BMW 316i 2012: access and cost version of the 3 Series. The German brand, based on the data of car sales in recent months, prepares developments within its range of vehicles. Some innovations that not only deal with new models, but also includes economic versions of their existing vehicles. Within this latter group is the BMW 316i 2012, a variant of access to competitively priced 3 Series the famous German manufacturer, which comes with a good engine performance and efficiency, but also with equipment to short of what is expected of a BMW.

This announcement comes a few days when BMW now has been marked by the presentations and landing confirmations new German brand models like the BMW Concept Coupé Series 4 .But not everything will be high-end variants, especially in a period of economic crisis in which we find ourselves , a period in which much sense variants of access to affordable prices as the BMW 316i 2012.

Contained and highly efficient mechanical

With this version of access to the 3 Series, the German bet, in contrast to more than likely that other 1 Series M Coupe , by a decrease in engine power consumption to offer more content and control the final price. The BMW 316i 2012 come with u n block 1.6-liter gasoline direct injection, capable of developing up to 136 horsepower, possibly accompanied by only a six-speed manual gearbox.

Anyway, being a BMW, we know that their performance will not be bad, being able to reach 210 km / h top speed and accelerates from 0-100 km / h in 8.9 seconds . Some data are combined with a balanced consumption of 5.8 l/100 km and emissions of carbon dioxide from 134 g / km. The end result is a mechanism that is below the 184-hp 320i variant, hitherto marked the access to the 3 Series range.

Good equipment for BMW 316i 2012 3 Series

This BMW 316i 2012, which will become the cheapest of the 3 Series, with a suggested retail price for the Spanish market of 30,600 euros . A car will come equipped as standard with features such as automatic climate control, smart access system, the boot button, integrated MP3 CD radio, trip computer, full power package, fog lamps and alloy wheels of 16 inches .

However, before making a proper assessment of how interesting or not this version of access, we must remember that mark access to the range of petrol engines of Series 3 , but in the case of preferring a diesel block, There the BMW 320d, a version that could be considered the ‘twin’ of the BMW 316i 2012 but with diesel engine. The prices of both variants are very similar, so that the purchase would be reduced almost to a matter of personal preference.