The 2020 BMW
3-Series Touring has been officially presented by the
car manufacturer. The new 3-Series Touring is slightly larger than its predecessor,
measuring 4709 mm in length, 1827 mm in width and 1470
mm in height. The wheelbase has also been extended by 41 mm to
2851 mm. Much like the sedan, the new 3-Series Touring adopts a
sharp front end with aggressive headlights, large kidney grilles and horizontal
T-shaped front air intakes in the Sport Line and Luxury Line models. Roof rails
also come standard.
Inside, the new car includes a newly-designed
leather sports steering wheel as standard. Occupants in the new 3-Series
Touring will be welcomed with additional shoulder room in the front, improved
headroom for all passengers and greater legroom for those in the rear. Other
important features of the car include an automatic tailgate and a load
compartment which is 112 mm wider than the previous model. All up, the trunk
can hold 500 liters of stuff, 5 liters more
than its predecessor. Load capacity increases to 1510 liters with the second-row of seats folded down.
Three petrol and three diesel units will be
available for the 3-Series Touring range although not all markets will receive
each one of these powertrains. The petrol range kicks off with two four-cylinder units, starting
with the 320i Touring with 184 hp and going up in power to 258 hp in the BMW
330i Touring. Sitting at the top of the petrol range is a six-cylinder with 374
hp found in the BMW M340i xDrive Touring.
In terms of diesels, there are two
four-cylinder units fitted into the 318d Touring and 320d Touring with 150 hp
and 190 hp respectively. The range-topping six-cylinder diesel is found in the
330d xDrive Touring and pumps out 265 hp. The aforementioned four-cylinder diesel models come
standard with a six-speed manual transmission but can be optioned with an
eight-speed Steptronic transmission. All other 3-Series Touring models come
standard with this eight-speed.
The German automaker says the new 3-Series Touring
will be much sportier than its predecessor, thanks in part to its low center of
gravity and perfect 50-50 weight distribution. The rigidity of the car’s body
is up by around 25 per cent, new lift-related dampers come standard, and
customers can opt M Sport suspension which drops the ride height by 10 mm.
Adaptive M suspension with electronically controlled dampers are also available
as are M Sport brakes with four-piston calipers at the front axle.
Trim levels available for the car consist of the
Advantage, Sport Line, Luxury Line, and M Sport variants. The vehicle will be
sold in Europe, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, and New
Zealand and launch on September 28.
