![]() Sometimes, the designs are classy and understated. The X3 though is not a sports car and BMW have setup the sports suspension on it sensibly.īMW's M-sport packages as of late have been really hit or miss. The sports suspension on the X3 seems well judged to me, unlike my previous car which was a 335i, the sports suspension on that was just way to hard and had the car being deflected all over the place on UK B-roads. What I found was that the standard suspension bounced too much and wasn't sufficiently controlled for my taste. It might seem counter-intuitive that the harder suspension rides better (on UK roads too). Re sport suspension I retained it on my 30D as I find the ride better than with standard suspension. The body kit is the main offender, the other items such as sport wheel, larger alloys, sports seats are probably what many want. I agree that the spec includes items that pimp up the looks somewhat. I note that most UK users delete Sports Suspension on their cars, because the roads are poor in some area. Nothing wrong with paying for 'better' looks- that's marketing. You are buying a look- not much in terms of engineering. Throw in some extra satin trim (or fashionable black trim), larger alloys, body kit etc. Seems to me that x-line and M-Sport are mostly cosmetic updates.īMW like most manufacturers make more profit on the 'pimped' up cars. This is far from MSport cars pretending to be M cars. I'm not aware that MSport has ever included any engine upgrades. Also in the vast majority of cases MSport include sports suspension so there is some handling difference vs standard spec. An MSport is a sports spec including many of the options a sports oriented driver is likely to want, this makes ordering easier (and money for BMW). Quite how an SAV/SUV would fit this category is beyond me but something like an X5M sells cars I suppose. M cars are more out and out genuine sports cars that are at home on the track on track days. The distinction between MSport and M cars has been very obvious at least in European markets for decades. Secondly, does the US have a long history of MSport versions of BMWs being available? Certainly in Europe we've had MSport versions for decades - no one confuses them for M-cars, indeed an M version of an SUV/SAV seems like an oxymoron anyway, it should only apply to cars that are close to being track racers, not cars with a high CoG. With the X3 I can understand that part of it is due to the MSport not coming with sport suspension whereas it does across most of the planet. ![]() I've genuinely wondered about the anti-MSport sentiments in the US. ![]()
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