

Josh Nevett
11 Months Ago
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The 2021 BMW 3 Series is slightly more expensive than last year, with the range now starting at $70,900 before on-road costs.
It’s available in sedan and wagon, petrol and plug-in hybrid, and rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive variants.
Prices are up between $1000 and $2000 across the board.
The 2021 3 Series range is offered in four different trim levels and starts at $70,900 before on-road costs for the base rear-wheel drive 320i and goes to $111,900 before on-roads for the all-wheel drive M340i XDrive.
The 2021 BMW 320i uses a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that produces 135kW of power and 300Nm of torque.
The 330i also uses a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder, albeit with 190kW of power and 400Nm of torque.
The 330e uses a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder that incorporates a plug-in hybrid system with a total output of 215kW of power and 420Nm of torque.
The M340i XDrive Pure and M340i XDrive both use a 3.0-litre inline-six that produces 285kW of power and 500Nm of torque.
An eight-speed ZF-sourced torque-converter automatic transmission is standard across the range.
The 2021 BMW 320i uses 6.3L/100km on the combined cycle, while the 330i sedan and wagon use 6.4L/100km and 7L/100km, respectively.
The 2021 BMW 330e uses 2.1L/100km, while both the M340i xDrive Pure and M340i xDrive use 7.7L/100km.
The whole 2021 BMW 3 Series range requires 95RON unleaded fuel, apart from the M340i xDrive Pure and M340i xDrive which require 98RON unleaded fuel.
The 2021 BMW 320i, 330i sedan and 330e measure 4709mm long, 1827mm wide and 1435mm tall.
The 330i wagon measures 4709mm long, 1827mm wide and 1440mm tall, while the M340i xDrive Pure and M340i xDrive measure 4713mm long, 1827mm wide and 1440mm tall.
With the seats up, total luggage capacity is 480L in all 3 Series sedan models except the 330e, which has a total luggage capacity of 375L.
With the seats up on the 330i wagon there’s a total luggage capacity of 500L, expanding to 1510L with the second row folded.
The 2021 BMW 3 Series range is covered by a three-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty with three years of roadside assist.
BMW offer two servicing packages of either three years/40,000km or five years/80,000km, priced at $1,450 and $1,750, respectively.
The BMW 3 Series was crash tested by ANCAP back in 2019 and received a five-star safety rating. This rating does not apply to the M340i xDrive Pure and M340i xDrive as they remain untested by ANCAP.
Standard safety features across the 3 Series includes:
BMW offer a $2900 Drivers Assistant package for the 320i to bring it in line with the rest of the range. This adds:
The 320i comes standard with the following features:
The 330i and 330e add:
M Sport models add:
An optional Visibility Package available across all 320i, 330i and 330e models adds:
Stepping up to the M340i xDrive Pure adds on to the former:
The top of the range M340i xDrive additionally includes:
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Jack Quick is an automotive journalist based in Melbourne. Jack studied journalism and photography at Deakin University in Burwood, and previously represented the university in dance nationally. In his spare time, he loves to pump Charli XCX and play a bit of Grand Theft Auto. He’s also the proud owner of a blue, manual 2020 Suzuki Jimny.
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