The new generation of the BMW X3 has been hunted again. This time, it is one of the sportiest versions of the future SUV that is climbing positions. The new BMW X3 M50i 2024 will be one of the standards of maximum performance until the arrival of the most radical X3 M.
New days of tests in southern Europe, taking advantage of the last throes of summer. BMW technicians are testing one of the sportiest versions of the range of the new BMW X3. The fourth generation will arrive in mid-2024, shortly after the seven years of the commercial life cycle of the generation currently on sale are exhausted, premiering design and a long list of novelties.
in these new spy photos you can see a prototype of the future BMW X3 M50i 2024, still in one of the early stages of its testing program. Despite accumulating a heavy camouflage on his back, you can see the profiled headlights that adopt a slimmer shape, as well as the double oval grille that will not grow more than in the current X3, although the characteristic kidneys will be flatter and more vertical. The front bumper also reveals a large air intake in the center, which will be accompanied by additional in the extremes.
Spy photos BMW X3 M50i 2024
The new SUV presents a sportier image thanks to a lowered suspension and a lower height from the roofline, a dimension that counteracts the greater length, with a roofline that extends to a spoiler over the tailgate with the center section slightly lowered. The four exhaust tips, in two pairs at each end of the rear, also underline the width.
The X3 M50i will have an interior atmosphere as luxurious as it is sporty, highlighting the digital instrument panel together with the touch screen of the multimedia system, united by glass on a big screen. This will be joined by a more modern center console and a cleaner, more streamlined transmission tunnel. The front seats will also be sportier, adding a long list of connectivity, comfort and driving assistant equipment.
The sports version of the X3 M50i will bear the seal of «MPerformance», adopting a new trade name for the versions equipped with a V8 engine. In the case of the new X3, it will be the powerful 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder with 48-Volt MHEV technology, with which it will reach a maximum power close to 450 CV. all wheel drive x Drive and change 8-speed sport automatic They will be standard, along with a sportier chassis and enhanced brakes with blue calipers. An option that will reach customers in fall 2024.