Once the 12 kWh battery is depleted, the heavy SUV operates as a conventional hybrid, with a combined fuel economy rating of 24 mpg-versus a higher 26 mpg combined for the same X3 without the plug.Ī plug-in hybrid version of the larger X5 utility will join the X. It’s EPA-rated at 18 miles of electric range. Combined output of the engine plus the 80 kW (107 hp) electric motor is 252 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque. The plug-in hybrid X3 is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that drives all four wheels through an 8-speed automatic transmission. It’s now longer and wider, with a longer wheelbase, than the first X5 crossover launched in 2000, though it’s incrementally lower. New for 2018, this generation of the “compact crossover utility”-or “Sport Activity Vehicle” as BMW tends to dub it-has grown considerably from earlier versions. On the outside, the X3 PHEV is indistinguishable from any standard X3. It’s one of a growing number of sedan and utility models from the German maker to be offered in the States with optional plug-in hybrid powertrains, following a few earlier models that simply didn’t justify making the effort. The 2020 BMW X3 xDrive 30e is the first conventional plug-in hybrid model from BMW that’s actually worth plugging in. One of a coming wave of low-volume luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs, the 2020 BMW X3 xDrive 30e offers 18 miles of electric range-and the ability to use it in the real world. Posted Augby John Voelcker & filed under Features, Vehicle Features.

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