New BMW X3 has a proven track record

After 14 years on the road, the SUV is evolving into its third generation for 2018 and beyond, writes Matt Robinson

The BMW X3: the company has adopted an evolutionary approach to the new model

There is a scramble among the major car manufacturers to get ever more crossovers and SUVs into their showrooms to sate the demand of a buying public that seems to place great credence on sitting in an elevated position compared to other traffic. BMW, however, was an early adopter of SUVs, launching the X5 way back in 1999 and following that up, four years later, with the X3.

In 2003, the X3 was ...