BMW has opened US orders for its new 3 Series sedan, with a fully electric version and two gasoline-powered variants available.
The 2027 BMW i3 50 xDrive has a price of $61,500.
The 2027 330 starts at $49,900, with an all-wheel drive version starting at $51,900.
The 2027 M350 xDrive has a 3.0 L engine and a price of $65,900.
The 2027 i3 50 xDrive has a combined 463 hp and 446-468 miles of range on a single charge.
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BMW has opened the US order books for its hotly anticipated new 3 Series sedan. Built on an all-new platform called Neue Klasse, it now offers a fully electric version for the first time, using BMW’s advanced sixth-generation electric powertrain we liked so much in the iX3. And for those not quite ready to make the switch from liquid hydrocarbons to pure electron power, there are also a pair of gasoline-powered variants.
At launch, the only electric version will be the 2027 BMW i3 50 xDrive. It’s an all-wheel drive setup, with a combined 463 hp (345 kW) and 467 lb-ft (633 Nm). And while BMW is still putting the finishing touches on the car’s EPA certification ahead of its showroom arrival in Q1 next year, it expects 446 to 468 miles (718-753 km) of range on a single charge. Contributing to that very impressive range is the new cylindrical cell battery pack, which uses a cell-to-body approach that maximizes energy density, along with the aforementioned new sixth-gen motors.
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