Luxury SUV: BMW X3 VS LI L8, who wins?

LI L8 is more feature-rich than BMW X3

Each car enthusiast choose a car, the purchase budget are different, if you want to spend 400,000 yuan to buy a luxury SUV, in many models, you may want to look at the BMW X3 and the LI L8, BMW X3 mainly sports luxury, the LI L8 mainly comfort and luxury, these two cars choose one of them on the line.

If car enthusiasts do not know how to choose, I picked out the BMW X3 2022 model modified xDrive25i M Sport Package (guide price: 396,900 yuan) and the LI L8 2023 Max Edition (guide price: 399,800 yuan), for comparison, the two cars are close to the guide price, what are the differences in other aspects, together with a look.

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LI L8 is more feature-rich than BMW X3

In terms of appearance, the BMW X3 exterior is decorated with a large number of ribbed lines, which looks very stylish. The front face is equipped with the classic "double kidney" shape grille, and the front bar is equipped with air intake spoilers on both sides, highlighting the sense of movement.

The overall appearance of the LI L8 adopts a straight and simple design style, and the front of the car is equipped with a layered front face with a clear sense of penetrating lights, and both sides of the headlights are equipped with a raised rib line in the middle, the visual effect is more dominant.

The rear of the BMW X3 body is quite stylish in every part, such as the key-shaped taillights, the raised rear bar, the polygonal exhaust tailpipe and so on.

The rear of the LI L8 body is simple, with grooved ribbons lining the underside of the running tail lights, which are similar to the front running lights, playing a visual effect that echoes the front and rear.

The appearance of the two cars have their own characteristics, BMW X3 sports fashion, LI L8 dignified and stable.

In terms of lighting configuration, both cars are equipped with adaptive high and low beam headlights, automatic headlights, delayed headlight shutdown and so on. The LI L8 has more turn-assist lights and 256-color interior ambient lights than the BMW X3. The BMW X3 has more headlight follow steering than the LI L8.

Entering the front, the BMW X3 center console adopts a non-left-right symmetrical design with a 12.3-inch center screen and a button area below, slightly twisted toward the driver's side, making it easy for the driver to view functional information and operate.

The LI L8 center console has a regular left-right symmetrical design, with two large 15.7-inch screens in the middle and right side of the center control, with a color resolution of 2880 x 1620, high clarity, direct vision does not tire the eyes.

The two cars are richer in intelligent connected configuration, both have GPS navigation, navigation road information display, roadside assistance call, car networking and so on. BMW X3 than the LI L8 more cell phone connected mapping, the LI L8 than the BMW X3 more 1/2/3 row, voice sub-regional wake up recognition function and so on.

BMW X3 is a medium-sized SUV, body dimensions length, width and height are: 4737 * 1891 * 1689 mm, wheelbase 2864 mm, seating layout 2 + 3.

LI L8 is a mid-size SUV, body dimensions length, width and height are: 5080 * 1995 * 1800 mm, wheelbase 3005 mm, seating layout 2 + 2 + 2.

Passengers with a height of 1.82 meters, sitting in the front row of BMW X3, adjust the appropriate sitting posture, head space one fist. Sitting in the back row, the headroom is four fingers and the legroom is one fist.

A 1.82m tall passenger sits in the front row of the L8, adjusts the seating position, and has one fist of headroom. In the second row, there is three fingers of headroom and two fists of legroom. Sitting in the third row, the head space is two fingers, and the leg space is two fingers.

As luxury SUVs, are BMW X3 and LI L8 powerful enough?

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Seat configuration differences

The BMW X3 is equipped with faux leather seats with legrest adjustment, power adjustment, heating, driver position memory, rear backrest angle adjustment, and rear proportional down in the front row as standard.

LI L8 is equipped with leather seats with lumbar support adjustment, electric adjustment, heating, ventilation and massage in the front row as standard, and boss button for the passenger.

The second row is equipped with front and rear adjustment, backrest angle adjustment, lumbar support adjustment, electric adjustment, heating and ventilation massage.

The third row is equipped with backrest angle adjustment, electric adjustment, heating function, and proportional down.

The two cars have different levels and body sizes, but the prices are similar. The LI L8 is equipped with a third row of seats, which is better than the five-seat layout in terms of practicality.

As for the chassis, the BMW X3 adopts a front McPherson independent suspension and a rear multi-link independent suspension, and is equipped with a time-sensitive four-wheel drive system.

The chassis is tightly tuned, crisp over speed bumps, no extra jumping sensation, and good driving stability.

LI L8 adopts double-wishbone independent suspension at the front and five-link independent suspension at the rear, and is equipped with electric four-wheel drive system, air suspension, soft and hard + high/low adjustment.

LI L8 chassis is known as ""magic carpet air suspension"", according to different road conditions, can automatically adjust the suspension soft and hard, take the rugged road, the body posture to maintain a smooth, comfortable driving is guaranteed.

Powering the BMW X3 is a 2.0T turbocharged engine with a maximum output of 184 hp and a peak torque of 300 Nm, and the transmission system is matched with an 8-speed manual transmission. The official 0-100 km acceleration time is given as 8.9 seconds.

The LI L8 is equipped with a supercharged powertrain consisting of a 1.5T generator and two electric motors, front and rear. The two electric motors have a maximum output of 449 hp and a total peak torque of 620 Nm, and the transmission is matched with a 1-speed fixed gear ratio gearbox. The official 0-100 km acceleration time is given as 5.5 seconds.

The two cars have different energy types and the power data differs greatly. The acceleration performance of the BMW X3 meets the family without problems. The acceleration performance of the LI L8 is close to that of a performance sports car, which can meet the needs of most enthusiasts in terms of power.

From the above-mentioned differences in the configuration of the two cars, the BMW X3 configuration is not complete, but also enough. The LI L8 is equipped with more than 100 luxury features, standard magic carpet air suspension, various driving aids, various safety features and so on, for new drivers or old drivers, driving safety and comfort are guaranteed, if the purchase budget of 400,000 yuan, you can choose the LI L8.

 

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