This is as scandalous as an iCloud leak. There are pictures on every other website. And, it’s of a very well-known celeb. Earlier this week, an image of the alleged new BMW 3 Series started surfacing the auto world. The car under the covers boasts the larger-than-life kidney grille with chrome outers, so it seems to be the upcoming M340i M Performance model. The very same one that is expected to debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show.
This. Is. It!
The new BMW G20 3 Series is a complete step up over the predecessor. LED headlamps are provided as standard, while laser lights are optional. The new G20 3 Series will also be offered with enhanced autonomous driving systems. The top-trim M340i will be offered with a Limited Slip Differential as optional equipment.
Has The New G20 Family Gotten More Powerful?
The base 318i trim of the new-generation gets 16 horses more than the current generation. Move up the ladder, and the 320i will offer 23 additional ponies, along with an optional all-wheel-drive system.
The diesel engines are an improvement as well; with the base 316d now offering 136 horsepower, and 318d offering 163 horsepower. An increase of 22 horses and 15 horses is quite a significant bump over the current correspondents. Two gasoline hybrids are also in the pipeline – 325e iPerformance and 330e iPerformance – with 2.0-liter engines. The former will generate 230 horses, while the latter will produce 264 ponies.
The new BMW 3 Series is expected to hit the markets later this year, perhaps immediately after the Paris Motor Show. If you were in the market for a BMW 3 Series, which trim would you pick, and why? Tell us in the comments section below.
Further reading
BMW 3 Series
Read our full speculative review on the 2019 BMW 3 Series.
Read our full review on the 2017 BMW 3 Series.