Comments on: 2011 BMW X3 Exterior Design explained by Anders Warming, Head of Exterior Design

By: FreudeKing

FreudeKing — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:32:21 +0000

Absolutely

By: FreudeKing

FreudeKing — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:30:53 +0000

Agreed

By: FreudeKing

FreudeKing — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:28:49 +0000

That still does not justify the intention of making a car look uglier so that it is not as nice as the X6. This show to me that BMW is not able to make unique good looking cars for each different segment.

By: Goktey

Goktey — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:28:08 +0000

Come on BMW where did your sleek and ageless design go ? You can do much better than this new X3 design. Give us more BMW look. Don’t follow some cheap car design.

By: Goktey

Goktey — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:23:41 +0000

Another new Hyundai ??

By: Zdenek Brlica

Zdenek Brlica — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:47:14 +0000

Why is there difference in horse power of diesel 6 cilinder engine ?
Europe 245 HP, USA 258 HP ??

By: samy truro

samy truro — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:57:24 +0000

the front overhang on the X1just kills its proportions as a cross over. looks more like a estate. so whats the point.to compete with or replace the 3 series estate?its functionally a good car (test driven) but ugly is ugly no explanation period. Beauty is about ratios, if your nose is sticking out too long u are out of the contest for sure.

By: leon

leon — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:22 +0000

in my opinion new x3 is a very good car till old x3..

By: kcsnyud

kcsnyud — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:42:42 +0000

It looks less ugly, but more dispporportionate and boring i think.

By: Tima

Tima — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:53:30 +0000

Really X3 looks like hamster. Boxy GLK rules!

By: Ruslan-Kz

Ruslan-Kz — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:40:18 +0000

Laszlo absolutely right when said “car speaks for itself”. But ugly front part of X3 (and X1 too) looks like hamster and can’t say for itself. So stupid designer wants to explain his freak creation.

By: FreudeKing

FreudeKing — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:07:32 +0000

New rating as new pictures come up. But still not a good score imo.

By: Jag

Jag — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:38:37 +0000

I remember that you rated the new X3 with M-Sport package 5/10, and you keep telling that the sport package looks much better than the standard version.
Seem that it’s growing on you, huh? Quite fast!

By: M5POWER

M5POWER — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:15:33 +0000

Owkey everyone is entitled to their OWN opinion so if that’s so your opinion then I have to respect yours. Honestly, every single car design in this world could a really nice one instead of what they have produced not just the X3 (eventhough I have the same thought it can be bettered).

I really do like the BMW X6/X5 design but then when the X3 also follows the X6 design cues then the new question will come up as ”Why all the X cars looks the same and bla bla bla…” and I don’t want that to happen. As I have said before, there is a reason why they design the car like this. Probably for tough off-road usage? But believe me, this car still sell just like how ugly its predecessor was (I admit the old one was really ugly)…

By: Laszlo

Laszlo — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:11:53 +0000

I have seen in it up close. it does not pretty. Not as bad as the X1 but as I said – it could have been a really nice one, like the X6 but BMW for some reason changed it enough to dumb it down. I do like the X6′s look and the X5 also looks good.

By: M5POWER

M5POWER — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:23:47 +0000

Is that guy crazy or you?

It doesn’t look pretty flat to me… Eventhough the front is a bit boxy, still not as boxy as what Mercedes are doing to their cars nowadays. Plus, I think the curving shoulder line is beautiful. Unique in my opinion…

I won’t rate until I see the real one. Once again, please not to make any real statement of a car by just looking into the pictures and videos (looks silly in my opinion). Don’t regret when it looks good in real life, naked eye. Thank you.

By: FreudeKing

FreudeKing — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:15:29 +0000

Is that guy crazy, what sculptured bonnet? It looks pretty flat to me, only one of two lines. In fact the whole fron is out of proportion and style wit hthe rest of the car. Look how boxy the fron looks.

That curving shoulder line is just wierd. Where else do we see that line? The ugly X1?

I give this car 6/10 for exterior design.

By: FreudeKing

FreudeKing — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:11:21 +0000

Well, I think the X1 is ugly! The X3 is OK, but could have been so much better. Yes people will buy it, probably for other reasons than looks, because this car is far from attractive.

By: wazon8

wazon8 — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:11:57 +0000

Man, you announce disaster in BMW and you do it basing on your own taste. Could it become to your mind that people have different tastes? I like X1′s design and guess that X3 will look much better when seen in real world circumstances.

By: Shincai

Shincai — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:54:30 +0000

Neither the X1 and neither this new X3 are ugly.
(my opinion)
I’m sure some people (lots of people) will like it and buy it.