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After seeing the BMW 1 Series and M135, the refreshed 2 Series and M2, plus the all-new 2025 X3 compact luxury crossover SUV – all models from the Bavarian automaker that appeared officially during the first month of summer, some will have some pretty harsh words for the carmaker.
Some will say that perhaps BMW's designers have completely lost their wits, and now we're all just swept away for the wacky ride. Others might say they like the new styling but then continue with plenty of negative arguments. All in all, few will dare say that BMW is still one of the greatest automotive brands that have ever existed on planet Earth. One of the quirkiest, on the other hand, yes.
Anyway, much of the controversy relates to how disconcerted these designs feel one from the other – the M135 is worlds and LEDs apart from the X3 M50, and the M2 is also miles away from the new styling of the refreshed M3, for example. All you have to do is look at their signature LED daylight running lights to understand that soon enough, it will be impossible to remember who's who (and why).
Well, taken separately, maybe these new models still stand cool for their clients – and it's especially important for BMW to prevail with the all-new G45 iteration of the X3 compact luxury crossover SUV, especially in America. Over there, it will sell two versions with mild hybrid technology – a four-cylinder X3 30 xDrive and the mighty inline-six X3 M50, complete with 393 hp and 428 lb-ft of torque, many M goodies, and a starting MSRP of $64,100.
Just in case the differences between the base and M50 version are not enough in OEM form, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has quickly intervened to chip in some CGI ideas. More precisely, Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as kelsonik on social media, thinks that now is the right CGI time to work on the all-new X3 and make the M50 xDrive variant even spicier.
The changes are simple yet impactful – there are five new colors: light blue, white, red, dark gray, and green, plus a great-looking set of massively concave aftermarket alloy wheels. So, which is your favorite? Also, would you buy the all-new 2025 BMW X3 and immediately send it to your local aftermarket shop to give it a wrap in a different shade and a lowered stance on larger aftermarket wheels, or leave it stock as BMW intended? Last but not least, do you think the new X3 is better or worse than its predecessor?
Anyway, much of the controversy relates to how disconcerted these designs feel one from the other – the M135 is worlds and LEDs apart from the X3 M50, and the M2 is also miles away from the new styling of the refreshed M3, for example. All you have to do is look at their signature LED daylight running lights to understand that soon enough, it will be impossible to remember who's who (and why).
Well, taken separately, maybe these new models still stand cool for their clients – and it's especially important for BMW to prevail with the all-new G45 iteration of the X3 compact luxury crossover SUV, especially in America. Over there, it will sell two versions with mild hybrid technology – a four-cylinder X3 30 xDrive and the mighty inline-six X3 M50, complete with 393 hp and 428 lb-ft of torque, many M goodies, and a starting MSRP of $64,100.
Just in case the differences between the base and M50 version are not enough in OEM form, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has quickly intervened to chip in some CGI ideas. More precisely, Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as kelsonik on social media, thinks that now is the right CGI time to work on the all-new X3 and make the M50 xDrive variant even spicier.
The changes are simple yet impactful – there are five new colors: light blue, white, red, dark gray, and green, plus a great-looking set of massively concave aftermarket alloy wheels. So, which is your favorite? Also, would you buy the all-new 2025 BMW X3 and immediately send it to your local aftermarket shop to give it a wrap in a different shade and a lowered stance on larger aftermarket wheels, or leave it stock as BMW intended? Last but not least, do you think the new X3 is better or worse than its predecessor?
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