BMW has unveiled photos and details pertaining to the facelifted, Euro-spec 2009 3 Series sedan and wagon. We touched on the visual updates yesterday, but to recap, the car sports a revised front fascia, a new hood, restyled mirrors, and reshaped taillamps. The changes are subtle, but good. Inside, the new iDrive trickles down to the 3, which also gets BMW ConnectedDrive in-car internet, as well as an 80-gig hard drive. The 3 Series sedans and wagons are available with 6-speed manual or automatic transmissions. The 7-speed DCT doesn’t make it into the four- and five-doors at this time, but it becomes available on the 335i coupe and convertible. Read on after the jump as we run down the model variants and engine offerings.
Gallery: 2009 BMW 3 Series
[Source: BMW | Photos: BMW via BMW Blog]
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The 3 Series sedan and wagon model rundown is as follows
- 318i / 318d
- 320i / 320d
- 325i / 325d
- 330i / 330d
- 335i / 335d
Furthermore, the all-wheel-drive versions adopt the new xDrive nomenclature (the xi suffix is history)
- 320d xDrive
- 330d xDrive
- 325i xDrive
- 330i xDrive
- 335i xDrive
BMW’s naming scheme no longer has anything to do with engine size. The 318 and 320 cars have 2.0L four-cylinders, while the 325, 330, and 335 cars have 3.0L inline-sixes. This applies for both gasoline and diesel-powered cars. If we had to guess, we’d look to see only the 330i and 335i come stateside, with the 325 staying home along with the four-bangers.
If you’re interested in the tech specs, here are the basics. The fuel economy number is the average figure according to EU calculations, converted to US mpg from l/100km. Figures are for the sedan. Acceleration, consumption and emissions numbers are marginally higher for the Touring (wagon) models. It’s a shame the four-cylinder diesels aren’t coming Stateside, as they are truly miserly.
GASOLINE ENGINE MODELS
BMW 318i
- 143 PS @ 6,000rpm
- 190Nm (140lb-ft) @ 4,250 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 9.1 sec
- 40 mpg
- 142 g/km CO2
BMW 320i
- 170 PS @ 6,700 rpm
- 210 Nm (155 lb-ft) @ 4,250 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 8.2 sec
- 38.5 mpg
- 149 g/km CO2
BMW 325i
- 218 PS @ 6,100rpm
- 320 Nm (199 lb-ft) @ 2,400 – 4,200 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 6.7 sec
- 33 mpg
- 170 g/km CO2
BMW 330i
- 272 PS @ 6,700 rpm
- 210 Nm (236 lb-ft) @ 4,250 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 6.1 sec
- 32.6 mpg
- 173 g/km CO2
BMW 335i
- 306 PS @ 5,800 rpm
- 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) @ 1,300 – 5,000 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 5.6 sec
- 26 mpg
- 218 g/km CO2
DIESEL ENGINE MODELS
BMW 318d
- 143 PS @ 4,000 rpm
- 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) @ 1,750 -2,500 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 9.3 sec
- 50 mpg
- 123 g/km CO2
BMW 320d
- 177 PS @ 4,000 rpm
- 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) @ 1,750 -3,000 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 7.9 sec
- 49 mpg
- 128 g/km CO2
BMW 325d
- 197 PS @ 4,000 rpm
- 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) @ 1,300 – 3,250 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 7.4 sec
- 41 mpg
- 153 g/km CO2
BMW 330d
- 245 PS @ 4,000 rpm
- 520 Nm (383 lb-ft) @ 1,750 – 3,000 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 6.1 sec
- 41 mpg
- 152 g/km CO2
BMW 335d
- 286 PS @ 4,400 rpm
- 580 Nm (427 lb-ft) @ 1,750 – 2,250 rpm
- 0-62 mph in 6.0 sec
- 35 mpg
- 177 g/km CO2
