New BMW 3 Series vs. Mercedes C-Class: Same Rivalry, Very Different Looks
BMW’s Neue Klasse redesign meets Mercedes’ lighter refresh, with contrasting cabin layouts and closely matched four-cylinder power.
BMW’s Neue Klasse redesign meets Mercedes’ lighter refresh, with contrasting cabin layouts and closely matched four-cylinder power.
BMW’s G50 takes a cleaner approach inside, but the Audi A5 counters with sleek styling and closely matched entry-level performance.
The Neue Klasse i3 50 xDrive has a longer wheelbase and flat floor; the G50 M350 xDrive gets a longer hood and quad pipes.
The 437-hp BMW M350 xDrive gets the G51 3 Series Touring treatment as BMW weighs a US return for the wagon.
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This is what the new BMW 3 Series (G50) looks like if you resist the temptation to tick boxes on the options list.
BMW is reshaping two Bavarian factories for a new era of combustion engines, plug-in hybrids, and EVs, while staying true to two traditional body styles: sedan and wagon.
The electric BMW i3 M60 gets a raised spoiler with two large cutouts, while the M350 adds quad carbon fiber tips and a piano black lip.
The G50 BMW M350 xDrive replaces the M340i with 326 kW (443 PS), all-wheel drive only, and a rear-drive mode coming by OTA update.
The electric i3 gets up to 21-inch wheels, a 17 mm longer wheelbase and 30 fewer liters of trunk space than the gas G50 3 Series.
The G50 M350 xDrive gets quad exhaust tips, a Panoramic Vision display and a 437-hp B58, but weighs about 420 lbs more than the M340i.
The gas G50 3 Series is 50 mm longer and 24 mm wider than the G20, rides on up to 20-inch wheels, and loses 31 liters of trunk space.