This car costs almost 90k and there's HARD plastic EVERYWHERE , not even a single piece of aluminun. Window switches, door handles, air vents, the dash, the idrive island... its like a 3D printed car. Is this how Germany will answer to the Chinese automakers????
@@ryanb8736 Imagine how dirty that cloth will get in no time with small children and/or heavy usage. Probably a nightmare to clean. We complained about how annoying piano lack is to clean and keep tidy, they remove and then say: "Hey, how about some cloth that nobody asked for and will be a real annoyance down the line? Yeah, let's go with that!" Seriously, do these stupid designers never listen to what normal people - also known as: the people who are actually supposed to buy the car and pay the designers salaries - think about their ideas? And how can the management approve such obvious stupidity?
It’s appear that BMW language called “monolithic exterior design” again show that the direction of the BMW Head of Design goes to a disaster, same happens with Mercedes previous generation. BMW owner(s) must do something, otherwise we “ the owners of a BMW cars “ may look to a different brand in future. Take care BMW and all the best.
Other than the looks, the biggest thing to piss me off is the fact that BMW no longer have an open sunroof just a glass pano. I love the ability to open a sunroof
THIS!!! This is the comment I am looking for. You and me both!! What a deal breaker for. If I can’t retract the roof what’s the point?! I don’t care how slower the GLC43 is compared to the M50 BMW has lost a sale with me on this x3. I have the 23 x3M40 and this is a disappointment to me!! I will see if I can get a M3 at least it has an opt to have a sunroof or a carbon roof. I rather not have a glass roof at all..why tease me!!
only issues are...the sunroof doesnt open anymore...they need to bring back NV with the spotlight and stuff...and add rear steering and ceramic brakes...it would make an already nice vehicle almost perfect...and do this for all models...
So in the video what the exterior designer he just says about every panel it's very modern very monoblock we got rid of the busy lines it wasn't busy then you took a great looking car and sanded all the body lines out and made it round and bubbly there's nothing aggressive about this
So pricey for this underperforming design…so hard to try to like it, was expecting more for top seller X3 so disappointing, grille, camera, fabric, plastic, piano black, capacitive sliders, interior lighting horrible, lame design no excitement, only hoping that maybe 2026 can fix some of this very poorly design, you are BMW! What the hell happened here?
I'd imagine this generation, going into recession will have lower sales. For the next generation, more production will be moved out of Spartanburg and into Mexico like the 3 series for the north American market to cut expense. I'd like to see how many of the parts of this car versus previous generations has changed outside of Europe to manufacturing in Asia. This is the consequence the Western consumer will endure for the consumer habits of those Eastern markets.
@@ryans7097 Thanks Buddy! I assure you I’m fine. Guess you don’t like being corrected by a female car enthusiast who probably knows more about cars than you. But, hey buddy, relax and have a peaceful day.
@@wylie1818 “I’m fine” even though you’re the one who is reading through comments on a RU-vid video and got “triggered” enough to feel the need to correct someone’s comment 😂😂😂😂I love the internet. Thanks for the hugs and kisses 😘 Now go touch some grass.
Yes, perhaps the exterior we can get used to. But the interior? Has BMW killed any designers with any piece of consciousness about how a LUXURY car should look like? Looks like a PC game room. Is BMW not a car company? Are they trying to become 3rd world Apple? The Quandts should be having sleepless nights. If they take this route, the Chinese will be eating their lunch and dinner AND breakfast. Totally unbelievable.
Can you confirm if the 396PS power output number is including the 48v hybrid output? If so, overall output of the B58 V6 goes down from previous generation.
@@bfranklin4184 that’s not an accurate statement. 2 sources to include a BMW group press article indicate 393 is the combined output of the vehicle; the ICE is 375HP. This is less than the outgoing model.
What the hell is the point of a fixed panoramic roof that doesn’t open when it’s always had one that opens?? Deal breaker for some buyers who actually use sunroofs as in opening them.
Looks like the X1 inside and outside. As the owner of an iX1 I've nothing against this, except on this model they've still dedicated a third of the vehicle to an engine compartment-which in a world of batteries and electric motors is wasted space.
All the people who say this is a bad design have no idea what true beauty looks like. This is one of the best looking bmw designs in a long time. I wish they had more ambient lighting on the doors including the back. Also not too happy with the fabric on the dashboard, but exterior is excellent and very soon, everyone will realise this is miles ahead of the outgoing design.
Unlike many of the other commenters I am liking the exterior look of the 2025 X3… the interior is low quality and poorly designed and material selection and lighting looks very Target store to me… I was strongly considering buying it but read today that it is being built in the USA and in the third world country of South Africa…. This is a definite non-starter for me… I want my BMW built in Germany.
? the X3/x5/x6/x7 have all been built in the USA for years now, and they are rock solid. Everybody loves the X5 and X7, and they've been reliable with the B58. It's either robots in germany making your car, or robots in the USA. For non exclusive family cars, there really is no difference except in your perception.
The more I see the new design, the more I like it. Except that base kidney grill. Yuck. I wonder if the PHEV will come to Canada. I know it's not coming to the US but maybe Canada?
Prior to this BMW and Audi were neck in neck for interiors, BMW sank a little in exterior while gaining a little over audi in terms of driving dynamics. Now all audi have to do is produce decent sporty driving sedans and their cars will shit all over these new BMWs in terms of interior refinement, exterior styling, and overall classiness. I've always dreamed about owning a 6 cylinder 2 or 3 series, but now I feel a lot better about my little S3, because my god this looks ugly and cheap.
