review Off road ready G45 X3 Rugged Edition

[MR_Y]

The price difference over the standard new car may be worth it for all the extras:
Adaptive damping
Roof box
Off-road tyres
Heated seats all round
Electrically activated tow hitch

@Stephan22411 this spec tyres may help you with your other post on what tyres to get...

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring-news/bmw-x3-rugged-2025-price-specs/327595/

 

[1 Eyed Monkey]

I like it!

 

[///M_Diesel]

Nice setup...

@MR_Y those AT should work fine on your G01.

I wonder if they will fit on the G01 with M Sport brakes...

 

[Urban963]

Ah, yet another BMW for the blind. They're on a roll.

 

[Nastaliq]

18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 225/60 R18 all-terrain General Grabber tyres.

 

[MR_Y]

18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 225/60 R18 all-terrain General Grabber tyres.

Pothole proof tyres
BMW should fit a standard spare wheel since these ATs won't be RFT

 

[Stephan22411]

The price difference over the standard new car may be worth it for all the extras:
Adaptive damping
Roof box
Off-road tyres
Heated seats all round
Electrically activated tow hitch

@Stephan22411 this spec tyres may help you with your other post on what tyres to get...

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring-news/bmw-x3-rugged-2025-price-specs/327595/

Cheers, yeah spotted this the other day. Went to a tyre shop today to get some options. Will update my post soon.

 

[Stephan22411]

Pothole proof tyres
BMW should fit a standard spare wheel since these ATs won't be RFT

I saw some cool hitch mounted spare wheel carriers but they won't work on the electric hitches. you need the square tube hitch slot.

 

[Nastaliq]

60 seems to be the standard acceptable profile for AT, surprising BMW didnt spec BF Goodrich which is often accepted as the gold standard for MT tyres with a much more aggressive tread pattern.

I suppose at 1.2bar without all the other bells and whistles nobody is REALLY buying this thing to go outback in the Northern Cape or boldy going where no BMW has gone before

 

[Stephan22411]

60 seems to be the standard acceptable profile for AT, surprising BMW didnt spec BF Goodrich which is often accepted as the gold standard for MT tyres with a much more aggressive tread pattern.

I suppose at 1.2bar without all the other bells and whistles nobody is REALLY buying this thing to go outback in the Northern Cape or boldy going where no BMW has gone before

I was advised today that going for 255/55/r18 might be a better option, prettymuch same diameter but same width as the tyres on 19 inch OEM wheels.

 

[MR_Y]

So, I received a BMW SA customer/marketing survey link this week.

Basically asking what X3 20d spec I would vote for, then guiding me down to my perfect X3 20d
It seems they are looking to rationalize their trim/spec lines.
I voted against M Sport and instead voted for the Rugged spec, but declined all the fancy stuff (heated seats, pano roof, etc).

Interestingly, at the end of the survey (which uses a decision tree logic), I saw the option for a poverty spec X3 20d with 18 inch wheels, no frills at all, for R962k. I was asked if I would consider buying a 20d new at that price. I was also asked if I would consider a 20i petrol RWD for R1xxk less, to which I said no.

Will be keen to see what BMW come up with based on all this feedback.....

Screenshot from one of the questions

 

[///M Individual]

Awesome that they doing these specs now.

I had to create my own F25 Rugged Edition