BMW is getting prepared to implement a midcycle facelift for its present, F30 3-series (pictured). Component of the 2016 update will be new engine possibilities, according to the web site bmwblog.com. The 3-series will obtain a plug-in-hybrid version with a 4-cylinder gasoline engine, and the 3.-liter 335i will be replaced by the 340i, which characteristics a new 6-cylinder turbo of the exact same displacement.
The plug-in hybrid, likely to be known as 328e, will use a 4-cylinder turbo and an electric motor. Combined output is 180 horsepower and 236 lb-ft, distilled by means of an 8-speed automatic the hybrid also offers a 22-mile electric range. The model replaces the existing ActiveHybrid 3, which is fitted with a effective straight-6 and an electric motor. (As for the new hybrid, its “e” designation reminds us of the mid-1980s “eta” engines.)
The 340i gets the new, modular 3.-liter straight-6, code-named B58. It replaces the 335i, with its 300-hp N55 engine. We anticipate a energy boost of about 20 horsepower, and we’re told that the B58 sounds far better than the somewhat disappointing N55. The model designation 340i, of course, borders on the ludicrous. This is not a 4-liter V-8, and it does not come close to the energy output of a contemporary V-8, either.
As to the M3, it will obtain just a couple of minor upgrades reflecting components of the facelift of the 3-series. Look for upgraded lighting units, but beyond that, we believe the styling of the M3 won’t adjust. The website bmwblog.com says that BMW is considering a competition package. We hear that further down the road, BMW is mulling a 3-cylinder for the entry-level version of the 3-series. That is not portion of this update, and we don’t anticipate it to come to the U.S. any time soon.
BMW Readies three-series Midcycle Updates
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