Targeted at Land Rover from whom BMW learned much about how to style and build 4x4s throughout the days when it owned Rover; X3 has all of the looks of their X5 stable mate, but in a package that’s considerably smaller; its footprint is just slightly longer compared to the 318i Compact.

Made to attract young urban experts who head for that hills in the weekend, X3 is competent off-road, but is most in your own home on tarmac, where its suspension settings let it maintain direction stability and also to comer cleanly for any high-stepping machine.

Engines are 2.5 and 3.0 litre straight sixes, with diesel and petrol variants offered.