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Is the 2023 BMW X3 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

9thof 23

  • No. Top half on 2 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 28.7 cu ft.
  • 9th of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (9th of 23), power (10th of 24).
  • Weakest: towing (11th of 16, tied with 2).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2023 · SUVSF PACEJaguar F PACEQX50INFINITI QX50Model YTesla Model YMustan…Ford Mustang Mach-ENexoHyundai NexoRDXAcura RDXGV70Genesis GV70VenzaToyota VenzaX3BMW X3bZ4XToyota bZ4XQX55INFINITI QX55Q5Audi Q5Q5 Spo…Audi Q5 SportbackSQ5Audi SQ5SQ5 Sp…Audi SQ5 SportbackEV6Kia EV6Solter…Subaru SolterraNXLexus NXStelvioAlfa Romeo StelvioX4BMW X4GLCMercedes-Benz GLCXC60Volvo XC60OceanFisker OceanVinFast VF8No number9th of 23
24 SUVs from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 BMW X3 in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$46,20014th of 2443%
Best combined mpg25 mpg7th of 1640%
Most horsepower382 hp10th of 2457%
Cargo behind rear seats28.7 cu ft9th of 2364%
Rear legroom36.4 in18th of 2323%
Max towing3,000 lb11th of 1620%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Jaguar F PACE 31.5 cu ft
  2. INFINITI QX50 31.4 cu ft
  3. Tesla Model Y 30.2 cu ft
  4. Ford Mustang Mach-E 29.7 cu ft
  5. Hyundai Nexo 29.6 cu ft
  6. Acura RDX 29.5 cu ft
  7. Genesis GV70 28.9 cu ft
  8. Toyota Venza 28.8 cu ft
Show all 23
  1. BMW X3 28.7 cu ft
  2. Toyota bZ4X 27.7 cu ft
  3. INFINITI QX55 26.9 cu ft
  4. Audi Q5 25.9 cu ft
  5. Audi Q5 Sportback 24.7 cu ft
  6. Audi SQ5 24.7 cu ft
  7. Audi SQ5 Sportback 24.7 cu ft
  8. Kia EV6 24.4 cu ft
  9. Subaru Solterra 23.8 cu ft
  10. Lexus NX 22.7 cu ft
  11. Alfa Romeo Stelvio 18.5 cu ft
  12. BMW X4 18.5 cu ft
  13. Mercedes-Benz GLC 18.0 cu ft
  14. Volvo XC60 17.1 cu ft
  15. Fisker Ocean 16.8 cu ft

No figure: VinFast VF8.

SUVs in 2023: 181. 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