As the compact/crossover SUV segment took off in the mid 2000s, BMW’s entry soon followed - the BMW X3. Serving as a smaller sibling of their widely successful BMW X5 midsize SUV, the X3 was intended ...

Both engines have ditched the Otto-cycle setup in favor of a Miller-cycle, which keeps intake valves beyond bottom dead center. This means that when the piston reaches the bottom of its stroke, the ...

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The 2025 BMW X3 M50 is a sneaky hoot. Maybe it's because there won't be a full-fat X3 M in gasoline form, or maybe it's because the BMW M Performance models that sit below the pure M cars are just so ...

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