June 2019
BMW 3 Series Touring announced
76mm longer than previous 3 Series Touring.
Dimensions: 4,709mm long x 1,827mm wide (exc. mirrors) x 1,440mm high on 2,851mm wheelbase.
From launch the SE and Sport is available in two non-metallic colours and nine metallic shades. M Sport customers have a choice of one non-metallic and five metallic shades. The newly introduced M Sport Plus Edition is available in a choice of three exclusive colours – Dravit Grey, Tanzanite Blue and Oxide Grey.
The BMW 3 Series Touring comes in three trim levels: SE, Sport and M Sport. As well as a line-specific front and rear bumper design, the SE comes with 17-inch or 18-inch alloy wheels, aluminium door sill strips and LED front foglamps. Standard is a restyled leather sport steering wheel with multifunction buttons and thumb rests.
Sport includes BMW Individual High-gloss Shadow Line trim, plus kidney grille bars and trim elements for the air intakes and rear apron in High-gloss Black. It has 18-inch V spoke alloy wheels. Inside the Sport gets trim strips in High-gloss Black and heated sports seats in Vernasca leather.
The M Sport features large air intakes at the front end to combine with M Sport design side skirts and rear apron. BMW Individual High-gloss Shadow Line trim, kidney grille bars in High-gloss Black, air intake trim in High-gloss Black and a rear diffuser in Dark Shadow. Heated sports seats with Vernasca leather, an M leather steering wheel, an anthracite-coloured BMW Individual headliner and interior trim strips in Aluminium Tetragon are standard for the M Sport model.
From launch the M Sport Plus Edition is introduced exclusively for the UK market. This features all of the content from the M Sport Plus package including sun protect glazing, Adaptive M Sport suspension, Extended BMW Individual high-gloss Shadow Line, M Seat Belts, M Sport Braking System (320d, 320d xDrive) and M Sport Differential (330i and 330d xDrive). The M Sport Plus Edition comes in a choice of three exclusive BMW Individual exterior colours – Dravit Grey, Tanzanite Blue or Oxide Grey – along with black mirror caps, jet black 19-inch M light Double spoke alloy wheels and exclusive Aluminium Fabric high-gloss interior trim. The M Sport Plus Edition is available on the 320i, 320d, 320d xDrive, 330i and 330d xDrive models.
The 3 Series Touring features newly designed seats for the driver and front passenger, while Sports seats (standard on Sport and M Sport) provide a greater range of adjustment. Both the standard and the sports seats can also be specified with electric adjustment including memory function. Vernasca leather upholstery is standard on Sport and M Sport models with a choice of four colours and special decorative quilting and seam patterns that vary according to the equipment line. Automatic tailgate operation is standard.
The new BMW 3 Series Touring’s load area can hold 500 litres when all the seats are occupied, and directly usable primary load capacity is up by 32 litres. Load capacity expands to offer a maximum capacity of 1,500 litres. There is the additional option of a trailer coupling that extends and retracts again electrically, likewise using a button on the new-look control panel in the boot. The maximum trailer load is 1,600kg for the new BMW 320i Touring and 1,800kg for all other model variants.
The panoramic glass roof is part of the Premium Package and is made up of a two-part glass structure to create a transparent surface of around 0.8 square metres, and an electrically operated interior blind improves headroom in the rear. Interior ambient lighting is standard in all new BMW 3 Series Touring models.
Standard Adaptive LED headlights with extended features include full LED low beam, high beam and eyebrow direction indicators and include a dynamic cornering light function and feature U-shaped LED units in the inner and outer headlights as daytime driving lights. The LED foglampsare horizontal and are integrated into the outer air intakes.
The Visibility Package included BMW Laserlight, which offer variable illumination of the road ahead and a non-dazzling high beam. With this system, the high beam function is enhanced using a BMW Laserlight spotlight with Selective Beam. As a result, the high-beam range is extended to around 530 metres, almost double that of the full-LED headlights. The High Beam Assistant (also part of the package) helps to prevent dazzling of oncoming traffic or road users travelling ahead.
Rain sensing wipers, dusk sensing headlights are standard, hands-free phone system and automatic three-zone climate control are standard
The BMW Live Cockpit with Professional radio fitted as standard in the new BMW 3 Series Touring features six speakers with an output of 100 watts. The harman/kardon surround sound system, complete with 16 speakers and a digital seven-channel amplifier delivering 464 watts of audio power is available as a single option, or as part of the Technology package.
The BMW 320d Touring and BMW 318d Touring models have the latest-generation six-speed manual gearbox as standard, with the most recent version of the eight-speed Steptronic transmission (standard on other model variants) available as an option. Intelligent all-wheel-drive system is standard on the range-topping BMW M340i xDrive Touring and available as an option on the 330d xDrive and 320d xDrive models.
Model
|
Maximum Power (hp)
|
Peak Torque (Nm)
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Acceleration (zero to 62mph)
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Top Speed (mph)
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Fuel economy (mpg)
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CO2 emissions (g/km)
|
320i
|
184
|
300
|
7.6
|
143
|
44.8-48.7
|
144-133
|
330i
|
258
|
400
|
5.9
|
155
|
44.1-47.1
|
146-136
|
M340i xDrive
|
374
|
500
|
4.5
|
155
|
37.7-39.8
|
170-162
|
318d
|
150
|
320
|
8.9 (8.8)
|
134 (133)
|
60.1-65.7
|
129-118
|
320d
|
190
|
400
|
7.5 (7.1)
|
142 (143)
|
58.9-64.2
|
125-119
|
320d xDrive
|
190
|
400
|
7.4
|
140
|
57.6-61.4
|
129-121
|
330d xDrive
|
265
|
580
|
5.4
|
155
|
50.4-52.3
|
146-140
|
The new BMW M340i xDrive Touring is powered by a new six-cylinder in-line petrol engine with eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission, intelligent all-wheel drive, bespoke chassis technology and M Sport differential. The new straight-six unit delivers peak torque of 500Nm and generates maximum output of 374hp, enabling it to complete the zero to 62mph sprint in 4.5 seconds. It comes with a standard-fit sports exhaust system that delivers a more intense soundtrack with the Driving Experience Control switch set to SPORT or SPORT+ mode. Combined fuel consumption is 37.7-39.8mpg and CO2 emissions range between 170-162g/km.
The BMW 330i has a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol unit with a maximum output of 258hp which represents a 6hp increase on the engine while peak torque has been boosted by 50Nm to 400Nm. The extra power produces a time of 5.9 seconds for the sprint from zero to 62mph while efficiency has been improved with combined fuel consumption at 44.1-47.1mpg and CO2 emissions of 146-136g/km.
The 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine in the new BMW 320i Touring develops 184hp and maximum torque of 300Nm. It accelerates from zero to 62mph in 7.6 seconds while its average fuel consumption is 44.8-48.7mpg, with corresponding CO2 figures of 144-133g/km.
The six-cylinder engine in the new BMW 330d xDrive extracts a maximum output of 265hp from its 3.0-litre capacity while serving up peak torque of 580Nm. It takes 5.4 seconds to hit 62mph from rest, while achieving combined fuel consumption and emissions figures of 50.4-52.3mpg and 146-140g/km of CO2.
The BMW 330e Touring: plug-in hybrid drive joins the model line-up in summer 2020 offering a four-cylinder petrol engine and an electric drive system integrated into the eight-speed Steptronic transmission. These join forces to generate system output of up to 292hp when the newly developed XtraBoost mode is engaged. The new BMW 330e Touring’s intelligent hybrid control combines the drive torque from the 184hp combustion engine with the power from the electric motor, which is capable of generating continuous output of 68hp and peak output of 109hp.
The eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission (standard on the new BMW M340i xDrive Touring along with 320i, 320d xDrive, 330i and 330d xDrive models) delivers even shorter shift times and includes a Launch Control function for traction-optimised acceleration off the line. Shift paddles on the steering wheel allow manual intervention in the gear selection process.
BMW xDrive system fitted in the new BMW 3 Series Touring splits drive torque between the front and rear wheels to suit the needs of any situation. The fully variable power transfer ensures maximum traction and directional stability in all road and weather conditions. The system’s rear-biased set-up helps to produce the sporty driving experience, which is even more pronounced with the Driving Experience Control switch set to SPORT or SPORT+ mode.
The new BMW 3 Series Touring benefits from lift-related damping both with the standard suspension and the M Sport suspension. Another element of the M Sport suspension – which now also applies to the M Sport all-wheel-drive variants of the new BMW 3 Series Touring – is a 10mm lowering of the car’s ride height.
Customers choosing the popular M Sport Plus package or the new M Sport Plus Edition models benefit from the Adaptive M suspension as an alternative to the suspension variants with standard damper technology. This combines the characteristics of M Sport suspension with electronically controlled dampers and offers supremely sporty handling combined with a more comfortable ride than the M Sport suspension.
All new BMW 3 Series Touring SE model variants come with 17-inch light-alloy wheels as standard with the Sport and M Sport models featuring 18-inch wheels. The range topping BMW M340i xDrive Touring, comes as standard with exclusive Cerium grey 19-inch M light-alloy wheels and mixed-size tyres.
The M Sport brakes include four-piston fixed callipers at the front and single-piston floating callipers at the rear. All the brake callipers are painted blue and display the M logo.
Performance Control is also fitted as standard and heightens the agility of the new BMW 3 Series Touring by distributing power to the rear wheels as the situation demands. In order to optimise directional stability under heavy braking on surfaces offering differing levels of grip for the right-hand and left-hand wheels, a steering impulse is applied to help the driver correct the car’s line.
Standard specification for the new BMW M340i xDrive Touring includes the M Sport differential for the rear axle, which is also available as part of the M Sport Plus package and M Sport Plus Edition models on the BMW 330i Touring and BMW 330d xDrive Touring models. The electronically controlled, fully variable locking function in the rear differential helps to significantly enhance handling capabilities and improve traction when pulling away.
