<Tr> <Th> Body style </Th> <Td> 5 - door SUV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Layout </Th> <Td> Front - engine, four - wheel - drive </Td> </Tr> <P> The BMW X3 is a compact luxury crossover SUV manufactured by German automaker BMW since 2003 . Based on the BMW 3 Series platform, and now in its third generation, BMW markets the crossover as a Sports Activity Vehicle, the company's proprietary descriptor for its X-line of vehicles . The first generation X3 was designed by BMW in conjunction with Magna Steyr of Graz, Austria--who also manufactured all X3s under contract to BMW . BMW manufactures the second generation X3 at their Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, United States . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> First generation (E83) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2003--2006 BMW X3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production </Th> <Td> August 2003--31 August 2010 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Assembly </Th> <Td> Austria: Graz (Magna Steyr) Egypt: 6th of October City (BAG) Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Layout </Th> <Td> Longitudinally mounted, front engine, four - wheel drive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Powertrain </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Engine </Th> <Td> Petrol: 2.0 L N46 I4 2.5 L M54 / N52 I6 3.0 L M54 / N52 I6 Diesel: 2.0 L M47 / N47 I4 3.0 L M57 I6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Transmission </Th> <Td> 6 - speed automatic and manual </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dimensions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wheelbase </Th> <Td> 2,795 mm (110.0 in) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2004--08: 179.7 in (4,564 mm) 2009--10: 4,570 mm (179.9 in) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 1,855 mm (73.0 in) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 2007--08: 1,675 mm (65.9 in) 2004--06 & 2009--10: 1,673 mm (65.9 in) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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