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

BMW launched manufacture in 2004 of automobiles model X3, modification of 3.0d Executive and finished it in 2005. This car has five doors, the body chassis is shaped like a SUV & Crossover, weight 1.8 tons and length 4.6 meters, which can seat 5 person total.

«X3 3.0d Executive» have a full wheel drive car with a 6-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can be accelerated for 7.9 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 210 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel motor with a «common rail system», which produce a maximum power of 204 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this automobile is 67 liters of diesel, thus when mixed fuel rate is 8.4 l per 100 km (6.9 liters on the suburban, 11.1 l in the city), what allows to go roughly 798 km unrefueled.

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

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