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Hybrid is pretty good

alicat0818, 08/21/2023

2021 BMW X3 xDrive30e 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A)

4 of 5 people found this review helpful

I ordered the car from the factory and purchased it after an initial lease. BMW makes a fun car to drive. I had trouble with the battery and stereo, but they sorted it out. I've noticed that the battery distance isn't as good as when I first bought it, but it's still enough for local trips. It gets great mileage for the size on gas.

Safety: 5 out of 5 stars

Technology: 4 out of 5 stars

Performance: 5 out of 5 stars

Interior: 5 out of 5 stars

Comfort: 5 out of 5 stars

Reliability: 4 out of 5 stars

Value: 4 out of 5 stars

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First Place Against Itself

Ace Phillips, 10/09/2022

2021 BMW X3 xDrive30e 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A)

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

The BMW X3 xDrive30e is a nifty machine. I found the price--although more expensive than its gasoline counterparts--to be really great, especially with a nearly $7,500 rebate. The exterior styling is really lovely compared to the current whisker phase the X3 has been going through lately, and the ride is impressively smooth for its not-so-impressive ground clearance. The interior feels grand and very luxurious, even compared to its costly Daimler rival. Headlamps are brilliant for lighting up dark roads and blindspots cease to exist (especially because of that 360-degree camera feature!). Contrary to this article, I've found the MPG to be amazing, although I've only been really using the comfort mode for a long while now. Quick sidenote: Perhaps the writer's MPG may have been unimpressive because of all those sporty, bulky, and therefore heavy additions... Anyway, I do, however, find the driving to be rather unpleasant: Although the ride is smooth as silk, I find the pull of the brakes and seemingly slow acceleration to be quite unpleasant (this is my first time using a PHEV or EV, so perhaps that's just my love of petrol cars talking). Although never struggling to achieve motorway speeds, something is very obviously missing with the driving experience of the xDrive30e. The climate control area of the infotainment system, however, is very likable. The software is very user friendly and I love how easy it is to cancel a route or mute voice guidance. The console wheel, too, is an awesome feature I hope never goes away in BMWs. However, some of the buttons blend together in darker environments, and the shifter is far from ideal, perhaps the most confusing piece of technology I've witnessed in any car. But, although short on range, the xDrive30e satisfies that craving of owning a hybrid/electric car superbly, which brings me to my next point: The BMW xDrive30e has no competition other than itself. You see, as of 2021 and even 2022, PHEV luxury cars are a bit of a rare breed, with luxury vehicles usually being either fully electric or fully gas-powered. Finding one that is a crossover, too, proves to be even more difficult, but BMW did well to bridge this gaping pit. No other automakers have accurately executed a European luxury crossover like BMW has, still maintaining its "SUV-ness," which is why I'm not sure how to place it among other vehicles since I feel it would be comparing apples to, say, blueberries. Although appearing with much in common, the xDrive30e and its alternatives really have little in common, unless of course, you're talking about the xDrive30i or the sDrive30i, in which you realize that those are the PHEV's main competitors (AKA itself). Regardless, I am glad that BMW offered this eccentric vessel, and despite my complaints, I do not regret my purchase, even if it has now been perhaps forever discontinued.