BMW 3 Series Specs & Dimensions
Technical data
External dimensions
Values shown are maximum dimensions
- Number of doors
- 4
- Turning circle
- 11.4 - 12.0 m
- Wheelbase
- 2.85 m
Internal dimensions
- Number of seats
- 5
- Boot (seats up)
- 375 - 500 L
- Boot (seats down)
- 1,510 L
Transmission and fuel
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Battery capacity
- 22.3 kWh
Trims and engines
Photo is for illustrative purposes
3 Series Sport
RRP £40,220
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£35,597Sport 3 Series get 18-inch alloy wheels, exterior trim touches and leather seats. That's in addition to SE's LED headlights, three-zone climate control, automatic cruise control, heated seats, automatic headlights and wipers, front and rear parking sensors, a reversing camera and BMW's 8.8-inch screen infotainment system with DAB radio, Bluetooth, USB connection and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is all included.
Sport standard equipment
- Heated front seats
- Front and rear headrests
- Front reading light
- Illuminated luggage compartment
- Front and rear velour floor mats
- Toolkit located in luggage compartment
- Folding rear centre armrest with 2 cupholders
- 3 seat bench in 2nd row
- 40:20:40 split folding rear seat with loading system
- Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors and ticket pocket
- 12V power socket in front storage compartment
- Three spoke multifunction sport leather steering wheel
- Armrest integrated in front and rear door trim + front centre console armrest
- Height adjustable mechanically and infinitely variable steering column
- 2 front cupholder in centre console with clamping elements and matt black inlay
- 3 zone automatic air conditioning
- Illuminated armrest storage compartment
- Lashing eyelets in luggage compartment
- Single front passenger seat
- BMW ID
- Illuminated glove compartment
- Cruise control operation in steering wheel
- Front footwell lighting
- Driving experience mode switch
- Power assisted steering
- BMW Teleservices
- Attentiveness assist
- Active guard plus
- Oil sensor for level and grade
- Shifting point display
- BMW iDrive
- Automatic Start/stop button
- Bluetooth Wi-Fi interface
- ConnectedDrive Services - last state call
- Personal e-SIM
- Standard suspension
- Sport automatic transmission with steering-wheel mounted gearshift paddles and launch control
- Fuel tank breather system
- Double joint spring strut front axle
- Locking wheel bolts
- Centre lock switch
- Alarm system
- Electronic vehicle immobiliser
- Closing system with central locking
- Side impact protection
- Ventilated front and rear disc brakes
- Warning triangle and first aid kit
- Dynamic brake control
- Dynamic Traction Control - DTC
- Child locks on rear doors
- Front airbag deactivation
- 3x3 point rear seatbelts
- BMW emergency call
- Dry braking
- Plastic fuel tank
- Crash sensor activating of airbags,Unlocking doors,hazard warning lights,fuel cut off,interior lighting+activation of safety battery terminal clamp
- Electromechanical parking brake including automatic hold function and automatic release of the parking brake when pulling away
- Dynamic stability control + (DSC+) - Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with brake assist and cornering brake control + Automatic Stability Control (ASC)
- Electronic differential lock control (EDLC)
- Tyre pressure sensors
- Driver and front passenger with seat occupancy detection for driver's and passenger side
- Head airbags in 1st and 2nd row, head protection at side, curtain airbags open from headliner above 1st and 2nd row
- Driver and passenger side airbags, body protection at side and airbags deploy from seat backrests
- Front airbags for driver and front passenger
- Drive-off assistant
- Reversing lights
- Heated washer jets
- Automatic dimming rear view mirror
- LED daytime running lights
- LED rear lights
- Front and rear bumper system with replaceable deformation elements
- Door sill strips
- Rain sensor with automatic headlight activation
- Automatic headlight beam throw control with load dependent regulating reaction, dynamic compensation of braking dive and acceleration squat
- Welcome lights in interior and door handle area
- Electric windows - front and rear, with open/close fingertip control, anti-trap facility and comfort closing
- Follow me home headlight function
- Fading support
- Side frame decorative moulding black matt
- Front apron plastic in body colour
- One piece front bumper cover including towing eye cover in body colour
- Licence plate panel integrated into front bumper and tailgate
- Body colour roof fin
- Trailer stabilisation logic
- Fuel filler flap - right rear in body colour
- 3rd brake light
- Rear side wing doors
- Rear boot
- BMW emblem, engine compartment lid and tailgate
- Visible exhaust tailpipe finisher
- Matt black window recess cover
- Matt black B-pillar finsher
- LED turn indicator
- Radiator grille frame in chrome matt
- BMW radiator grille with mesh grille and end face of the nuggets in quartz silver matt
- M high gloss shadow line exterior trim
- Bi-LED Low and high beam headlights
- DAB tuner
- Connected pack professional - 3 Series Saloon/Touring
- Interior and exterior mirror pack - 3 Series Touring/Saloon
2 engines available with the Sport trim
320i Step Auto
- 2 L Petrol
- 184 bhp
- Automatic
- Rear wheel drive
Better than 318i if most of your miles are in town
Acceleration (0-60mph)
7.4 s
CO2 Emissions
148 g/km
First year road tax
£270
Fuel economy
44 mpg
Top speed
146 mph
Gears
8-speed
330e 22.3 kWh Step Auto
- 2 L Hybrid
- 292 bhp
- Automatic
- Rear wheel drive
- Plug-in hybrid
Acceleration (0-60mph)
5.9 s
CO2 Emissions
19 g/km
First year road tax
£0
Top speed
143 mph
Gears
8-speed
Fuel economy
For Hybrid cars, MPG displayed is combined weighted consumption
2825 mpg
Photo is for illustrative purposes
3 Series M Sport
RRP £41,470
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£36,747M Sport models are the sportiest looking of the range. You get 18-inch alloy wheels, leather seats, a more aggressive body kit, black roof lining, a sport steering wheels and BMW's upgraded 12.3-inch infotainment system with sat-nav, DAB radio, Bluetooth, USB connection, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. That's on top of SE's LED headlights, three-zone climate control, automatic cruise control, heated seats, automatic headlights and wipers, front and rear parking sensors and reversing camera.
M Sport standard equipment
- Heated front seats
- Anthracite headlining
- Front and rear headrests
- Front reading light
- Illuminated luggage compartment
- Front and rear velour floor mats
- Toolkit located in luggage compartment
- Folding rear centre armrest with 2 cupholders
- 3 seat bench in 2nd row
- 40:20:40 split folding rear seat with loading system
- Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors and ticket pocket
- 12V power socket in front storage compartment
- Armrest integrated in front and rear door trim + front centre console armrest
- Height adjustable mechanically and infinitely variable steering column
- 2 front cupholder in centre console with clamping elements and matt black inlay
- 3 zone automatic air conditioning
- Illuminated armrest storage compartment
- Lashing eyelets in luggage compartment
- Single front passenger seat
- BMW ID
- Illuminated glove compartment
- Cruise control operation in steering wheel
- Front footwell lighting
- Driving experience mode switch
- 3 spoke M Sport multifunction flat bottom leather steering wheel
- Locking wheel bolts
- Centre lock switch
- Alarm system
- Electronic vehicle immobiliser
- Closing system with central locking
- Side impact protection
- Ventilated front and rear disc brakes
- Warning triangle and first aid kit
- Dynamic brake control
- Dynamic Traction Control - DTC
- Child locks on rear doors
- Front airbag deactivation
- 3x3 point rear seatbelts
- BMW emergency call
- Dry braking
- Plastic fuel tank
- Crash sensor activating of airbags,Unlocking doors,hazard warning lights,fuel cut off,interior lighting+activation of safety battery terminal clamp
