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50 years of the BMW 3 series.
Tue Jul 08 17:00:00 CEST 2025 Press Kit
Setting the benchmark for driving pleasure in the mid-size class for seven generations.
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Note: This press release is a 1:1 copy of the original issued
by BMW headquarters in Germany. No adaptions have been made to cater
to the UK market.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the BMW 3 Series, the
press kit “40 Years of BMW 3 Series” from 2015 was comprehensively
revised, supplemented and updated.
Please find it in the appendix.
CO2 EMISSIONS & CONSUMPTION.
The following information relates to the current BMW 3 Series series:
Outputs range from 110 kW/150 hp to 275 kW/374 hp. In addition
to the plug-in hybrid BMW 330e Sedan (WLTP: fuel consumption,
weighted, combined: 1.0 l/100 km [282.5 mpg imp] and 22.8 kWh/100 km;
CO2 emissions, weighted, combined: 23 g/km; fuel
consumption with discharged battery: 7.7 l/100 km [36.7 mpg imp];
CO2 classes: weighted, combined B, with discharged battery
F) and the BMW 330e Touring (WLTP: fuel consumption, weighted,
combined: 1.0 l/100 km [282.5 mpg imp] and 22.1 kWh/100 km;
CO2 emissions, weighted, combined: 22 g/km; fuel
consumption with discharged battery: 7.5 l/100 km [37.7 mpg imp];
CO2 classes: weighted, combined B, with discharged battery
F), the range also includes four highly efficient petrol and diesel
engines each. All diesel engines and the six-cylinder in-line petrol
engine feature advanced 48-volt mild-hybrid technology.