After spending a year piloting our long-term CX-5, the plan was to take the reins of a BMW ... first X3 impressions are all positive. It's definitely handsome, especially in Phytonic Blue Metallic.

With a blip, rip, and a snarl of its exhaust note on startup, the BMW X3 ... The snazzy blue paint is called Phytonic Blue Metallic and is a $550 upcharge. All tallied up, this X3 rings in at ...

Our perfect X3 M40i is a spitting image of our test model, starting with BMW’s Phytonic Blue Metallic paint ($550) and 20-inch style 699M bi-color alloy wheels ($950). Inside, we’d choose the ...

The BMW X3 M40i has a sportier look ... more lines and interesting shapes than before. I’m a fan of blue, and this Phytonic Blue Metallic is just the shade for me; a $550 option on the BMW.

The BMW X3 does it all: Eminently practical ... two browns (olive and terra brown), a dazzling Phytonic Blue, and no reds, greens, or yellows. All but the non-metallic white and black colors ...

This week I am having a really good time reviewing the refreshed 2022 BMW X3 M40i. This is officially a compact SUV, but is one of the larger ones on the market, and I actually consider it a ...

Unlike my $68,520 test car that's done up with options galore, I'd adopt a more conservative approach to building my ideal BMW X3 M40i. With the $54,650 base car (not including $995 for ...

For 2018, BMW is bringing out an all-new X3, with a 355-horsepower M40i performance model at the top of the heap. That makes it the most powerful X3 ever—at least, until the V8-powered X3 M arrives.

Take, for example, the $58,795 BMW X3 M40i, which sits between the X3 xDrive30i and the X3 M. It's propelled by a 382-horsepower turbocharged inline-six that rockets this SUV to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds.

Building on the standard X3, the X3 M40i features BMW M-specific kidney grilles with five twin-vertical slats. Overseas, it gets 19-inch M Sport alloy wheels as standard, but can be equipped with ...

Does the 2022 BMW X3 M40i do enough to retain its place as a ... The X3 is available in a few different colors, and our review model is the Blue Metallic, which looks great. The wheels on our ...