2022 BMW X3 M40i review: What’s Not to Like?
There’s an embarrassment of riches in the luxury SUV and crossover segment these days, specifically if your shoe size is sub-compact or compact. I recently got behind the wheel of the 2022 edition of the BMW X3 M40i, technically the second version of the third generation of the model. Like a fine wine, the SUV - which has roughly the same dimensions as the very first BMW X5 from the 2000s - has aged well. Very well indeed.
By the way, as alluded to above, my experience with the X3 included a BMW ski/snowboard rack on the roof, which I mention because it did increase the decibel level in the cabin quite a bit due to the increased wind noise. Under the hood of the X3 M40i once again lurk 382 hp and 369 lb-ft of peak torque, numbers that are right in the middle of the class - though just 10 years ago, those figures were the purview largely of top-level sports cars. True, the X3 M Competition's engine is much more playful and charismatic with those punchy revs, but in reality, the X3 M40i's 3.0L block is more than enough to make you lose your driver's license in less time than it takes to say “Bayerische Motoren Werke”.