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Originally Posted by Chips335i
I am truly dumbfounded as to why BMW has left the X3 alone and allowed it to age the way it has. I realize the normal product cycle is 6-7 years, but the X3 seems ANCIENT. The interior is old school E46-ish and the exterior is just hideous in any form (that includes Sport models). It truly is a disgrace to the BMW lineup.
I remember going to the BMW Ultimate Drive a couple years ago, and no one wanted to drive the damn thing (even though it was for charity for christ's sake) The car just sat there the whole day. It was pathetic.
This car (X1) could be the ugliest damn thing on earth, and I would still prefer it to today's X3.
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The X3 is the only BMW not built by BMW. It is built by Magna. I suspect the current X3 had a long model cycle because BMW did not want to re-negotiate contracts with Magna since they are moving production to BMW in South Carolina.
So yeah the current X3 is long in the tooth but I think it will get back on track once the new manufacturing starts up.