BMW X3 - (X -series c of 2004 g.)

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to this automobile it is not necessary to get accustomed, it is not necessary to examine its feelings - it at first glance locates to itself, becoming the inexhaustible source of a good mood. Not in vain Bavarians call BMW Khe the founder of the new class SAV (Sport Activity Vehicle) - the class of automobiles for healthy leisure. What can be more useful for the health than sincere smile?

Old school of the design: as this is pleasant! Customary fal'shradiatornaya lattice organically is combined with the neutral expression of large "eyes" and the not very "evil" shaped nekrashenym bumper. Sloping roof and the ascending window stool line, light swift lateral punch-outs and thin back rests with the likable apertures - you scrutinize with the pleasure all this, as if you re-read the dear book. And garish color "is red flamenko 192" to this automobile to face.

Salon BMW Khe is spacious and comfortable, simple and functional and, however it is strange, resembles... interior rodstera Z4. however, this is completely logical: both of them - the terms of the third family BMW, are built on the aggregates of present "three rubles". Similar symmetrical front panel, which is constricted along the edges, and the combination of instruments and completely associating. On the doors - characteristic fac for Z4 diagonal handrails. Apparently, approximately so will appear the interior of the automobiles of the new third series BMW, which will appear for the next two years. Is it's a pity only, what from the old "three rubles" in the salon remained only spectral spirit - button, the block of climate- control, the selector of "automaton". But basic idea is already another. As in the case with Z4, the composition of interior Khe is based on the symmetry: driver the here main thing...

On asphalt X3 is so intelligible as usual sedan or the specialist of the third series. These are the rigid, tightly biased automobile with the smooth and precise responses to the control, with the sensitive pedal of gas and with the outstanding brakes - neither to give nor to take "three rubles", but is only large. Actually large: BMW Khe on 87 mm is longer, it is wider on 112 mm and azh on 140 mm it is higher. Yes moreover, it has wheel base large on 70 mm. But the increased overall sizes and weight (1840 kg) in no way influenced the interrelation between the automobile and the driver. In each response to the driver "want" it is felt Bavarian "is". Banks practically be absent, and about the high center of gravity you recall only with the energetic reformations at the speeds more than 150 km/h! Machine stands on the straight line as stuck and it equally confidently writes the turnings of any slope. No hunting - even if under the wheels the strongly broken asphalt. True, the smoothness of motion in this case becomes very conditional concept. But where the vibration of the non-spring-loaded masses? A rhetorical question hangs in air - Khe only elastic slaps by casings on the unevennesses, from time to time tossing up riders on the potholes.

"filling" BMW X3 - the in-line six-cylinder gasoline engine with a power of 231 hp, five-stage automatic gearbox and the new all-wheel-drive transmission xDrive (not to confuse with "ay-drayvom"!). It is arranged provocatively simply - constant rear-wheel drive and the friction clutch, which upon command of electronics connects front axle. Moreover there is no hydraulics in "razdatke" - the packet of "wet", working in oil friction clutches it is compressed by simple lever system with the small electric motor!

V parkovochnom regime and at the speeds more than 180 km/h BMW Khe - automobile is strichtly zadneprivodnyy. But during the contact clutch is blocked, ensuring a maximally possible thrust on all wheels. At the speed of more than 20 km/h electronics constantly "plays" by clutch, flexibly regulating the torque applied to the front wheels. For example, if in the turning sensors fix situation, fraught with removal, then xDrive immediately decreases the moment, which enters "forward". And vice versa, in the case of the danger of drift clutch is compressed, making automobile "more all-wheel-drive".

Which is especially important - in contrast to the majority of the systems of complete drive with the interlocking interaxial differentials, xDrive acts preventively, prior to the beginning of slippage. But in order to completely block multiple-plate cohesion, to small small electric motor be required only 0,08 s. For the comparison: the delay between the pressure on the accelerator pedal and the response of motor is 0.2 s. interwheel blocking in Khe traditionally virtual - ABS. upon command stabilization system selectively it will slow the skidding wheels.

"practical training" on IKS -dra1vu Bavarians arranged on the specially prepared "extra-road" route. Quotation marks are nonaccidental - the large part of "off-rouda" was sufficiently flat gravel paths with insignificant drops in the heights. And only in one place "IKS- third" it was in prospect to be taken away to the imposing, slippery after rain ground lift.

I turn off system DSC (the work of active transmission this in no way it affects), "lock" box Steptronic in the intermediate speed - and accurately I am rolled to the slippery gravel. As machine easily and understandably is governed! The experience of difficult winter contact with obstinate all-wheel-drive sedan 190 was immediately recalled to me the third series, which "was abutted" at the entrance against turning and slid outside. But here removal is minimal - Khe it softly straightens trajectory "under the thrust", willingly passes inward for the discharge of gas and it easily yields on the provocation by insignificant kontrsmeshcheniyem. But at the output to the straight line under angry basok of three-liter "six" dashingly it rows by all four, throwing about road metal. This to you not any "linol fcf yeumnyy jeep"!

Glorious came out automobile. Yes even beemveshniki themselves do not hide their sympathy: Khe in them - universal favorite. And it is obvious that this automobile is simply doomed to the success. Moreover, he has chance to become the scarcity: the production "IKS- thirds" is placed at the power of plant Magna Steyr in the Austrian town Graz, where per year they will gather not more than 80 thousand crossovers. This with the fact that in the past year 0 0N throughout the world sold more than 100 thousand large crossovers BMW Khshch. But it turns out that on all computations of Bavarians Khe will be not less popular than elder brother.

For following yr the Russian representation BMW attempts to knock out unprecedented quota on Khe - 500 automobiles! And this despite the fact that the prices on Khe will begin somewhere from 55 thousand Euro- (by most accessible it will be version with the motor 2..п power of 204 hp), and for these money it is easy to purchase already entirely "adult" extra-road builder.

But 4, you be my will, would select X3. here only terribly - they will drive away, as drive away "IKS- fifths". It is painfully good...

By the way, system xDrive in the near future will appear not only on the renovated large crossover Khshch - it occurs, at hand the appearance of all-wheel-drive "five" BMW. moreover, probably, first all-wheel drive will obtain specialist.

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