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For $45,000, you have a choice between two BMW compact family haulers, the X3 sport-ute and the 3-Series Touring you see here. Both have all-wheel drive, seating for five and the dog, but the X3 benefits from 30 extra horses. In the sales charts, though, the 3-Series Touring is way behind the X3. In 2008, BMW moved out 279 328i wagons and 2296 X3s, so why bother offering it? Because they can; premium wagons are popular in Europe, so it's not a big deal for the German brand to bring over the ocean. Full story...