2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3, 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Images Review :
How to make a great car heavier without making it slower or thirstier.
BMW might have built a reputation as the purveyor of the Ultimate Driving Machine, but lately the company is venturing far afield into other areas. Case in point: Say you want an efficient 3-series. The 328i’s turbocharged four returns an EPA-estimated 33 mpg on the highway. The recently announced 320i, with a detuned version of the same engine, gets 36 by the government’s estimate. Or there’s the forthcoming 328d, with a 40-mpg diesel four-cylinder.
But what a bunch of snoozers, right? Notice the ActiveHybrid 3 tumbling from the blunderbuss, packing the same 300-hp, 300-lb-ft turbocharged inline-six as the 335i. Behind that is an eight-speed automatic in which the role of torque converter is played by a 55-hp electric motor making 155 lb-ft of torque. Maximum combined output is 335 hp and 330 lb-ft. A 1.3-kilowatt-hour battery pack lives under the trunk floor. And—drumroll, please—it nabs an EPA highway estimate of…33 mpg. Do we hear crickets?
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VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan PRICE AS TESTED: $61,800 (base price: $50,575) ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve 3.0-liter inline-6, 300 hp, 300 lb-ft; permanent-magnet AC synchronous electric motor, 55 hp, 155 lb-ft; combined power rating, 335 hp, 330 lb-ft; 1.3-kWh lithium-ion battery pack TRANSMISSION: 8-speed automatic with manual shifting mode |
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