Can the BMW 3 Series Touring do EVERYTHING?
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Published 2022-06-10
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BMW’s brilliant 3 Series has been a strong performer in the compact executive class for ages, boasting fun driving dynamics, strong performance, low running costs and rock-solid build quality. In Touring form, the desirable German machine adds family-friendly practicality - it's BMW's response to the Audi A4 Avant and Mercedes C-Class estate. It's one of the best all around packages on sale, and in 330e trim, you get strong efficiency, effortless performance and the option of pure-electric running. It could be the pick of the lot.
Under the metal, there’s a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine producing 182bhp, and an electric motor that’s integrated into the car’s eight-speed automatic transmission. The combined total output is a useful 249bhp, but this can be increased to 288bhp for bursts of up to 10 seconds. Total torque stands at 420Nm. The question is, are there any significant drawbacks? Nicola Hume finds out in this full review.
Chapters
00:00 A piano on the roof?
0:15 The faultless car?
1:05 156mpg...
1:30 Driving experience
4:49 Found a flaw?
5:49 Interior and tech
7:16 Real-world mpg
7:48 Is the 320d better?
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All Comments (21)
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I drive 330e, charge it every night, it’s been more than one and half month, I didn’t need to put petrol in it. It gives me 90 mpg. Love it
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I had a 330e saloon as a company car and because of my very short commute I did 7,000 miles but only used 200 litres of fuel, obviously I did use more electricity but it was super cheap to run. I now have a 320d Touring, not a company car, and it’s almost perfect.
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320d Tourer is what I run. Fantastic fuel economy. In the summer when fully warmed up going down the dual carriageway my car is hitting over 60mpg. But and it's a big but get the diesel fuel filter replaced and it will pay dividends.Can not believe for a 2015 car I pay £30 in road tax and have 190bhp and 295ib torque on tap.Never had an issue with it in the 6 years I've owned it.
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Not entirely true: The hybrid system charge the battery everytime you brake and than helps acceleration afterwards. Some Hybrid petrol getting over 50MPG even if the battery is flat..just saying
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I love Nicola's reporting style, I could watch her all day !
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First time i’ve seen a review from her but she’s absolutely class, first female reviewer I’ve probably listened to and engaged with, more from her pls
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I am very happy with my 320i Touring (with the "old" idrive 6.0 and the more "traditional" clocks) for all the reasons you describe in this video. Excellent drive feeling, very well made interior, good overall practicallity, general looks (especially from the back). 190 horsepower more than enough. And since it's not xdrive, you can get some rear wheel liveliness!
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I have the previous version 330d. Awesome all rounder
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🎉 I've got the 330e Saloon I know it ain't the estate. It's all the the car you're ever going to need. Gets me to work and back on electric. Lovely
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I would really like to see BMW use the touring body on the i4 40. Now that would really tick the boxes. More space, decent range and no trips to the £120 fill station for your 440 miles. Ok, only 260 to 280 miles of range (guessing) but at £22 at home based on home rates then that would be low running costs for 4 to 5 years. OK, it will likely cost £63 to £65K But it would tick some boxes the i3X and i4 don't. But for companies and company car buyers it would be ideal.
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I thought this had the updated infotainment system?
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Nicola not sure you are appreciating plugin hybrid technology properly maybe a longer term test would help 😉
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Please test the Mercedes C300e. I understand that can do 60 miles on battery power.
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Fairly sure that was displaying 90mpg? But the flaw of plug in hybrids and their batteries is not exclusive to the 330e. I'd leave it in hybrid mode and only ever use the full EV for local journeys only I'd always choose one of these over a SUV...
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Good review, like your style 👍
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Really great presenter, very natural, I would take the 340d touring all day long.
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Great video but you don't have to use the touch screen on a Merc either, well not on my A250e anyway...
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Love those birch trees.
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This is where Nicola migrated to!! There's There's new presenter on Car Buyer. Keep up the great work Nicola!!!
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This review (and others to be fair) regularly misrepresent the true potential mpg of this and other PHEV’s because they are not being tested properly. I have been driving one of these for the past three months, and the most efficient way to use them is to use them in HYBRID mode. Not in electric only EV mode. Hybrid mode allows pure EV up to approx 69mph, and recaptures and tops up energy for the batteries while you drive using braking, coasting, lifting off the throttle etc. Drive around like a Tw@t racing up to junctions and traffic lights, thrashing it in sport mode and use it is pure EV with a heavy right foot and yes the mpg / range is average. However leaving it in HYBRID, and letting the car decide, I have achieved over 40 miles of electric travel this way exceeding the BMW figure with little effort, and exceeding 75 mpg on long runs and more on shorter journeys, and not putting out dirty diesel particulates into children’s lungs either. This my first PHEV and I would not swap back to a 100% fossil fuel car now. It is THAT good.
