With a 2011 BMW X3 huge mystery and the latest set of spy shots not revealing much either, we’re still drooling in here to see what the new model will look like. The exterior has been heavily camouflaged keeping those sleek lines a secret for now, but, they do give away the fact that it would be a heavily redesigned engine. As far as the interior is concerned the spy images reveal some dials and a start/stop button. The round rear lights are a façade for the prototype only since the final product will surely have something different. As far as the engine speculations go, the X3 will come with a 3.0-litre single turbo unit which is capable of churning 306 horses. Smaller engines may not be available straight away but they will eventually endorse the X3. [via WCF]

The much craved for 2011 BMW X3 was recently spied on track at Nurburgring, with a heavy camouflage. The SUV was spotted doing some late development high speed testing at the testing. There isn’t much known about the X3 but it will surely be available on the roads sometime next year. The facelifted variant will be more muscular in design thanks to the aggressive looking air intakes. It will come with two petrol variants — a naturally aspirated 3.0L in-line six with 230hp and a 3.0L new twin-turbo in-line six capable of producing 300hp. The diesel option will include a 2.0L 177hp and a more powerful 3.0L that would churn 300hp. [via WCF]

Since it’s release in 2003, BMW X3 only got a facelift in 2006. Nothing new for the last two years, but there are sources saying that we’ll get to see a new version in 2011. And we also got our dirty hands on a few pictures of it, how cool is that?

Not sure if that’s very accurate but I suppose 4-5 years is the average time to wait for a new design on the same car model.

We can clearly see that the curves haven’t changed as much as we would expect. A new grille and lights are the things that jump into our eyes. On the inside we will likely see the 335i’s twin-turbo 3.0-liter petrol engine as well as the 204-hp 2.0-litre turbodiesel. Some voices in my head also tell me that there will be a hybrid version, but that is to be seen.

via WCF