The new BMW M3 Competition accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds
Premiere of the new «five» BMW took place last year, the finest hour of the «troika» has come: both regular sedans and station wagons are presented, as well as versions and more powerful versions of M Performance, as well as top-end sedans and station wagons M3.
Regular BMW 3 Series are equipped with gasoline and diesel engines, as well as hybrid power plants. Power — from 150 to 286 hp The rechargeable hybrid BMW 330e received a traction battery increased to 19.5 kW·h capacity— The pure electric range has increased from 81 to 101 km. The power of the hybrid system is 292 hp
New «threes» M Performance versions are equipped with 6-cylinder engines with a 48-volt superstructure. Power, accordingly, is 374 hp. and 340 hp At the top of the range are the M3 models, but technical changes affected only the M3 Competition version — its 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine now produces 530 hp. instead of 510 hp previously. The sedan accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds, the station wagon — in 3.6 s. Maximum speed is limited to 250 km/h.
The appearance of the cars has changed little, there are fewer physical keys in the interior, new finishing options and a new BMW 8.5 OS have appeared (the «five» switched to this system last year with the change of generations) .
In the USA, they ask for 45.5 thousand dollars for a basic rear-wheel drive BMW 330i sedan. The most affordable version of the BMW M3 — 76 thousand dollars, and the cost of the BMW M3 Competition — from 80.2 thousand dollars.