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The new BMW 3 Series Convertible.
Wed Dec 05 12:06:06 CET 2012 Press Release
Curtains open for the new BMW 3 Series Convertible! The fourth generation of the BMW 3 Series Convertible is making its apearance – and at the same time the new car marks an important premiere in the history of BMW. This is the first BMW 3 Series Convertible to feature a retractable hardtop protecting the car’s occupants from wind and weather. The three-piece roof in lightweight steel plate structure closes fully automatically within just 23 seconds over the passenger compartment, opening a bit faster in precisely 22 seconds and disappearing completely into the rear end of BMW’s open two-door.
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The retractable hardtop gives the new BMW 3 Series Convertible a truly unique standard of comfort, solidity and value not to be found anywhere else in this segment. And, at the same time, it preserves the elegance and uniqueness characteristic of the open driving experience.
Fascinating innovations are also to be found within the engine bay, with the new 3 Series Convertible for the first time featuring a six cylinder power unit with direct gasoline injection. The top model in the range is the BMW 335i Convertible, with a Twin Turbo straight-six power unit developing maximum output of 225 kW. In addition, a BMW 330i Convertible, with BMW’s legendary 200kW straight-six engine under the hood, will become available from May 2007.
Even at high speeds, the new roof structure ensures an incomparable
standard of smoothness and silence inside the car. And the extremely
stiff body with supreme torsional stiffness provides ideal conditions
for
superior agility and dynamism on the road. In terms of
flexural stiffness,
the new BMW 3 Series Convertible offers the
highest standard ever
achieved by an open-air BMW. Harmonious
weight distribution and the sophisticated chassis and suspension
further enhance the sporting characteristics of this unique car.