2022 BMW X3 in Bakersfield, California

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The BMW X3 combines the practical functionality of an SUV with the handling, drivability, and overall luxury of a BMW. In 2021, J.D. Power and Associates made it one of their top consumer-rated SUVs. It also earned a great rating in both Quality & Reliability as well as Driving Experience based on consumer surveys. Just what makes this a vehicle worth driving? Here’s a glimpse of what the X3 offers.

Handling and Drivability

Unlike most standard SUVs, which use recirculating-ball type steering, the X3 uses a rack and pinion steering system, the same as Formula 1 race cars. This provides both better steering response and tighter handling to the driver.

The X3 handles beautifully, going zero-60 mph in 6.7 seconds, and reaching 91.5 mph in a quarter-mile. Standard power steering allows for quick maneuvering at low speeds. But the X3 also comes with variable-assist power steering, which includes speed sensitivity, for maneuvering more easily at highway speeds. It can also help with hard cornering and even difficult parking jobs, giving you a better feel for the road in almost any condition.

Reliability

Everything about the vehicle’s design helps it run better and smoother for longer, with less maintenance. For instance, rather than a rubber cam belt, which can break and cause damage to the engine, a hardened steel chain drives the X3’s camshaft.

But if you really want to test a vehicle’s reliability, look at its warranty. The BMW X3’s warranty can’t be beaten. It starts with a 4 year, 50,000-mile basic warranty for the entire vehicle, including free roadside assistance for the entire 4 years, even if you pass 50,000 miles. The X3 also provides a 12-year corrosion warranty, with unlimited miles.

Best of all, though, BMW will pay for all scheduled maintenance, such as oil changes and lubrication, for the first three years or 36,000 miles. Just bring the vehicle to BMW of Bakersfield or, if you’re traveling out of town, to any one of 349 BMW dealerships found elsewhere across the country.

Safety

Designed for families, the BMW X3 comes with standard child safety locks, to prevent passengers from opening the rear doors while in motion. It also comes with shoulder harness seatbelts for all passengers, which have proven to be more effective overall than lap belts in preventing injury. Pre-tensioner seatbelts in the front seats tighten automatically in the event of a collision, to keep you in place and minimize injury.

In addition to the driver and front passenger head airbags, the X3 also comes with knee airbags to keep you from sliding out under your seatbelt during a crash. Standard side-impact airbags on both rows keep everyone safe during a broadside collision.

Importantly, the X3’s design also helps prevent collisions in the first place. BMW’s City Collision Mitigation uses forward-mounted sensors to warn the driver of an impending collision ahead, and can even apply the brakes automatically if the driver doesn’t respond.

The BMW X3 can offer you all this and much more. Stop by BMW of Bakersfield and let us show you just what’s so special about the X3, and what makes BMW the ultimate driving machine.