2013 BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series with a four-cylinder engine used to be slow. Now, however, it's superbly slick Choosing a BMW 3 Series with a four-cylinder engine instead of one of the company's iconic, and glorious six cylinders was a bit like going to the fish On the outside, there isn’t anything new to report since we spotted a 2013 BMW 3-series mule back in May, unless you’re really into California license plates, which these cars are sporting. The real story here is on the inside, where, to paraphrase one It’s just the simple truth: When an automaker chooses to compete in the luxury sports sedan segment, it’s benchmarking the 3 Series. No BMW has consistently won Motor Trend comparison sheets to sheetmetal. For 2013, the BMW gets a subtle redesign. The last time I drove the F30 BMW 3-Series, it was the top dog 335i with the sport package. I didn't love it and thought that BMW might have lost some of that sport sedan special sauce. But the baby 320i is a different story, and it's superb. (Ed Note We love the power and performance of the turbocharged inline-4, and the EPA estimated 33-mpg highway average is much appreciated. But why didn't BMW make this engine sound more melodious? At idle, it sounds tinny and rattles like a diesel. The standard The word is still out as to whether BMW will bring the new 3-Series Wagon to the U.S. Wagons are an interesting phenomenon in the U.S. While they sell in great numbers in Europe, the body style that was once the all-American family transport vehicle was .

There's no sedan quite like the BMW 3-series. Yes, it needs to shed some pounds and its styling is certainly debatable. But it drives with such precision and offers such delicate feedback that we still regard it as the benchmark in its segment. For 2012 This is the next model to join the BMW 3-series line-up: the taller, roomier Gran Turismo variant. Like its unloved 5GT stablemate, the 3-series Gran Turismo will be available in regular and M Sport trim, as seen in these undisguised spy shots. The new 3 .