- Electromechanical parking brake including automatic hold function and automatic release of the parking brake when pulling away
- Dynamic stability control + (DSC+) - Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with brake assist and cornering brake control + Automatic Stability Control (ASC)
- Electronic differential lock control (EDLC)
- Tyre pressure sensors
- Driver and front passenger with seat occupancy detection for driver's and passenger side
- Head airbags in 1st and 2nd row, head protection at side, curtain airbags open from headliner above 1st and 2nd row
- Driver and passenger side airbags, body protection at side and airbags deploy from seat backrests
- Front airbags for driver and front passenger
- Drive-off assistant
- Reversing lights
- Heated washer jets
- Automatic dimming rear view mirror
- LED daytime running lights
- LED rear lights
- Front and rear bumper system with replaceable deformation elements
- Door sill strips
- Rain sensor with automatic headlight activation
- High gloss chrome kidney frame with high gloss black kidney struts
- Automatic headlight beam throw control with load dependent regulating reaction, dynamic compensation of braking dive and acceleration squat
- Welcome lights in interior and door handle area
- Electric windows - front and rear, with open/close fingertip control, anti-trap facility and comfort closing
- Follow me home headlight function
- Fading support
- Side frame decorative moulding black matt
- Front apron plastic in body colour
- One piece front bumper cover including towing eye cover in body colour
- Licence plate panel integrated into front bumper and tailgate
- Body colour roof fin
- Trailer stabilisation logic
- Fuel filler flap - right rear in body colour
- 3rd brake light
- Rear side wing doors
- Rear boot
- BMW emblem, engine compartment lid and tailgate
- Visible exhaust tailpipe finisher
- Matt black window recess cover
- Matt black B-pillar finsher
- LED turn indicator
- M high gloss shadow line exterior trim
- Bi-LED Low and high beam headlights
- Variable sport steering
- BMW Teleservices
- Attentiveness assist
- Active guard plus
- Oil sensor for level and grade
- Shifting point display
- BMW iDrive
- Live cockpit plus with Navigation + 12.3" instrument display + 14.9" display, Intelligent voice assist, 2 USB, 4G LTE connect
- Automatic Start/stop button
- Bluetooth Wi-Fi interface
- ConnectedDrive Services - last state call
- Personal e-SIM
- Sport automatic transmission with steering-wheel mounted gearshift paddles and launch control
- Fuel tank breather system
- Double joint spring strut front axle
- DAB tuner
- Connected pack professional - 3 Series Saloon/Touring
- Parking assistant pack - 3 Series
- M sport exterior styling pack - 3 Series Saloon/Touring
- Interior and exterior mirror pack - 3 Series Touring/Saloon
- M Aerodynamics package - 3 Series Saloon/Touring
3 engines available with the M Sport trim
320i Step Auto
- 2 L Petrol
- 184 bhp
- Automatic
- Rear wheel drive
Better than 318i if most of your miles are in town
Acceleration (0-60mph)
7.4 s
CO2 Emissions
148 g/km
First year road tax
£270
Fuel economy
43 mpg
Top speed
146 mph
Gears
8-speed
330e 22.3 kWh Step Auto
- 2 L Hybrid
- 292 bhp
- Automatic
- Rear wheel drive
- Plug-in hybrid
Acceleration (0-60mph)
5.9 s
CO2 Emissions
19 g/km
First year road tax
£0
Top speed
143 mph
Gears
8-speed
Fuel economy
For Hybrid cars, MPG displayed is combined weighted consumption
2825 mpg
330e 22.3 kWh Step Auto Pack
- 2 L Hybrid
- 292 bhp
- Automatic
- Rear wheel drive
- Plug-in hybrid
Acceleration (0-60mph)
5.9 s
CO2 Emissions
19 g/km
First year road tax
£0
Top speed
143 mph
Gears
8-speed
Fuel economy
For Hybrid cars, MPG displayed is combined weighted consumption
2825 mpg
Photo is for illustrative purposes
3 Series M340i
RRP £59,835
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£50,208The BMW M340i has a 3.0-litre, six-cylinder engine with 387hp. It also gets 19-inch alloy wheels and the Adaptive M suspension, which can automatically adjust based on how you drive. Plus, there's the uprated M Sport brakes and differential.
