下一代宝马3系细节近日曝光,该车将作为2018款车型上市。据宝马内部人士透露，新车将在品质，特性，外观，工艺等方面有全面提升。新车将采用更高端内装材料并提供各种不同的内外装套装以提升性价比。宝马甚至有可能提供动力升级组件，更大刹车盘，包括遥控泊车和半自动驾驶在内的辅助驾驶系统。而信息娱乐系统将集成更大触控显示屏和抬头显示器并支持手势操控和语音控制。至于动力系统，新车搭载的3.0升引擎功率和扭矩将提升30马力/30牛米，而M3（包括M4）则搭载直列六缸引擎，搭配电子涡轮增压器和喷水冷却系统，功率达到373千瓦/500马力。M3和M4仍将标配后轮驱动，而M350i可提供xDrive全驱系统，功率313千瓦/420马力。而插电混动车型有两种版本，其中一款搭载1.5升引擎和60千瓦电机，纯电动模式下续航里程48公里。另一款搭载2.0升引擎和90千瓦电机，纯电动模式下续航里程80公里。
2018 BMW 3-Series details emerge, M3 getting 500 bhp
New details are starting to emerge about the next generation BMW 3-Series believed to come out sometime in 2018.
It was less than two weeks ago when BMW applied a very subtle facelift on its compact model, but work on a successor codenamed G20 is already underway. Sources close to BMW cited by CAR magazine are saying the Bavarian marque is focusing on improving the vehicle's "substance, character, craftsmanship, visual and haptic quality."
We should expect to see improved materials and a wide variety of equipment packs providing better value for money and the possibility to select goodies such as a power kit, beefier sport brakes and assistance systems like remote controlled parking and semi-autonomous tech. The infotainment system is believed to benefit from a large touchscreen display providing support for gesture control and voice activation while a larger head-up display is also planned.
In terms of engines, the report specifies BMW's engineers will bump output of the 3.0-liter engines by 30 bhp & 30 Nm while the M3 (and M4) will benefit from a straight-six engine using "e-chargers" and water injection to enable a total output of 500 bhp (373 kW). While the M3 and M4 are expected to remain RWD, there might be a hot M350i version delivering 420 bhp (313 kW) to an xDrive setup.
There should also be a couple of plug-in hybrid versions, one with a 1.5-liter engine working together with a 60 kW electric motor and another one with a 2.0-liter engine teamed up with a 90 kW electric motor. The first version is expected to provide an electric range of 30 miles (48 km) while the beefier version should cover 50 miles (80 km) before running out of battery juice.