In the business market of premium sedans, it is almost always diesel that the clock strikes. Zelfontbranders are naturally efficient and seem better able to meet the stringent CO2 requirements of today needs. Nevertheless, there are enough business car enthusiasts who weldegelijk gasoline through their veins. To fulfill this wish has come BMW 320i EfficientDynamics Edition(EDE) developed. This engine - at a later time also will debut in the 3-series Touring - provides the 3-Series Sedan unique that no Mercedes C-Class or Audi A4 after him can do: 20% addition of a petrol engine.
1.6 TwinPower
On the basis of these 320i EDE is not the 2.0 liter which we know from the regular 320i, but a blown 1.6 to 170 hp and 250 Nm to the rear wheels. While the engine is undoubtedly pinched to reduce emissions takes just 7.6 seconds to 100 km / h is tapped. The top speed of 230 km / h shows that we still have to deal with a BMW where the driving pleasure is paramount. Despite its nimble handling sends the 320i EDE only 124 grams of CO2 per kilometer into the sky and consumes only 5.3 l/100 km, impressive for a petrol engine. This beautiful figures do business drivers, as I said, until 1 January 2014 only 20% addition to pay. Ordering the 320i EDE is available immediately with a starting price (including VAT increase) € 35.990, -. This is he anyway thousand euros cheaper than the regular 320i.
316i
Besides the BMW 320i EDE presents a 3-Series Sedan with the same block under the hood. The new 316i does not have the EDE systems and must also properly with less power draw. Its 136 hp and 220 Nm, however well spent, the sprint to 100 km / h takes 8.9 seconds. Although exact prices are still lacking, BMW expects the 316i about 3,000 euros cheaper can be offered than the current slip, the 320i. The 316i will later this year at the BMW dealer and are thus estimated at around 34,000 euros to go fetch.
