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After almost three years, after long internal discussions and a change in the presidency, finally the long awaited BMW 3 Series-based crossover / utility vehicle has achieved the production permit.

The versatile new BMW CUV, which soon became the F3 badges once they reach showrooms, has been taking into account that since 2004 and is based on the internal documentation recently shared with AutoWeek.

The development of the BMW 3 Series has been delayed because the following reasons:

* The German car manufacturer, the engineering resources are stretched to the limit

* There are already new models lined up for production

Fortunately, BMW's new chairman Norbert Reithofer came on the scene in the late 2006 and this was also the time that the F3 was reviewed and after some deliberation, Chairman Reithofer, the signal for the production of the F3.

The decision on the enforcement by the production of the F3 is also confirmed by the upswing in crossover sales in Europe and the United States in recent years.

But do not hold your breath, because only the new CUV probably in North America in May 2010 and will have the effect that the prices are expected to present it in a crowded segment, a direct competition with the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4.

The computer renderings, based on the network of the F3 is not yet final, since BMW is up to the process of drawing up the designs. Details about the F3 remains highly speculative. But one thing is sure that the new BMW crossover will be based on a modified version of the existing 3 Series platform, besides the fact that there are also plans, from different components of the next generation X3 is planned, which, together with the new FlexRay system 2009.

The FlexRay system is aimed at the new car with a stable network, which would be the advanced electronic driver aids and safety. And in addition to the standard rear wheel drive, instead of moving to the F3 with the option of BMW xDrive four-wheel-drive system in combination with certain engines. And of course, because it is a creation of BMW, we can expect that the F3 is the best auto parts and components such as an On-General Oxygen Sensor.

The power for BMW's entry-level CUV will consist of a series of four-and six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines in a range similar to those on the existing X3 in the top-models get an updated version the potent 3.0liter, 300-horsepower, twin turbo, that six was the 335i Coupe Unveiled at the end of 2006.

The decision of BMW to move through with their compact CUV was confirmed by the growing concerns about an earlier decision to build a larger seven seats, which is known internally as the RFK short for space or space-functional concept Functional Concept. It is the badge-F5 and the rival Mercedes-Benz R-Class. But with the contract status of the R-Class in North America, BMW top brass are now asked if they are doing the right thing.

The degree of secrecy that surrounds the BMW production for the F3 can by some references to the recent announcement that the production of the second genX3 its Spartanburg, South Carolina in 2009. This move will definitely prvide extra space for the F3 at the Magna plant in Steyr, Austria, where X3 is currently being assembled.

BMW hopes that with his F3 it will make Europe the growing C-MPV segment, currently dominated by the Ford C-Max, VW Touran and Renault Scenic. Sis, although it is still very early to tell, but the F3 is expected to oppose the popular Mercedes-Benz B-Class, despite their very high price has become very popular in certain markets, particularly to Germany, where more than 68,000 the B-Class have been last year.

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Zeke Gervis has a degree in Human Resource Management. He is a Formula-1-fanatics and is a collector of racing memorabilias. Currently, he enjoys working at a consulting firm in Iowa.