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The revamped BMW 3 Series

The BMW 3 Series is BMW's bread and butter car and one of the most important in its offering.

She is now undergoing a facelift and these are the important innovations she will come up with early next year

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18/05/2022

Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 22:46 Updated: Thursday, 19 May 2022, 00:36

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Narrower headlights and sharper lines (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

If you felt a light breeze tonight, it's not the breeze that heralds summer, it's the sigh of relief of millions of BMW enthusiasts who saw the grille of the 3 Series and relaxed - they did not put the "Tablets of the Covenant" of the 4 series on it and maybe that's not surprising Very considering the fact that the 3 Series is this manufacturer's bestseller, and you do not take bets on your bestseller.

In addition, already with the launch of the 4 Series BMW has made it clear that the controversial front end is meant to differentiate it from the 3 Series.

We started with the front end, which is one of the more noticeable changes in the look of the revamped 3 Series.

The headlights are narrower, some of the lines in the chassis look sharper, accentuated than before, especially in the front bumper and rear diffuser.

More in the design worlds - after the 3 Series started to arrive in the current generation with an M Sport package that gives it a sporty look, now there is also the M Sport Pro - where the body parts go from chrome to blackened look, black tail spoiler, blackened exhaust finishes and red calipers for brakes.

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Slightly different rear diffuser (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

In the cabin the main innovation is the assimilation of the new look of the BMW driver environment, with the display via a "stripe" hovering screens that includes the digital dashboard (12.3 inches) and the touch screen of the multimedia system (14.9 inches).

The climate control panel has been removed and this is done from the main screen and the gear lever has disappeared in favor of a switch.

The Series 3 mid-life refresh continues with the same mix of petrol, plug-in and diesel engines.

electrical power?

You will have to go for the electric i4, the one that was tested here very recently if you are interested in a BMW road car with electric propulsion.

And we'll have to wait for the next generation until one of these is in series 3. When will that happen?

According to BMW's schedule somewhere in 2025.

Two large screens with a "floating" look and without the gear lever (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

The engine composition starts with the basic and weakest of the 318 versions, a 2.0-liter engine, 156 hp and 25.5 kg.

Acceleration accordingly, 8.6 seconds and a maximum of 223 km / h. From there increase to 320 with a 2.0-liter engine, 184 hp and 30.6 kg, as in the 318 propulsion is rear-wheel drive through an 8-speed automatic transmission. The acceleration to 100 mph is 7.4 seconds and up to a maximum of 235 km / h.

Above it is the 330, also with a 2.0-liter engine, but with an output of 245 hp and 40.8 kg.

In the facelift, BMW says that the engine has received improvements in the exhaust manifold as well as the turbocharger.

In this version, the acceleration to 100 km / h takes 5.9 seconds

. Which launches it to 100 km / h in 4.4 seconds and up to 250 km / h.

Fully electric version - only in the next generation (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

In the plug-in division, the supply remains as it was - the 330e will continue with the facelift without changes in engine power, ie 292 hp combined from the petrol and electric motor and without a change in performance, 5.8 seconds per 100 km / h and 230 km / h maximum. There have also been no changes to the rest of the propulsion assemblies,

and this is an opportunity to note that BMW's yeast freeze in the field of engines is not unique to it and is likely to become more common among other manufacturers as well. Whether openly or in closed rooms

the

gasoline engines are on the way out.

For design and cabin updates mainly, and less innovations or revolutions under the hood.The Israel 3 series is expected to arrive early next year.

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