BMW X3 · 3.0d · SUV & Crossover · 2004 ‐ 2005

Make of autos X3, modification 3.0d started producing by BMW from 2004 and closed in 2005. This car has 5 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a SUV & Crossover, weight 1.8 tons and length 4.6 meters, which can seat 5 people total.

«X3 3.0d» automobile with a 6-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the full-wheels. This car can speed up for 7.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 210 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel motor with a «common rail system», which produce a maximum power of 204 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 67 l of diesel, thus when average fuel rate is 8.4 liters per 100 km (6.9 l on the suburban, 11.1 l in the urban), accordingly allows drive about 798 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 325 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 235/55R17.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW X3 got the many number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe automobile. In addition to passive safety systems (side, head/curtain, driver, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety features such as Brake assistant, ESP, ABS, Traction control, EBD.