Grey BMW X3 on a canyon road above Malibu in low golden light, front three-quarter view

Grey That Goes Bronze

Grey BMW X3

The right-size BMW SUV in a warm grey with the bright chrome grille — closer to a light bronze in low sun than to silver.

Rental in Los Angeles · from $137

Most greys on an X3 are cold. This one goes bronze the moment the sun is low.

The X3 is the BMW SUV that is the right size for almost everything: big enough for four adults and their weekend luggage, small enough for a Santa Monica parking structure and a Venice side street. It steers like a BMW — that is the part the badge never gives up — and it rides the 405 in the quiet a car this size is meant to.

Grey BMW X3 from the rear three-quarter on Pacific Coast Highway at Point Mugu
01Point Mugu in the late afternoon, the grey warming toward bronze on the shoulder.

This is a warm grey rather than a cold one — closer to a light bronze in low sun than to silver — and it is set off by a bright chrome grille surround instead of the black one the darker cars wear. That combination is unusual on an X3, and it is the reason this car photographs like a more expensive one: the chrome catches the light, the paint holds it, and the whole front reads as jewellery rather than as plastic.

Five X3s are in the fleet — black, grey, blue, white and silver — and the dates on each page are the car's own. Whichever you pick, the car underneath is the same: five seats, a boot that takes four cases, and a chassis that makes the canyon road home the best part of the day.

The right size for almost everything.
Including the parking structure.

Kidney grille and headlamp of the grey BMW X3
Front wheel and flank of the grey BMW X3

02The bright chrome grille, and the multi-spoke wheel under a flank that is catching the low sun. The two things that set this one apart.

Grey BMW X3 in profile on a palm-lined Beverly Hills street
03In profile between the palms of Beverly Hills, the warm grey against the clear sky.

The particulars

  • Rate$137 / day
  • SeatsFive
  • LuggageFour cases behind the second row
  • DeliveryComplimentary to Beverly Hills partner hotels
  • In the fleetFive — black, grey, blue, white and silver

The guest book

  • great experience with the X3, felt brand new and the whole thing was zero stress

    Tom T. · 2 months ago

  • used the X3 for a weekend away and it handled everything perfectly, spotless when we got it

    Rachel H. · 2 weeks ago

  • Got the X3 for a trip and it did not disappoint. Clean, well kept, no issues at all. Def coming back.

    Emily P. · 5 months ago

Queries

How much does it cost to rent a grey BMW X3 in Los Angeles?
The grey X3 is $137 a day. The day rate is the whole of it on this car — there is no weekly or monthly block, so a longer booking is priced day by day. Delivery to our Beverly Hills partner hotels is complimentary; LAX delivery is charged each way, in two tiers, and the figures are on our delivery page.
X3 or X5?
The X3 is the right size for most weeks in Los Angeles — four people, the beach, a hotel garage. The X5 is the one for four adults with a week of luggage and a run to Palm Springs. Both steer the way a BMW should; the X3 is the easier car to park by a clear margin.
How do the five X3s differ?
Paint and trim. Black and white wear the dark trim, grey and silver the chrome, blue is the one BMW keeps for its own cars — and the silver one is the earlier face. Each colour is on its own page with its own dates; pick by colour and by the diary.
Is it a good car for a family?
It is the car we send most families to. Two child seats fit across the back with room for an adult between them, the boot takes a double stroller with the shopping beside it, and it is short enough that a beach car park is not a negotiation.
Can I see the dates before I call?
Yes — the diary on this page is the live fleet calendar. If a date is open there, it is open.

The diary

When you can have it

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Name the dates and the X3 is at your door.

Tell us when you land or where you are staying and we confirm the car straight away — delivered hand-detailed to the address and the hour you name.

Check dates & reserve or call +1 (424) 303-6496

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The terms, before you commit

Refundable deposit
$500
A hold, not a charge. Back with you 5–7 business days after the car is home.
Damage and liability cover
$75 a day
Mandatory, and priced off the deposit rather than the rate. Your own qualifying full-coverage policy takes this line out of the quote entirely.
Driver, 21–24
$50 a day
Twenty-one is the floor, with a licence held two years. The higher band applies above a $1,500 deposit; this car is below it.
Shortest booking
24 hours
No maximum. Delivery is complimentary at our Robertson Boulevard lot and our four Beverly Hills partner hotels; LAX is $75 to the parking structure or $150 to the terminal, each way.

This one is the same rate at every length — it carries no multi-day block, so three days is three times one day. We would rather say that than imply a discount that is not there.

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