While in Europe, BMW is getting ready for some interesting model range at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, which opens is gates tomorrow, in South Africa, the carmaker`s local division has sent the G01 BMW X3 for some road tests, the model wearing full camouflage. This comes a week after the European sibling was tested out in the cold weather in Sweden.

If you are wondering why South Africa, it`s because the German based carmaker will be building some of the X3s at its Rosslyn plant.

As already previewed before, the new X3 will be bigger and wider, thanks to the new rear-wheel drive flexible modular system, coming with increase space inside and a wide range of engines under the hood. Overall, the new G01 X3 is also 100 kg lighter than the previous model.

Under the hood, the all-new 2018 G01 BMW X3 will be powered by a 3.0-liter straight-six diesel engine (B57) and a petrol B58, both pots being more powerful and torquier. As expected, a plug-in hybrid variant will also arrive, adding as well an all-electric X3 in 2020.

In South Africa, BMW has invested more than 3 billion Rands in the new plant in order to cope with the production of the all-new G01 BMW X3 and other models destined for the local market.

In Europe, the model will arrive on the market in August, while the US will have ready it at the local plant in Spartanburg, California, in early 2018. Stay tuned for further details!

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If recent test mules all-covered in camouflage doubted the existence of the upcoming G02 BMW X3, some recent spy photos from BMW have spotted the model while still playing in the snow, and confirmed that this is indeed the future X3 SUV from the German carmaker.

It seems that BMW is heavily testing the car`s driving capabilities out in the cold weather in Sweden, wearing less camouflage, which is a clear indication that it is closer to its production form. It will be eventually unveiled in June, with public display starting at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Dealerships will be able to have it in exactly one year from now.

Once it will arrive on the market, the new G01 BMW X4 will stand on the company`s new CLAR (Clustert Architecture) platform, meaning that it will come with more lightweight materials allowing for better performance figures yet low fuel-consumption and CO3 emissions.

The model is also set to be wider, with increase space inside and the latest array of engines under the hood. Speaking of performance, it will arrive with plenty of new engines, including the new B48 2.0-liter turbo flat-four mill, or the higher B58 3.0-liter turbo inline straight six.

From a visual standpoint, the new G01 BMW X3 is going to come with plenty of new styling cues, overall highlighting the more aggressive and sportier design, which is a characteristic for all new BMW models.

There are also other features that highlight the car`s extraordinary driving capabilities, like the Driving Experience Control function which increase the car`s dynamic on difficult weather conditions like snow and rain.

Also, the SUV feels safer on the road thanks to the updated Dynamic Stability Control (SDC) or Dynamic Traction Control (DTC), adding as well a plethora of new mechanics, like updated steering or suspension system. We expect full details to emerge this spring.

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Earlier today, German publication Bimmer Post has revealed a 177-page document which leaked information about BMW`s future and facelifted models to arrive in the following period. Amongst those documents, there were also some new facts about the arrival of the new G01 X3 with an entire model fleet.

According to the leaked information, once it will arrive on the market in 2018, the all-new G01 BMW X3 will come with a bigger family, welcoming the M40i and the M40d variants. The overall range is listed in the media gallery below.

If you remember, last year BMW was testing out a prototype of the so called M40i. Well, a future model is definitely happening, with performance to be borrowed from the M240i. There is also mentioning a future M40d, which would come fitted with a high-performance engine from the 7-Series – the 750d`s 3.0-liter quad-turbo diesel.

The same leaked document also make reference to the so called “40d” and “50d”, both models coming with improved powertrains of the present 3.0-liter twin-turbo engine, with more than 225 kW and 600 Nm of torque.

As for the range`s top of the line variant, BMW is also reportedly working on a high-performance X3 M, with more than 317 kW in the present M3. This one would also be followed by an iPerformance xDrive30e plug-in hybrid, which might become the first plug-in hybrid X3, as well as an xDrive40i, with more than 240 kW.

More details will be revealed perhaps in the third-quarter, just before the G01 X3`s official debut at the beginning of 2018.

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BMW has sent the future G01 X3 for some new tests at the Ring, which was the perfect opportunity for journalists to catch it on a new spy video. The test mule seen here is wearing full camouflage, indicating that the SUV will come with significant changes as opposed to the current model.

We have seen the BMW X3 on the streets ever its humble arriving in 2011, and this would be the first time to come with visible changes at the exterior, interior as well as under the hood.

As we already know from the previous articles with the spied X3, the model wearing here full black and white camouflage will come with plenty of new styling bits, also seen on the latest generation X1, only being also bigger and wider inside the cabin.

As opposed to the current BMW X3, the new model will come with a bulker design, highlighted by the bolstered wheel arches, updated front and rear end, while the kidney grilles are also likely to suffer other significant modifications.

Under the hood, we do not have any details concerning new powertrains, but we should expect fresh news in the upcoming period. Before arriving on the market, the model could be previewed by a concept version at the beginning of 2017. The production model will shortly followed, and coming as the direct competitor of the new Mercedes GLC 43 AMG or Audi SQ5.

Until full details emerge, you are invited to take a closer look at the spy video with the test mule while undergoing hard testing at the Ring!

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The rumor mill of a future 2018 G01 BMW X3 is not new, the hot SUV being long-debated and seen in some renderings.

The latest one is signed by the rendering artists from OmniAuto and have envisioned the model with an extremely appealing yet evolutionary design. It should be a normal thing, especially since BMW has changed its attitude in terms of styling, making its SUVs bigger, wider but extremely evolutionary.

The future 2018 G01 BMW X3 will arrive at the end of 2017 and will stand on the carmaker`s fresh CLAR platform, the same one found on the carmaker`s latest models, and which consists of aluminum and carbon fiber components. This means a lightweight body of around 100 kg, which will make it faster and more agile.

As far as the visuals go, the upcoming G01 X3 is set to come with an updated front fascia housing a larger kidney grille, with inspiration from the newly unveiled 7-Series. Other features refer to plastic body cladding, lower roofline, tailgate-mounted spoiler, dual-exhaust system and new taillights.

Inside, the cabin is also believed to complement the interior with new and modern design elements, along with a digital instrument cluster and the iDrive display.

Under the hood, rumors also have it that the 2018 G01 BMW X3 is believed to pack a wide array of flat-four 2.0- and inline six-cylinder 3.0-liter engines, with power between 350 horsepower and an impressive 500 horsepower.

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