The new BMW 3 Series has a much more aggressive style around the body than the previous version it replaces. With more "serious" looking headlights, new and improved engine options, and better handling this is not a car to be reckoned with, but is it enough? With the BMW 3 Series accounting for %25 of US sales last year, and stiff new competition, like the new Cadillac ATS, and the Audi A6, it�s more important than ever to make this the best 3 Series yet.
The new BWM 3 Series now comes in two different engine options, a 240 horsepower 255 Pound - feet of torque 4 cylinder, and a straight 6, which produces 300 Horsepower and 300 Pound - feet of torque launching it from 0-60 in 5.4 seconds, which is not bad, but its only .4 seconds faster that the 4 banger.
The inside of the car been resigned like the outside, but unlike the outside, there is not much to say, you can order different packages, the one I tested came in the Modern style that includes real wood, fancy dials, and brushed steel on the dashboard, as all BMW interiors are no-nonsense and everything has its purpose, which makes the interior very simple to use, but very boring to look at. But there are some not-so-boring things in the interior, like the much improved iDrive, where you can make Calls, view vehicle settings, and check up on your cars maintenance.
The new 3 Series also has a new feature that might save you some gas around town, when you come to a complete stop, the engine shuts off, saving gas every time you come to a red light, giving it 23/33 mpg (automatic), but that is on premium gas, but none the less those are impressive numbers. Eco Pro is also a helpful feature in the new BMW 3 Series that tells you how you are driving and gives helpful tips like "Accelerate moderately" that save you gas when you're not trying to drive like a manic, which you will find yourself doing more often with the new and improved steering response, which makes you feel more connected than ever before, and I have never been in a car like this that makes it so easy to drive fast, you always know where the car is going to enter the corner, and leave the corner. but with this said its not really a fun car to drive, with every motion feeling almost effortless, and less road feel than the outgoing model do little to help this problem.
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With all of this said it�s a very solid car in the mid-car segment, with great handling and a solid all around performance, it�s a car that car makers need to take notes on, but some brands have all ready caught on to the 3 Series, and other options are now rising and more than ever there coming closer and closer to taking the BMW 3 Series from its Mid-Segment car king.
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