Road Test
BMW X3 (04-06)
Test date 08 February 2005
Price as tested £27,235
For Refined diesel engine, economy, performance, space, handling
Against Jittery ride, poor cabin materials and finish
How much ?
- Price as tested £27,235
- Price as tested £31,270
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.5 sec
- 0-60mph 10 sec
- 0-100mph 34.7 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
10.6 sec
- 0-400m
17.8 / 79 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
32.7 / 99 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
4.4 / 6.8
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
6.6 / 8.3 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
8.9 sec
- 60-0mph
2.7 sec
- Top speed
116 mph
- Noise at 70mph
69 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
39.2 / 29.4 mpg
- CO2 emissions
191 g/km
How big?
- Length
4565 mm
- Width
1853 mm
- Height
1647 mm
- Wheelbase
2795 mm
- Weight
1815 kg
- Fuel tank
67.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls inline , 1995 cc
- Max power 150 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 243 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output no data
- Power to weight 118 bhp/tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke 84/90 mm
- Compression ratio 17:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front Double joint thrust-rod spring-strut suspension with displaced camber: small negative steering scrub radius; traverse force compensation; anti-dive
- Rear Central pibot spindle witht trailing arm and double wishbones with anti-squat and anti-dive
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion, power assisted
- Lock to lock 3.40
Brakes
- Front 325mm ventilated discs
- Rear 320mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8Jx17 in
- Size rear 8Jx17 in
- Made of no data
- Tyres front 235/55 R17
- Tyres rear 235/55 R17
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