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The new BMW 3 Series Touring: Dynamic flair and practicality wrapped in a sporty and elegant design.
Fri Jul 06 00:00:00 CEST 2012 Dossier de imprensa
Its harmonious proportions ensure the new BMW 3 Series Touring appears from every angle as if cut from a single mould and proves that impressive practicality and dynamic design need not be mutually exclusive. The sweeping silhouette with smoothly sloping roofline, side windows extending well back to the rear and a powerful rear end all combine to create a distinctive Touring character and highlight the huge potential of the new BMW 3 Series variant at first glance.
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- Cutting-edge Touring concept combines dynamic performance, elegance and versatility in a perfectly proportioned overall package.
- More space for passengers and luggage: 495 litres of stowage room sets the benchmark in this segment.
- 40:20:40 folding rear seat bench (standard), rear window opens separately from the electrically operated tailgate (standard), separate partition net and luggage compartment cover. The latter can also be stored in the underfloor compartment.
- Modern Line, Luxury Line, Sport Line and M Sport package plus an extensive selection of assistance systems, including full-colour Head-Up Display.
- All engines operate efficiently and powerfully with BMW TwinPower
Turbo technology, Auto Start-Stop function and ECO PRO
mode.
Eight-speed automatic gearbox available for all models. - Sporty suspension with enhanced ride comfort, Electric Power
Steering,
M Sport options with new aerodynamic package.
The new edition of the BMW 3 Series Touring makes its mark in the
premium sports estate segment with its hallmark BMW dynamic prowess,
enhanced practicality and versatility, and a range of standard
equipment features assembled to meet the challenges of everyday life.
Its larger interior is extremely versatile and designed to adapt to
everything its customers’ modern, active lifestyles can throw at it.
In this role,
the new BMW 3 Series Touring convinces equally as
both a sporty, elegant and dynamic way to eat up the miles and a
comfortable and spacious vehicle for sports and leisure pursuits.
Its harmonious proportions ensure the new BMW 3 Series Touring
appears from every angle as if cut from a single mould and proves that
impressive practicality and dynamic design need not be mutually
exclusive. The sweeping silhouette with smoothly sloping roofline,
side windows extending well back to the rear and a powerful rear end
all combine to create a distinctive Touring character and highlight
the huge potential of the new BMW 3 Series variant at first glance.
Alongside its extra practicality and versatility, the new BMW 3 Series Touring also benefits from enhanced ride comfort, the availability of the new Sport Line, Luxury Line and Modern Line equipment packages, and the materials and colour concept familiar from the recently introduced Sedan. The M Sport package will also be available from launch.
Leading the way: more space for luggage and clever details.
With 97 millimetres added to the car’s overall length and 50
millimetres to its wheelbase, the new BMW 3 Series Touring offers
extra room for passengers and luggage alike. Plus, this additional
space can be adapted for a variety of uses, allowing the new car to
turn its hand to a range of activities. A 35-litre increase in
capacity (to 495 litres) means the load compartment can offer more
space than any of the Touring’s rivals (1,500 litres with the rear
seat backrests folded down). Standard equipment designed to meet the
challenges of everyday life, such as the 40:20:40 split/folding rear
seat bench, the electrically operated tailgate with separate rear
window opening, the stainless steel protective strip on the
comfortably low loading sill
(62 centimetres from the ground),
the separate partition net and a luggage compartment cover that stows
away neatly into an underfloor compartment highlight the ability of
the new BMW 3 Series Touring to adapt as required to the situation at hand.
Made-to-measure options like the adaptive attachment system with variable plug-in elements for the load compartment floor, the hands-free tailgate opening function as part of the Comfort Access option, and the electrically pivoting trailer coupling make it even easier to transport a variety of gear.
The range kicks off with the BMW 328i, 330d and 320d
Touring.
Agility and dynamic performance are among the
other qualities which set the new BMW 3 Series Touring apart.
Customers can choose from three refined, economical and punchy engines
at launch, all of which boast BMW TwinPower Turbo technology.
Alongside the new four-cylinder petrol unit developing 180 kW/245 hp
and the 2-litre diesel with 135 kW/184 hp, the line-up also includes
an optimised six-cylinder diesel producing
190 kW/ 258 hp that
combines sporty dynamics with significantly reduced fuel consumption
and emissions. All engines fulfil the stipulations of the EU5 exhaust
standard, while the 320d diesel unit can meet EU6 specification, if
desired. The Driving Experience Control switch with ECO PRO mode,
meanwhile, opens up extra fuel-saving potential for all engine variants.
A sporty six-speed manual gearbox sends power to the rear wheels in the four-cylinder models. And BMW also offers an innovative eight-speed automatic transmission – fitted as standard in the six-cylinder diesel model – as an option. A further option is the eight-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifts on the steering wheel. Both transmission variants link up with the fuel consumption-reducing Auto Start-Stop function.
Advanced suspension technology, featuring a large number of
light-alloy components and new tuning, the torque steer-free Electric
Power Steering, an up to 40-kilogram lighter overall weight and
finely-balanced axle load distribution set the seal on the car’s
dynamic concept. State-of-the-art electronic control systems enhance
the dynamic potential of the new
BMW 3 Series Touring and help to
ensure it displays the perfect combination of sporting prowess and
ride comfort. The new Touring can be optionally ordered with M Sport
suspension, lowered by ten millimetres, or the electronically
controlled Adaptive M Sport suspension.
BMW EfficientDynamics.
In addition to its
enviable practicality and sporting dynamics, the outstanding fuel
economy of the new BMW 3 Series Touring helps maximise driving
pleasure. The key here is the BMW EfficientDynamics development
strategy, whose influence can be seen in virtually every area of the
new model. In addition to the ultra-frugal petrol and diesel engines,
the intelligent lightweight construction concept, optimised
aerodynamics and other measures including the Auto Start-Stop
function, Brake Energy Regeneration, Optimum Shift Indicator and
on-demand operation of ancillary components, ensure that the powerful
BMW 3 Series Touring also boasts impressively low fuel consumption and
emissions. The Driving Experience Control switch with ECO PRO mode
offers further potential for cutting down on fuel. It encourages an
efficient driving style and enables savings of up to 20 per cent.
BMW ConnectedDrive.
An extensive selection of driver assistance systems and mobility
solutions, offered as standard or as options under the BMW
ConnectedDrive programme, allows the new BMW 3 Series Touring to set
the benchmark in its segment in terms of safety, convenience and
infotainment. One highlight of the range is the latest-generation
full-colour Head-Up Display, which projects key information onto the
windscreen in sharp resolution. Included alongside an array of other
comfort and safety-enhancing assistance systems is extremely effective
interface technology that allows extensive use of external mobile
phones and numerous Bluetooth office functions for internet-based
services. The Apps option and the free BMW Connected app provide a
gateway to services such as social networks, web radio and the iPhone
calendar function. Finally, information and office services along with
travel and leisure planners further enhance the individual convenience
and comfort of travelling in the new BMW 3 Series Touring.