BMW bombards Blighty
Newswheel staff :: 04 September 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Saloon, SUV, BMW, BMW 3 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW M6, Europe & UK
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A Bimmer a day keeps the opposition at bay (in September)
Bloody Germans. While Jaguar takes a painfully public pasting and the British car industry in general heads for an icy, infinite oblivion, the evil Hun goes from strength to strength. Enter BMW’s multi-pronged September salvo of new hardware for the UK - three new models, including the delectable E92 3 Series coupe, a tarted up X3 entry-level SUV and the pimped out M6 cabrio, plus no less than 30 new derivatives…
The new E92 3 Series coupe. An M3-buster in both petrol and diesel trim
For mere mortals unable to fork out the requisite folding for an M6 cabrio, the highlight is undoubtedly the new E92-vintage 3er coupe. On sale from 23rd of September, only the £28,090 325i SE and the £33,420 335i SE straight-six petrol pairing will be available at launch. As we reported last week, thanks to 306bhp’s worth of bi-turbo thrustage, the latter is quick enough to insert the proverbial flying rodent up the nightdress of the outgoing E46 M3.
Diesels lumps are set to follow a month later, the most intriguing of which is the monumental 335d. Yours for £35,475, it’s capable of cranking out 286bhp (that’s exactly the same output as the first E36 M3) and no less than 427lb/ft courtesy of the same dual-turbo six-pot lump as first seen in the 535d. 62mph is cracked in a petrol pummelling 6.1 clicks, all the while returning 37.7 mpg on the combined cycle. Truly awesome on-paper performance.
The second ‘new model’ is the buffed up X3. Granted, changes to the front bumper assembly and a subtly altered grill do not a new model make. But the original X3’s interior chintz factor has at least been addressed with improved materials. Predictably, the X3 also benefits from the mind bending 3.0-litre twin-turbo diesel mill from the 535d and new 335d, making the 3.0sd the quickest in the X3 range. Zero to 62mph is dispatched in 6.6 seconds and wall arrives at 149mph.
But what of the M6 Convertible? Weighing in at £86,400, barring any option-list bravado, the M6’s familiar 5.0-litre bent-10 develops 507bhp, lancing the M6 to 62mph in a follicle-folding 4.8 seconds. As with all previous drop-top M-Power machines, the inevitably lardy M6 will no doubt flirt with chest-wig chariot status. But the shorn of an anti-acoustic tin-roof, we’ll forgive the M6 in return for the F1-inspired V10’s presumably seismic sonic sensation.
And finally, folks, we give you the 730d Exclusive Addition (yes, really). It comes in two exclusive colours with matching interior trim. It has exclusive alloy wheels. Generally speaking, it’s just jolly well, er, exclusive. And it costs a lot of money (from £55,845) .
The standard BMW 7 Series. Apparently not exclusive enough for some
P.S. BMW also divulged that the 7 Series is the best-selling big luxury barge on the planet. 50,000 found homes worldwide in 2005, making the current 7 even more successful than its progenitor, the E38. Over and out.
Posted 16 January 2007, by Daniel.vi
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