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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly- go test drive a BMW X3. I was sold on getting an Acura RDX but drove off the lot with the x3 instead. It's luxurious in Comfort mode and overall so fun to drive. [/quote]

OP again.  I mentioned the X3 as my top two options right now.  I just can't get beyond the 4 cylinder turbo engine after driving a V6.  Not sure I can afford the M model.  I need power; get up and go without hesitation. There is hesitation in the drive. With my old Lexus has great kick --even at 200k miles.  [/quote]

I don't have direct first-hand experience with the 4 Cylinder in the X3 but the turbo 4 engines that have become popular in the past 10 years are very different from the turbo engines we know from the 90s and 2000s. There are a lot of technological advancements that go towards making these power plants very responsive, with immediate torque output at low RPMs and consistent power output even after prolonged spirited driving. After owning a BMW 335i, then a 328, then a 2012 C300, all of which had six cylinder engines, I was apprehensive about the 4-cylinder in the 2016 C300. However, its power output was very strong, with that same push-in-the-seats sensation even at lower engine RPMs.

Turbo 4 cylinder is kind of a given at this point for most compact/mid-size luxury sedans and SUVs, at least at the entry-trim level. For the new W206 generation of Mercedes C class, 4-cylinder is the only option - there is no V6, not even in the highest AMG trim. Again I have no first-hand experience with the turbo 4s that BMW is making, but I've heard good things about it, so it's worth a drive. Just forget that it's a 4-cylinder in there. [/quote]

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