{"id":76119,"date":"2024-08-25T02:44:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T06:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76119"},"modified":"2024-08-25T02:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T06:44:14","slug":"bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-new-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76119","title":{"rendered":"2025 BMW X3 M50 Shows New Dune Grey In Official Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/08\/25\/bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-new-images\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-13.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-13-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-13-1535x1024.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-13-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-13-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"65.937470835278\">\n<p>BMW still puts a six-cylinder engine in the X3, but not in the M variant. That\u2019s because an actual X3 M is not on the agenda, leaving the M Performance flavor as the flagship. Replacing the old M40i, the M50 stars in a photo shoot from its launch in Poland. Yes, the \u201ci\u201d at the end of the name is gone. The same goes for all gasoline versions of the luxury crossover. The letter referenced injection, but going forward, the \u201ci\u201d will only be used for electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 BMW X3 M50 comes along with a fresh paint job. It\u2019s called Dune Grey and is making its debut on the \u201cG45.\u201d The SUV\u2019s evolutionary design is combined with a quad exhaust system, which is trickling down on M Performance cars. BMW\u2019s latest Mercedes GLC rival looks all grown up and dare we say more sophisticated. A \u201ccoupe\u201d derivative isn\u2019t planned because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/07\/04\/bmw-x4-no-third-generation\/\">X4 will be dropped from the lineup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-483955\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-830x554.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-1535x1024.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-483955\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20554%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-830x554.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-1535x1024.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2025-bmw-x3-m50-dune-grey-07.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lineup is simplified even further considering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/04\/21\/bmw-x3-m40d-dead\/\">X3 M40d<\/a> is gone as well. BMW is gradually saying goodbye to diesel M Performance cars. The M50d and M550d models are already a thing of the past, and the future doesn\u2019t look good for the M340d\/M440d cars either. However, this generation of the X3 will get a six-cylinder diesel engine next summer.<\/p>\n<p>What the \u201cG45\u201d won\u2019t get is another fully electric version. The CLAR-based iX3 is going away, with an all-new model coming in 2025 on the Neue Klasse platform. It\u2019ll look substantially different inside and out courtesy of iDrive X and a fresh design language. Proportionally, we reckon the fully electric crossover won\u2019t be the same as the regular X3 given the dedicated electric platform. We\u2019re expecting shorter overhangs and a longer wheelbase from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/04\/12\/neue-klasse-bmw-ix3-frunk-possibility\/\">future iX3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BMW will kick off deliveries of the new X3 in the fourth quarter of the year. Customers from Europe and the United States will be the early adopters. The rest of the world will have to wait until 2025. The gasoline and diesel versions are going to be assembled in Spartanburg, South Carolina. As for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/06\/18\/2025-bmw-x3-plug-in-hybrid-specs\/\">X3 30e\u00a0xDrive<\/a> plug-in hybrid, it\u2019ll be exclusively manufactured at Plant Rosslyn in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BMW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMW still puts a six-cylinder engine in the X3, but not in the M variant. That\u2019s because an actual X3 M is not on the agenda, leaving the M Performance flavor as the flagship. Replacing the old M40i, the M50 stars in a photo shoot from its launch in Poland. 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