With the launch of the new BMW X3 coming up next month in India, reports of a performance variant of the X3 called the X3-M, being in the penultimate stages of its development are cropping up in the world-wide automotive news scene.
And you would’ve thought that BMW has learned its lesson after wasting the energy of its M-Division on the X6-M and the X5-M. Now don’t get me wrong, the M-variants of the X5 and the X6 boost figures of the herculean vehicles by far, it’s just the pointlessness of it that gets to me. Using the M-Division performance engineering on heavy behemoths with off-roading/soft-roading as their primary functions is a colossal waste. Agreed the track performance is enhanced, but if it is track performance I want wouldn’t I spend my money on a sports car rather than an SUV? Pointless I tell you.
By the looks of it the pointlessness has been repeated again. If reports are to be believed, a M-Variant of the X3 is also in the works. Powered by a 3.2 Liter inline straight six petrol motor and three turbo chargers, the X3-M will be first to usher in the electric turbocharger technology.
The first two turbos of the X3-M will be conventional turbochargers and will use the exhaust gases to spool up and power the crossover. The third turbo charger will be electronically powered and would be used to generate power in the later stages of the power generation.
These turbochargers will enable 450 horses worth of power on a more agile machine as compared to the X5 and the X6. It is still hazy if India will receive the X3-M but considering we never saw the M Version of the X5 or the X6, it is safe to assume that it will be a while before we see the X3-M in India.
And you would’ve thought that BMW has learned its lesson after wasting the energy of its M-Division on the X6-M and the X5-M. Now don’t get me wrong, the M-variants of the X5 and the X6 boost figures of the herculean vehicles by far, it’s just the pointlessness of it that gets to me. Using the M-Division performance engineering on heavy behemoths with off-roading/soft-roading as their primary functions is a colossal waste. Agreed the track performance is enhanced, but if it is track performance I want wouldn’t I spend my money on a sports car rather than an SUV? Pointless I tell you.
By the looks of it the pointlessness has been repeated again. If reports are to be believed, a M-Variant of the X3 is also in the works. Powered by a 3.2 Liter inline straight six petrol motor and three turbo chargers, the X3-M will be first to usher in the electric turbocharger technology.
The first two turbos of the X3-M will be conventional turbochargers and will use the exhaust gases to spool up and power the crossover. The third turbo charger will be electronically powered and would be used to generate power in the later stages of the power generation.
These turbochargers will enable 450 horses worth of power on a more agile machine as compared to the X5 and the X6. It is still hazy if India will receive the X3-M but considering we never saw the M Version of the X5 or the X6, it is safe to assume that it will be a while before we see the X3-M in India.
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