SPIED + VIDEO: Forget The 340i, Is THIS The Future Of BMW? 2016 330e Plug-In Hybrid Nabbed AGAIN!

Man, we've got some great BMW stories today! Not only did the Bavarians announce its monthly sales, we also got the full-on reveal of the all-new, second-generation 2016 X1.

Thanks to our ace in the hole, based in SoCal, we've got all-new spy pictures of the upcoming 2016 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid. If you don't recall, BMW released a little nugget of information when it announced the launch of the 2016 BMW 3-Series.

**Special thanks to Fred Khaz for the images and video!

Here's what BMW had to tell us before...


An excerpt from BMW's press release follows:

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The new BMW 330e Plug-in Hybrid.
Looking further ahead, the BMW 3 Series will celebrate a very special milestone in 2016 with the launch of the BMW 330e. The BMW 330e will be powered by a plug-in hybrid drive system with a combined output of around 250 hp and 310 lb-ft (preliminary), giving the BMW 330e a 0–60 mph acceleration time of approximately 6.1 (preliminary) and a top speed of 140 mph (preliminary). The new BMW 330e is also capable of travelling up to 22 miles in all-electric mode and therefore with zero local emissions...