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Is the 2021 BMW X3 M a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 22 SUVs

11thof 22

  • No. Top half on 2 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 28.7 cu ft.
  • 11th of 22 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: power (11th of 24), cargo (11th of 22).
  • Weakest: mpg (18th of 21, tied with 2).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · SUVSEscala…Cadillac Escalade ESVModel XTesla Model XEscala…Cadillac EscaladeNaviga…Lincoln NavigatorX7BMW X7Land C…Toyota Land CruiserSQ7Audi SQ7X5BMW X5Q8Audi Q8NexoHyundai NexoX3 MBMW X3 Me-tronAudi e-tronRange …Land Rover Range Rover SportCayennePorsche CayenneSQ5 Sp…Audi SQ5 SportbackLevanteMaserati LevanteRange …Land Rover Range Rover VelarX4 MBMW X4 MGLSMercedes-Benz GLSQX80INFINITI QX80XC40 R…Volvo XC40 RechargeQ7Audi Q7BMW X6Mercedes-Benz GLENo number11th of 22
24 SUVs from 2021, picked by body class and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 BMW X3 M in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$69,90014th of 2443%
Best combined mpg16 mpg18th of 215%
Most horsepower473 hp11th of 2452%
Cargo behind rear seats28.7 cu ft11th of 2252%
Rear legroom36.4 in16th of 1917%
Max towing4,400 lb18th of 2314%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Cadillac Escalade ESV 94.1 cu ft
  2. Tesla Model X 81.0 cu ft
  3. Cadillac Escalade 72.9 cu ft
  4. Lincoln Navigator 57.5 cu ft
  5. BMW X7 48.6 cu ft
  6. Toyota Land Cruiser 43.0 cu ft
  7. Audi SQ7 35.7 cu ft
  8. BMW X5 33.9 cu ft
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  1. Audi Q8 30.5 cu ft
  2. Hyundai Nexo 29.6 cu ft
  3. BMW X3 M 28.7 cu ft
  4. Audi e-tron 28.5 cu ft
  5. Land Rover Range Rover Sport 27.5 cu ft
  6. Porsche Cayenne 27.2 cu ft
  7. Audi SQ5 Sportback 25.1 cu ft
  8. Maserati Levante 20.5 cu ft
  9. Land Rover Range Rover Velar 19.7 cu ft
  10. BMW X4 M 18.5 cu ft
  11. Mercedes-Benz GLS 18.4 cu ft
  12. INFINITI QX80 16.6 cu ft
  13. Volvo XC40 Recharge 16.0 cu ft
  14. Audi Q7 14.2 cu ft

No figure: BMW X6, Mercedes-Benz GLE.

SUVs in 2021: 145. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked