BMW New 3-Series Review

The sixth generation of the 3-series adopts the new family face and its extended wheelbase will surely help liberate more space inside – one of the few sore points of the current 3. It also gets a full colour HUD, which displays speed and navigation information. The new 3 now gets the option of an 8-speed automatic across all versions. There are new engines too: for the 320i, there’s a 2-litre turbocharged engine that makes 180bhp. The same engine in the 325i will produce 210bhp and 245bhp in the 328i. The top-of-the-line petrol, the 335i, will get a turbocharged inline six with a staggering 306bhp on tap. Among diesels, there will be a 184bhp 320d, a 204bhp 325d and a 245bhp 330d, all being a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged mill. It’s a shame that the six-cylinder diesel is available only on the coupe version of the 3. Start-Stop technology is now standard on the new 3, and one can reasonably expect more EfficientDynamics features on the higher-end variants.

Specs (Speculated)


Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cyl petrol, 2.0-litre 4-cyl diesel, 3.0-litre 6-cyl petrol.

CarWale's Words: The new 3-Series addresses the outgoing model’s shortcomings while getting better at the things it does well – the competition will surely have sleepless nights!