The BMW Head-Up Display, available as part of the Technology package, projects driving-related information directly into the driver’s field of vision on the windscreen. The latest generation of the system boasts a projection area 70 per cent larger than in the outgoing BMW 3 Series Touring, plus enhanced graphics and additional display readings.
Parking Assistant – which includes rear view camera, front and rear parking sensors, the ability to automatically parallel and bay park and the new innovative reversing assistant – is standard on all 3 Series Touring models.
The standard rear-view camera (part of the Parking Assistant) and the functions included with the optional Parking Assistant Plus provide drivers with an excellent overview of the situation when manoeuvring, parking or exiting parking spaces. The Park View, Panorama View and 3D Top View features are used to create a 360° image of the vehicle and its surroundings – from different perspectives – in the Control Display. Meanwhile, the Remote 3D View function gives drivers the ability to call up a three-dimensional live image of their vehicle and its immediate vicinity on their smartphone.
October 2019
BMW 340i xDrive announced
From November 2019, the BMW M340i xDrive Saloon and Touring models will be available in First Edition guise. Limited to 340 units in each case, the First Edition will include particularly enticing design and equipment features.
A 374PS 3.0-litre straight-six petrol engine takes the BMW M340i xDrive Saloon from 0 to 62 mph in 4.4 seconds, the new BMW M340i xDrive Touring in 4.5 seconds. This makes both models half a second quicker than the range-topping variants of the outgoing 3 Series.
Power is up 48PS compared to the engine powering the previous range-topping models, while peak torque is up 50Nm to 500Nm. An M Sport exhaust system is fitted as standard, featuring a flap which opens to provide more noise in Sport or Sport+ mode.
The new straight-six engine teams up as standard with the latest-generation eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission. Intelligent all-wheel-drive is also standard, as is an M Sport differential. Electronically controlled dampers are optional.
February 2020
BMW expands 330e range
BMW has expanded its 3 Series plug-in hybrid range by offering an estate version of the 330e, as well as xDrive four-wheel-drive models.
Available from summer 2020, the BMW 330e combines a 2.0-litre petrol engine with an electric motor, travelling up to 36 miles under electric power.
Officially, the 330e saloon returns between 176 and 201mpg and emits 32-37g/km CO2, while the Touring returns fuel consumption from 176mpg and CO2 emissions from 39g/km.
May 2022
BMW 3 Series Touring range updated
For the updated BMW 3 Series Saloon and BMW 3 Series Touring, a newly designed cockpit with BMW Curved Display and the latest-generation BMW Operating System 8 bring ground-breaking modernity and digitalisation to the interior. All variants of the new BMW 3 Series now come as standard with an eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission with gearshift paddles on the steering wheel and a newly designed selector lever.
Offered in a choice of Sport and M Sport specification in the UK, additions to the standard equipment increase the appeal of the new BMW 3 Series, while a restructured optional equipment line-up makes it easier for customers to individualise their car according to their preferences.
The new BMW 3 Series is available with a choice of four petrol engines, including one plug-in hybrid variant, and two diesel engines, both with mild-hybrid technology. At the top of each model line-up sits a pair of BMW Performance models from BMW M GmbH, meaning the new BMW 3 Series can be ordered with outputs from 184hp to 374hp. BMW xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive comes as standard on the range-topping models, and is an option on selected variants.
Production of the new BMW 3 Series Saloon and BMW 3 Series Touring will begin in July 2022 at BMW Group Plant Munich and BMW Group Plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Available to order at BMW Retailers from today, pricing will start from £36,670 RRP.
Model
(Saloon/Touring)
|
Power (hp)*
|
Torque (Nm)*
|
0-62 mph (s)*
|
Top speed (mph)*
|
Fuel economy (mpg)*
|
CO2 emissions (g/km)*
|
Starting Price (RRP)
|
BMW 320i
|
184
|
300
|
7.1/7.5
|
146/143
|
39.2 – 44.1
|
163 – 145
|
£36,670
|
BMW 320i xDrive
|
184
|
300
|
7.6/-
|
143
|
37.2 – 42.2
|
173 – 153
|
£38,220
|
BMW 320d
|
190
|
400
|
6.8/7.1
|
149/143
|
51.4 – 58.9
|
145 – 127
|
£39,515
|
BMW 320d xDrive
|
190
|
400
|
6.8/7.4
|
144/140
|
47.9 – 55.4
|
154 – 135
|
£41,065
|
BMW 330i
|
258
|
400
|
5.9/6.0
|
155/155*
|
38.7 – 43.5
|
167 – 148
|
£40,740
|
BMW 330e
|
292
|
420
|
5.8/-
|
143
|
41 – 30
|
156 – 218
|
£42,610
|
BMW 330e xDrive
|
292
|
420
|
5.8/5.9
|
143/140
|
45 – 33
|
141 – 189
|
£44,160
|
BMW M340d xDrive
|
340
|
700
|
4.6/4.8
|
155/155**
|
44.1 – 48.7
|
169 – 153
|
£52,965
|
BMW M340i xDrive
|
374
|
500
|
4.4/4.6
|
155/155**
|
33.2 – 36.2
|
193 – 177
|
£52,965
|