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BMW is getting ready to pull the wraps off the seventh generation 3 Series, one of the most successful models in the Bavarians’ lineup.
The carmaker has released a limited amount of information about the upcoming model, currently in the final testing stages for the driver and suspension technology at the Nurburgring.
As per the details released by BMW, the new 3 Series will feature renewed wheel suspension, steering, damping, suspension and brakes, all designed to optimize ride comfort and dynamic performance.
The modifications made for the new generation include a center of gravity that is 10 millimeters lower than on the outgoing model. The body structure and suspension attachment have been stiffened for increased rigidity, while the track width of the car has also been expanded.
As a premiere on the model, the car will get a set of lift-related dampers that work continuously and progressively in relation to the respective spring travel. This allows them to provide a smoother ride when driving over bumps in the road.
An M Sport suspension is also on the table, offered with the Variable Sports Steering to respond with greater precision to the slightest of steering movements.
"We're using the lift-related dampers as an active set-up element so as to create supreme driving properties in all conditions," said in a statement Peter Langen, Head of Driving Dynamics.
"With short spring travel, a sensitive damping response ensures comfortable vibration compensation. When the car passes over large bumps, the body movements are controlled by increased damping forces."
In the engine department, the star of the lineup will be a revised 4-cylinder petrol engine, one BMW says will be the “most powerful 4-cylinder engine ever to be fitted in a BMW series production model.”
The Germans have not yet announced what exactly that statement translates into in terms of horsepower. They did say however that when paired to an 8-speed Steptronic transmission, the engine will be 5 percent less pollutant than the predecessor, thus making it Euro 6d-TEMP-compliant.
Several other engine choices, as well as an electric variant, will make it into production with the new 3 Series as well.
As per the details released by BMW, the new 3 Series will feature renewed wheel suspension, steering, damping, suspension and brakes, all designed to optimize ride comfort and dynamic performance.
The modifications made for the new generation include a center of gravity that is 10 millimeters lower than on the outgoing model. The body structure and suspension attachment have been stiffened for increased rigidity, while the track width of the car has also been expanded.
As a premiere on the model, the car will get a set of lift-related dampers that work continuously and progressively in relation to the respective spring travel. This allows them to provide a smoother ride when driving over bumps in the road.
An M Sport suspension is also on the table, offered with the Variable Sports Steering to respond with greater precision to the slightest of steering movements.
"We're using the lift-related dampers as an active set-up element so as to create supreme driving properties in all conditions," said in a statement Peter Langen, Head of Driving Dynamics.
"With short spring travel, a sensitive damping response ensures comfortable vibration compensation. When the car passes over large bumps, the body movements are controlled by increased damping forces."
In the engine department, the star of the lineup will be a revised 4-cylinder petrol engine, one BMW says will be the “most powerful 4-cylinder engine ever to be fitted in a BMW series production model.”
The Germans have not yet announced what exactly that statement translates into in terms of horsepower. They did say however that when paired to an 8-speed Steptronic transmission, the engine will be 5 percent less pollutant than the predecessor, thus making it Euro 6d-TEMP-compliant.
Several other engine choices, as well as an electric variant, will make it into production with the new 3 Series as well.
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