Auto Spies World Exclusive: 2005-06 BMW 3-SERIES
What we can expect- Part one
2005-06 3 Series- Part one
After a lot of hunting and fact-finding at the shows, the spies have a pretty good idea of what we can expect in the next 3-series.
Here’s what we learned from our internal BMW Spies:
- It will have an entirely new surface treatment (not flame-surfaced like the Z4) that will be very similar to the xActivity vehicle shown in Detroit (We’re not sure if we’re excited by that…we were un-impressed to say the least by the xActivities exterior. We did LOVE the interior of the car though). Our Spies said there are many clues to it’s exterior look on the xActivity (maybe, the brushed aluminum trim around the windows will make it? We hope so)
- It will be a larger car than its predecessor. After testing the G35 sedan and seeing the room in that, it had better be!
- It will be more powerful…our guess is 260-300HP
- The interior of the base car will be highly upgraded compared to the current 3 series with a lot more standard features you can see.
- There will be multiple interior upgrade packages. Our guess is sport, luxury, M, etc.
- The convertible version will have a canvas top, not a retractable hardtop
Part two: Next week!
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