M340i standard equipment
- Heated front seats
- Anthracite headlining
- Front and rear headrests
- Electric memory seats
- Front reading light
- Illuminated luggage compartment
- Front and rear velour floor mats
- Toolkit located in luggage compartment
- Folding rear centre armrest with 2 cupholders
- 3 seat bench in 2nd row
- 40:20:40 split folding rear seat with loading system
- Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors and ticket pocket
- 12V power socket in front storage compartment
- Armrest integrated in front and rear door trim + front centre console armrest
- Height adjustable mechanically and infinitely variable steering column
- 2 front cupholder in centre console with clamping elements and matt black inlay
- 3 zone automatic air conditioning
- Illuminated armrest storage compartment
- Lashing eyelets in luggage compartment
- Single front passenger seat
- BMW ID
- Front and rear ambient footwell lighting
- Additionaly light carpet projects an ambient light design onto the left and right entering and exiting area
- Contour lighting in instrument panel and door trim panel
- Ambient storage compartment lighting in the centre console
- Illuminated glove compartment
- Ambient door handle light
- Cruise control operation in steering wheel
- Ambient lighting front and rear with 9 selectable colours
- Driving experience mode switch
- Dynamic ambient lighting for welcome, goodbye, open doors, phone call
- 3 spoke M Sport multifunction flat bottom leather steering wheel
- Locking wheel bolts
- Centre lock switch
- Alarm system
- Electronic vehicle immobiliser
- Closing system with central locking
- Side impact protection
- Ventilated front and rear disc brakes
- Warning triangle and first aid kit
- Dynamic brake control
- Dynamic Traction Control - DTC
- Child locks on rear doors
- Front airbag deactivation
- 3x3 point rear seatbelts
- BMW emergency call
- Dry braking
- Plastic fuel tank
- Crash sensor activating of airbags,Unlocking doors,hazard warning lights,fuel cut off,interior lighting+activation of safety battery terminal clamp
- Electromechanical parking brake including automatic hold function and automatic release of the parking brake when pulling away
- Dynamic stability control + (DSC+) - Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with brake assist and cornering brake control + Automatic Stability Control (ASC)
- Electronic differential lock control (EDLC)
- Tyre pressure sensors
- Driver and front passenger with seat occupancy detection for driver's and passenger side
- Head airbags in 1st and 2nd row, head protection at side, curtain airbags open from headliner above 1st and 2nd row
- Driver and passenger side airbags, body protection at side and airbags deploy from seat backrests
- Front airbags for driver and front passenger
- Drive-off assistant
- Reversing lights
- Heated washer jets
- Automatic dimming rear view mirror
- Sun protection glass
- LED daytime running lights
- LED rear lights
- Front and rear bumper system with replaceable deformation elements
- Door sill strips
- Rain sensor with automatic headlight activation
- Automatic headlight beam throw control with load dependent regulating reaction, dynamic compensation of braking dive and acceleration squat
- Welcome lights in interior and door handle area
- Electric windows - front and rear, with open/close fingertip control, anti-trap facility and comfort closing
- Follow me home headlight function
- Fading support
- Side frame decorative moulding black matt
- Front apron plastic in body colour
- One piece front bumper cover including towing eye cover in body colour
- Licence plate panel integrated into front bumper and tailgate
- Body colour roof fin
- Trailer stabilisation logic
- Fuel filler flap - right rear in body colour
- 3rd brake light
- Rear side wing doors
- Rear boot
- BMW emblem, engine compartment lid and tailgate
- Matt black window recess cover
- Matt black B-pillar finsher
- LED turn indicator
- M high gloss shadow line exterior trim
- Bi-LED Low and high beam headlights
- Variable sport steering
- BMW Teleservices
- Attentiveness assist
- Active guard plus
- Oil sensor for level and grade
- Shifting point display
- BMW iDrive
- Automatic Start/stop button
- Bluetooth Wi-Fi interface
- ConnectedDrive Services - last state call
- Personal e-SIM
- M Sport differential
- Sport automatic transmission with steering-wheel mounted gearshift paddles and launch control
- 48V Mild hybrid technology
- Fuel tank breather system
- Double joint spring strut front axle
- DAB tuner
- Connected pack professional - 3 Series Saloon/Touring
- M sport exterior styling pack - 3 Series Saloon/Touring
- Interior and exterior mirror pack - 3 Series Touring/Saloon
- M Aerodynamics package - 3 Series Saloon/Touring
One engine available with the M340i trim
xDrive MHT Step Auto
- 3 L Petrol
- 374 bhp
- Automatic
- Four wheel drive
Lots of performance. Pricey to buy and run
Acceleration (0-60mph)
4.4 s
CO2 Emissions
177 g/km
First year road tax
£1,085
Fuel economy
36 mpg
Top speed
155 mph
Gears
8-speed