ADAC

[B]Munich[/B] - You can always rely on it: the BMW X3 has finished first in the ADAC quality ranking for the second time in succession. As in the previous year, the Sports Activity Vehicle was awarded the renowned ADAC "Gelber Engel" prize in the "Quality" category. Germany's automobile club thus once again deems the BMW X3 to be the most reliable vehicle on Germany's roads. The "Gelber Engel" award is based on an evaluation of some 2 million cases drawn from ADAC breakdown statistics as well as a customer satisfaction study by the club magazine "ADAC motorwelt" in which around 43,000 readers participated this time.

In the ADAC breakdown statistics, the BMW X3 was once again the model which last year made least work for the ADAC roadside assistance mechanics, known in Germany as the "Gelbe Engel". This experience confirms the high quality level of the Sports Activity - one of the vehicle's key success factors alongside its fascinatingly agile driving response. The BMW X3 has become a best-seller worldwide, with 500,000 having been supplied as of November 2008.

[B]A pioneer and still a role model in its category: the BMW X3[/B]
Fitted as standard with the intelligent all-wheel drive system xDrive, the BMW X3 is a pioneer and still the benchmark for the vehicles of its segment. This also applies in the area of efficiency. An unbeatable economical balance of driving fun and fuel consumption is especially provided by the BMW X3 xDrive20d. Its 177bhp 4-cylinder diesel engine with all-aluminum crankcase and common rail direct injection of the latest generation is combined with a number of BMW EfficientDynamics measures. The BMW X3 xDrive20d offers impressive pulling power with an average fuel consumption as per EU test cycle of only 6.5 liters per 100 kilometers.

Its range of qualities has led the BMW X3 to win a number of renowned awards. Twice in succession it was voted "Off-road vehicle of the year" and "All-wheel vehicle of the year" by the automobile magazines "[I]Off Road[/I]" and "[I]Auto Bild Alles Allrad[/I]" respectively. The vehicles unique combination of quality, driving fun and efficiency also benefit its value retention. In the off-road vehicle category, the market analysis experts of [I]EurotaxSchwacke[/I] ranked the BMW X3 as number one on their 2008 automobile forecast index, showing the SAV model to have the lowest level of value loss of all vehicles in this segment.

[B]"Gelber Engel": a seal of quality which carries considerable weight[/B]
The quality verdict documented by the ADAC "Gelber Engel" prize is based on the experience of professional experts as well as customer assessments. The ADAC breakdown statistics cover all call-outs carried out by the "Gelbe Engel" on the roads of Germany for vehicles between one and six years old. The ranking list of the most reliable models is based on the number of breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles registered. There is also an evaluation based on a broad-based customer satisfaction survey run by the club magazine "ADAC motorwelt". All model series produced in numbers over 10,000 units each for three years in succession in largely unaltered form are assessed from these two perspectives. In addition to a snapshot impression, this also provides a long-term picture of a vehicles reliability, showing that the premium quality of BMW models provides an excellent basis for long-term satisfaction.

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Credits: JRC