The new G20 BMW 3
Series has been launched in Thailand ahead of its Bangkok Motor Show debut next
month. According to the Bangkok Post, the seventh-generation sports sedan
arrives in the Land of Smiles initially as a CBU import and will be offered in
320d Sport and 330i M Sport guises. It will certainly be pricey at first, as it
starts at 2,959,000 baht for the 320d diesel, and those who want a
petrol model would have to plonk down a whopping 3,329,000 baht for
the 330i.
Power comes from a
pair of 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engines, with the diesel version
producing 190 hp and 400 Nm of torque, and the petrol making 258 hp and 400 Nm.
Both models get eight-speed ZF automatic gearboxes, although the 330i receives
a sport version of the transmission.
The Sport Line trim
on the 320d entails T-shaped bumper design elements in gloss black, a finish
that can also be found on the window trim. You also get LED headlights and fog
lights, 18-inch two-tone alloy wheels, keyless entry, powered sport seats with
driver’s side memory, Vernasca leather, triple-zone auto climate control,
aluminium trim and a BMW Live Cockpit Plus navigation system with an 8.8-inch
display.
Meanwhile, the 330i
is lavished with M Sport trim, which adds larger front air intakes and a
prominent rear diffuser. Also thrown in are adaptive LED headlights,
double-spoke alloys, M Sport suspension and brakes, variable sport steering, a
BMW Live Cockpit Professional system with a 10.25-inch display, a 12.3-inch
fully-digital instrument cluster, a 16-speaker Harman Kardon sound system and a
powered bootlid.
In other news, the
G29 BMW Z4 was also introduced at the same time, with the roadster being priced
at 3,999,000 baht for the sDrive30i M Sport variant and 4,999,000
baht for the top-dog M40i. The sDrive30i gets the same engine with the same
outputs as the 330i, whereas the M40i utilises a 3.0 litre turbo straight-six
that produces 340 hp and 500 Nm. Both models get the sport auto gearbox.
Standard kit includes
the M Sport exterior package, adaptive LED headlights, 19-inch double-spoke
alloys, keyless entry, powered seats with driver’s side memory, Vernasca
leather, dual-zone climate control, Variable Sport Steering and the BMW Live
Cockpit Professional system. he M40i receives adaptive M Sport suspension, M
Sport brakes, an M Sport locking rear differential, Sensatec faux leather dash,
M Sport seat belts and a Harman Kardon sound system.
