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The BMW ActiveHybrid 3 was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in January 2012. [ 51 ] The US EPA rated the 2013 ActiveHybrid 3 with a combined fuel economy of 28 mpg ‑US (8.4 L/100 km), with 25 mpg ‑US (9.4 L/100 km) in the city, and 33 mpg ‑US (7.1 l/100 km) on the highway.
318–330 models with the M Sport package and M340 models can be fitted with M Performance Parts. This includes a splitter, lip spoiler, tailpipes, sport brakes, darker taillights and more carbon fibre parts. Only 318d and selected 320d models are available with a 6-speed manual transmission, though in some markets the 318i is also available ...
The all-wheel drive BMW X3 and rear-wheel drive BMW 320d models, built approximately between September 2001 and December 2004, were fitted with the M47TÜ ("M47 Technical Update"). The exact production week is not known and was probably later than Production Week 33 in 2001 (e.g. one cannot rely on a UK 51 plate registered BMW 320d to have the ...
First marketed in March 2005, the car quickly became BMW Group's best-selling car worldwide, and by the end of the year 229,900 vehicles had been delivered. [76] The BMW E90 series was the best-selling luxury car in Canada and the United States. The 2006 E90 marked the 15th consecutive year that the 3 Series was named on Car and Driver's 10Best.
In 2016, a plug-in hybrid drivetrain was first used in the 3 Series, in the 330e model. [19] Also in 2016, a 3-cylinder engine was used for the first time in a 3 Series. The M3 version (designated F80, the first time an M3 has used a separate model designation) was released in 2014 and is powered by the S55 twin-turbo straight-6 engine.
From 1996 to 2001, the 318i model used a 1.9 litre version of the M44 engine. Then from 2001, the 318i model used 2.0 litre engines. Since 2015, the 318i model has used a 1.5 litre turbocharged engine. Since 1995, various models using a 2.5 litre six-cylinder engine have been named 323i and 523i.
The Alpina B7 xDrive was announced by BMW North America on 8 February 2016 with sales starting in September 2016. With an electronically limited top speed of 310 km/h (193 mph) and a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time of 3.7 seconds along with a sportier setup, it is the sportiest 7 Series [ 40 ] but is sold by BMW only in the United ...
Three unique models that BMW Motorsport created for the South African market were the E23 M745i (1983), which used the M88 engine from the BMW M1, the BMW 333i (1986), which added a six-cylinder 3.2-litre M30 engine to the E30, [132] and the E30 BMW 325is (1989) which was powered by an Alpina-derived 2.7-litre engine.