Mercedes Benz

Text The days of BMWs with separate kidney grilles are coming to a close, with the 2022 BMW X3 and X3 M adopting the conjoined nostrils that mark the mugs of many modern Bimmers. It's not just the X3's grille that gets an update, as BMW also tinkered with the small luxury SUV's front and rear fascias, headlight decor, and taillights, the latter of which are far more visually interesting than the red blobs that grace the rear end of the current X3.  BMW pares down the X3's powertrain lineup for 2022. Despite its appearance in the images accompanying this piece, the X3 xDrive30e plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid is no more for the United States, per BMW. Instead, the automaker plans to offer the 2022 X3 in four-cylinder sDrive30i and xDrive30i guises, as well as six-cylinder M40i trim.  As before, the sDrive30i and xDrive30i models rely on a 248-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter I-4, which sends power to the rear wheels (sDrive30i) or all four wheels (xDrive30i) by way of a...