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A car’s speed is generally expressed in terms of how many miles or kilometres it can cover per hour. And yet these measurements say little about how a car feels on the road. They cannot convey the joy brought by an engine responding instantly to the throttle, or the pleasure of looking out over a long, sweeping bonnet. Nor can they express the satisfaction of seeing the countryside flash rapidly by, or the feeling of abandoning yourself to the open road. Because when it comes to measuring driving pleasure, the only true guide is the beat of your heart.

Ornamental front grille with special surround and chrome kidney grille slats. Models with four-cylinder in-line engines (318i, 320i, 318d and 320d) come with the kidney grille slats in Black.

Door sill finishers with polished chrome inlay

Brake Force Display helps vehicles travelling behind you to evaluate your braking more accurately: in the event of an emergency stop, the illuminated area of the brake lights is increased. So traffic travelling behind can tell in an instant the difference between a light tap on the brake pedal and a hard stop.

Steel wheels with full wheel covers, 7 J x 16″, 205/55 R 16 tyres (standard on 318i, 320i, 318d and 320d).

Standard steering wheel (375 mm diameter), three spokes.

Start/Stop button for starting the engine. After inserting your ignition key, you can start and stop the engine by pressing this button.

Instrument panel with analogue indicators and red backlighting, speedometer with integrated fuel level display, rev counter with fuel consumption display, LC display for total and trip mileage counter, outside temperature display and clock.

On-board computer displays information about average speed, average fuel consumption and range.

Shift Point Display for models with sixspeed manual transmission: calculates which gear is the most economical, depending on your driving style, and advises you when to shift up or down a gear.

Auto Start/Stop display in the Info Display indicates when the engine has been turned off by the Auto Start/Stop function (e.g. when waiting at a traffic light or in congestion). The display goes off when the engine automatically restarts. (For all four-cylinder models with manual transmission.)

Air conditioning system, incl. micro filter and air re-circulation switch, ensures comfortable climatic conditions in the vehicle interior at any time of the year, with manual adjustment of air volume and distribution.

BMW Individual High-End Audio System features extraordinarily high-performance speakers with exclusive neodymium magnet drives that create an acoustic experience comparable to a live concert. Volume and equaliser settings adjust automatically to the vehicle speed.

AUX-IN socket for an external audio source such as an MP3 player.

Front armrest, folding, with integrated storage compartment.

Window lifts, electric, at the front and rear, pull/press switch with open/close fingertip control, comfort opening/closing function and trap release on all windows.

Standard seats (shown here in optionally available Dakota leather Grey) with manual seat adjustment, including seat height adjustment for driver and front passenger seat.

Airbags:
Driver and front passenger airbags, with seat occupation detector for front passenger airbag
Head side airbags for driver and front passenger, integrated in seat
Brakes:
Disc brakes at the front, inner-vented
Disc brakes at the rear, inner-vented
Brake Force Display
Central locking with electronic immobiliser and crash sensor; glove box, storage compartment under front armrest
and fuel tank fi ller fl ap integrated in central locking
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC, incl. ABS, CBC and Traction Mode DTC), with extra functions for 6-cylinder models
ISOFIX child seat fastening system at the rear
Safety bodyshell:
Bumper system with aluminium impact absorbers at the front and steel impact absorbers at the rear,
reversible up to 4 km/h, and special deformation elements at the front and rear designed to absorb impacts
at speeds of up to 15 km/h
Integrated side impact protection in doors
Roll-over protection (reinforced A-pillars and windscreen frame, roll bars integrated in rear headrests)
Seatbelts:
Ergonomic seatbelt system at the rear, with inertia-reel seatbelts for both rear seats
Seat-integrated seatbelt system with inertia-reel seatbelts at the front, with belt tensioners and belt force limiters

Straight six-cylinder petrol engine.
Lighter, faster, more powerful, more efficient: no other element of an automobile defines its character as much as its engine. The all-new straight six-cylinder petrol engine, constructed from a combination of magnesium and aluminium, sets new standards for dynamic engineering. It runs with a sophisticated smoothness that belies its massive power output: the powerplant in the BMW 330i releases up to 190 kW (258 bhp) on command.

Straight four-cylinder petrol engine.
Making every gram count: the four-cylinder power unit for the BMW 3 Series Sedan is a true athlete. Its remarkable responsiveness, deep power reserves and strict fuel efficiency positions the BMW 320i where it’s most comfortable: ahead of the pack. Technical innovations such as double-Vanos and Valvetronic ensure that it stays there. Because every athlete loves to win.

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