Unique BMW 3 Series With Sliding Glass Roof Stars In New Video
The one-off Karmann K2 combines an E36 coupe with a clever sliding roof mechanism that transforms the unusual BMW into an open-top car with a small pickup bed.
The one-off Karmann K2 combines an E36 coupe with a clever sliding roof mechanism that transforms the unusual BMW into an open-top car with a small pickup bed.
The one-off E36 BMW 316i Compact started life in Boston Green with cloth seats and an automatic gearbox, and it now wears red paint.
Mere days after its world premiere, the range-topping 3 Series G50 is now on public display at BMW Welt in Munich, about a month before series production gets underway.
We maxed out the new BMW 3 Series configurator in Germany and ended up with a six-figure final price for the M350 xDrive.
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Instead, the San Luis Potosí plant will build the fully electric i3 sedan from 2027 when the iX3 will also go into production there, joining the 2 Series Coupe.
BMW’s Neue Klasse redesign meets Mercedes’ lighter refresh, with contrasting cabin layouts and closely matched four-cylinder power.
BMW’s G50 takes a cleaner approach inside, but the Audi A5 counters with sleek styling and closely matched entry-level performance.
The Neue Klasse i3 50 xDrive has a longer wheelbase and flat floor; the G50 M350 xDrive gets a longer hood and quad pipes.
The 437-hp BMW M350 xDrive gets the G51 3 Series Touring treatment as BMW weighs a US return for the wagon.
This is what the new BMW 3 Series (G50) looks like if you resist the temptation to tick boxes on the options list.
BMW is reshaping two Bavarian factories for a new era of combustion engines, plug-in hybrids, and EVs, while staying true to two traditional body styles: sedan and wagon.