Expert BMW X3 Car Reviews
The BMW X3 is a staple in the local premium Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV) market. Much of it is due to it being one of the locally produced models from the German automaker. But we grab the keys to find out if that is the only reason.
13 Jan 2026|Ryno Fourie
Is the new 2025 BMW X3 G45 the most important SUV in South Africa right now? In this in-depth review, we take the all-new, locally built BMW X3 for a proper test to see if it lives up to the hype — and why it matters more than ever.
11 Jul 2025|Chad Lückhoff
The locally-built X3 has taken up the mantel of the 3 Series as a sweet spot within the BMW range, but have we found the sweet spot within the sweet spot having driven the M40i variant?
19 Jun 2023|Sean Nurse
We pull the updated BMW X3 xDrive20d into the AutoTrader studio where Martin Pretorius points out the changes the German automaker made to the competent SUV.
09 Feb 2022|Ryno Fourie
A sporty car shouldn’t have a boxy profile, five doors and room for five adults. And yet, that’s exactly what BMW tried to create with the new X3M Competition: a family-friendly SUV with tidy dimensions, genuine character, and a whole lot of usable performance. Could this be the perfect M-car for the modern era?
08 Jun 2020|Martin Pretorius
The X3 is a rather well-balanced luxury SUV that checks a lot of boxes. We spent a week with the latest X3 and found it to be anything but a fanciful fairytale.
26 Mar 2019|Lawrence Minnie
BMW X3 M40i – Mid-size bruiser for the well-heeled
29 May 2018
Evergreen X3 continues to impress
24 Apr 2018