What’s It Like to Live With?

From there, we paid $650 for this X3’s Arctic Race Blue paint, $600 for its 20-inch two-tone wheels, $200 for the Parking Assistance package, and $235 for all-weather floor mats. Thankfully, its dark brown interior finish was a no-cost option. 

Add in a $1,175 destination fee, and our new BMW X3 cost us $56,260, representing only a modest increase over its $51,125 base price. (Edmunds purchased this vehicle for the purposes of evaluation.) Still, while BMW’s latest is priced similarly to an Audi Q5 or a Mercedes-Benz GLC, it costs significantly more than SUVs like the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Kia Sorento, distant rivals that go toe-to-toe in terms of available features and space. Does the X3 feel premium enough to fend off an emerging class that’s also making an upmarket push?

Instrumented testing results