BMW i3 M60 xDrive Officially Announced, Coming In 2027
The rumors were true: BMW is about to give the electric i3 the M Performance treatment, bridging the gap between the i3 50 xDrive and the mighty M3. It's coming to America.
The rumors were true: BMW is about to give the electric i3 the M Performance treatment, bridging the gap between the i3 50 xDrive and the mighty M3. It's coming to America.
The G50 BMW M350 xDrive replaces the M340i with 326 kW (443 PS), all-wheel drive only, and a rear-drive mode coming by OTA update.
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.
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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.
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.
It handles better than the gas X3, and the 108.7-kWh battery never made me watch the charge meter.
Our Dakar Yellow press car has a 16-gallon tank, one setting that oddly improves the ride, and room for a 64-inch TV.
BMW is putting the electric SUV's fresh front end design under the spotlight with a giant illuminated display in São Paulo.