BMW 3 Series Sedan Specifications Looks and Features

Indian market is now flooded with premium global car companies like BMW Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, Skoda and what not. Now driving luxurious cars is not a dream anymore, all you need is good amount of money. Today we will focus on BMW 3 series.

BMW in Indian market has 3 series, 5 series, 6 series, 7 series, X3, X5 and M series.

BMW 3 series sedan comes in following models

• BMW 320i
• BMW 325i
• BMW 320d
• BMW 320d Highline

Features:

Dynamic Stability Control (DSC):

While cornering Dynamic stability control continuously monitoring forces acting on chassis and checks that they are within max limits, if it seems to skidding the system suitably apply brakes on individual wheels as needed. There is Extended DSC which is only in 6-cylinder engines it has five more functions i.e.

• Brake stand-by: for reduced stopping distance in case of emergency.
• Brake drying: to enhance brake response during wet conditions.
• Hill-start: so that we can drive uphill without any worries.
• Fading compensation: to induce consistency even though the brakes have heated up.
• Soft stop: for smooth stops and reduced brake drive.

Specifications:

Now lets have a look at at the muscles of this baby:

Technical Data	320i	325i	320d	320 Highline
No. of Cylinders	4	6	4	4
Valves / Cylinder	4	4	4	4
Capacity (cubic cm)	1995	2497	1995	1995
Engine	Petrol	Petrol	Diesel	Diesel
Max Power (BHP @ rpm)	154 @ 6400 rpm	212 @ 6500 rpm	174 @ 4000 rpm	174 @ 4000 rpm
Max Torque (Nm @ rpm)	200 @ 3600 rpm	246 @ 4000 rpm	350 @ 1750-3000 rpm	350 @ 1750-3000 rpm
Kerb Weight (Kg.)	1390	1460	1445	1445
No. of Gears	6	6	6	6
Transmission	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
Top speed (Km/h)	218	242	225	216
Acceleration (0-100 km/h) in sec.	9.8	7.7	8.2	8.9
Mileage on Highway (KM / liter)	16.6	15.4	20.4	18.8
Mileage in City (KM / liter)