BMW’s Gas And Electric 3 Series Look Almost Identical. Here’s What Actually Separates The G50 From The i3
The electric i3 gets up to 21-inch wheels, a 17 mm longer wheelbase and 30 fewer liters of trunk space than the gas G50 3 Series.
The electric i3 gets up to 21-inch wheels, a 17 mm longer wheelbase and 30 fewer liters of trunk space than the gas G50 3 Series.
The G50 M350 xDrive gets quad exhaust tips, a Panoramic Vision display and a 437-hp B58, but weighs about 420 lbs more than the M340i.
The gas G50 3 Series is 50 mm longer and 24 mm wider than the G20, rides on up to 20-inch wheels, and loses 31 liters of trunk space.
BMW reinvents the 3 Series for the Neue Klasse era, giving its sports sedan a radical transformation from the G20 to the G50 while aligning the gas-powered car with the electric i3.
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For the first time since 1985, BMW is selling the 3 Series without a diesel engine. The new sports sedan will be offered with gas engines and a plug-in hybrid powertrain, alongside the fully electric i3.
The M340i successor gains 69 hp, standard adaptive M suspension, and a drift mode arriving via update.
The last 3 Series with a classic face, a manual option, and a six-cylinder diesel bows out as the G50 arrives.
Both have 240 hp and the same claimed 0–60 time. The F30 makes daily driving easier, but the E36 M3 has a stronger pull.
At long last, we finally know when the wraps are coming off the 3 Series G50. Depending on where you live, the reveal actually happens on September 29.
BMW is using more secondary materials across the new 3 Series Sedan (G50), with around 70% of the hood made from recycled aluminum.
The G50 3 Series is about to break cover, and this is how the flagship M350 xDrive could end up looking.