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The new BMW 3 Series arrives

  • January 16, 2023
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The brand badge comes with an updated design, a modernized Premium environment, and advances in digitization, management, operation, and equipment. Special design updates to the front and rear

The new BMW 3 Series arrives

The brand badge comes with an updated design, a modernized Premium environment, and advances in digitization, management, operation, and equipment.

Special design updates to the front and rear of the cabin highlight the sporting capabilities for which the BMW 3 series is renowned more than ever. now standard with an eight-speed Steptronic transmission with paddle shifters and a newly designed selector lever.

With its sleek, sporty design and agile agility, the BMW 3 Series has set the standard for driving pleasure in the premium midsize segment from day one. And it also represents the core of the BMW brand. The new version of the sports sedan, which has enjoyed great success for more than 45 years, and the Touring model, which was first introduced 35 years ago, will be launched in July 2022. Both models will be built at the BMW Group plant in Munich. , while the new BMW 3 Series Sedan will also be built at the BMW Group plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The sedan variant, designed specifically for the Chinese market, will be built at Tiexi’s Shenyang plant, operated by BMW’s Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture.

BMW headlights and grille in a new design

Clearly structured surfaces, dynamic lines and large air inlets on the front bumper further emphasize the sporty look of the new BMW 3 Series. The standard LED headlights are now much thinner, with clear contours and inverted L-shaped daytime running lights for a modern and harmonious look.

Adaptive LED headlights are available as an option and are identified by blue accents inside their covers. Blue light effects under the headlight clusters also give the front end a striking upscale look at night. The adaptive LED headlight features include cornering light and anti-glare matrix high beam as well as dynamic headlight beam throw adjustment and variable light distribution.

Slightly reshaped contours and new double bars give the BMW double grille an even more powerful look. Shiny black air intakes located under the grille cool the braking system and add sophistication.

New rear apron with a clean and modern surface design

A large proportion of body-coloured surfaces and a clean design give the rear apron of the new BMW 3 Series a particularly sophisticated look. Horizontal lines, narrow headlights and flared rear wheel arches emphasize the width and muscularity of the rear. The tailpipe diameter of the exhaust system is now 90 or 100 millimeters, depending on the engine variant.

The focus on dynamism and modernity woven into the exterior design is also reflected in the restructured model range. The new BMW 3 Series has a boldly sporty look as standard, the visual quality of which is further enhanced by the now standard M High-gloss Shadowline trim. In addition, the standard equipment of the BMW 3 Series Sedan now includes 17-inch alloy wheels.

New design cockpit with BMW curved screen

The interior of the new BMW 3 Series Sedan has received a comprehensive update. A new interpretation of the brand’s typical driver orientation is embodied in BMW’s standard curved screen. Here, the 12.3-inch steering wheel information display and 14.9-inch control display are combined into a single high-resolution, fully digital unit. This state-of-the-art cockpit design is based on progressive digitization, greatly reducing the number of buttons and controls in favor of touch and voice control.

The selector lever for the eight-speed Steptronic transmission also has a new design. It is located on the control panel in the center console along with the Start/Stop button, iDrive controller, driving controls, parking brake and other vehicle functions.

BMW 330i Colombian version

Autogermana, the official representative of the BMW Group in Colombia since 1982, offers the new BMW 3 Series in 330i Sedan and 330i Touring versions with the following specifications:

Power plant and running gear

Engine: 4-cylinder BMW TwinPower Turbo (one turbo) / 1998 cm3 / 258 hp at 5000 rpm / 400 Nm at 1550 rpm
Acceleration: 0-100 km/h: 5.9 seconds.
Transmission: Sports 8-speed Steptronic with paddle shifters.
Maximum speed: 250 km/h.
Traction: Rear
Gas tank: 15.6 gallons
CO2 emissions: 154 g/km

Dimensions

Height (mm): 1440
Width (mm): 1827
Length (mm): 4713
Ground clearance (mm): 141
Trunk volume (l): 480
Weight (kg): 1525

standard equipment

5 seats, front airbags for driver and front passenger, side airbags for driver and front passenger, head airbags for 4 outer seats, three-point seat belts, Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) with extended content, steering with Servotronic and loudspeaker connected device with USB interface with audio streaming, LED headlights, electromechanical parking brake, automatic start-stop function, LED taillights, exhaust pipe trim, visible, left and right, front and rear armrest, light and rain sensor, anti-lock brakes ( ABS ), socket (12 V) and multifunction steering wheel.

additional equipment included

Sensatec perforated upholstery (black, beige, cognac, tacora red), Executive Plus, anti-theft wheel bolts, Steptronic sport transmission with paddles, run-flat tires, power glass roof, power front seats with driver memory , 3 zone automatic climate control, ambient lighting, cruise control with braking function and passenger airbag deactivation.

Parking assistant

The BMW Live Cockpit Plus, consisting of a curved screen with a 12.3-inch instrument cluster and a 14.9-inch control display, Apple CarPlay with Spotify, Waze, Google Maps and other integrations, and a HiFi sound system.

Additional options included in the profile

18″ V-spoke alloy wheels (780 style), bi-colour, sport seats for driver and front passenger, and high-gloss black interior trim.

BMW Live Cockpit Plus

A set of indicators consisting of a curved screen with a 12.3-inch instrument panel and a 14.9-inch high-resolution control display.
– Intelligent personal assistant “Hi BMW”
– Central screen with touch control.
— Operating system BMW 8.0
– Bluetooth interface with smartphone integration

Parking assistant

– Rear View Camera
– Front and rear parking sensors (PDC)
– Automatic parking assistant for horizontal and perpendicular parking (maneuvering, accelerating, braking and managing automatic changes)
– A reversing assistant that remembers the last 50 m of the journey so that you can leave the same way
– Active parking distance control

The new BMW 3 Series arrives in the country at $222,900,000 ($229,900,000 Touring Body) imported by Autogermana and includes preventive maintenance for five (5) years or 60,000 km (whichever whichever comes first) according to the BMW program. and is backed by a two (2) year unlimited mileage factory warranty.

Source: Technocio

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