understand that they'll need something attractive to make the LCI worthwhile, but don't shoot the car in the leg to begin with.

They can't fix it until the US government changes the law requiring it. Kind of hard to blame BMW for meeting DOT regulations.

[M3_WC]

Originally Posted by JCL

They can't fix it until the US government changes the law requiring it. Kind of hard to blame BMW for meeting DOT regulations.

We are saying put it on the fender like other models.

They did this in the original E90, the headlights always looked like crap because of the orange reflector actually in the headlight assembly. Now the LCI E90 has it on the fender, easy to take care of.

You can tell they will make that part orange, making it very costly to get rid of. Not like getting a color-matched painted reflector set from a vendor.