I want to be clear from the outset. I’ve never been a car enthusiast. My driving history includes a hand-me-down Volvo with a hole in the floorboards and a series of aggressively practical vehicles, ...

IF YOU ask me, between its chiclet front grille and slim, beady-eyed headlights, the BMW X3 bears more than a passing resemblance to a well-groomed capybara. That’s not a bad thing, given that the ...