Page 44 - Club Braman Magazine Fall / Winter 2018

All-new 3 Series
BMW SEDANS, SPORTS CARS, AND CONVERTIBLES
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Over the years, BMW has broadened the concept of ‘The Ultimate Driving Machine’ to include everything from hot rod SUVs to electric super cars, and 2019 contin- ues the trend, including a bigger, bolder version of the
company’s ‘bread and butter’ 3 Se- ries sedan, a com- pletely re-styled, re-engineered version of the Z4 two-seater sports car, a convertible version of the all- new 8 Series and upgrades to the i3 and i8 electric car lineup.
between rear- and all-wheel-drive layouts and the optional M Sport trim adds per- formance pieces like a sti er suspension or optional adaptive damper system.
The Z4 is the only 2-seat sports car in the BMW lineup and the dramatic new styling of the 2019 model features a variety of power-plants, as well as a power-operat- ed cloth convertible top. The sDrive30i
model uses BMW's 2.0 liter inline-four, making 255 horsepower and the more powerful sDrive40i version features a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine producing 382 horsepower and 0 to 60 in 4.4 seconds. Both drive the rear wheels through an 8-speed automatic transmission with steering-wheel mounted paddle shifters.
The ‘First Edition’ Z4s, hitting showrooms in late spring are
based on the M40i, featuring Frozen Or- ange Metallic paint and Shadow Line trim, M-tuned electronically controlled suspen- sion, M sport brakes, M sport di erential and 19-inch alloy wheels.
The BMW 3 Series
sets the gold
standard for
premium luxury
sport sedans and
the 2019 version
gets bigger, lighter
and more dramatic-looking. Arriving in the showroom at Braman BMW West Palm Beach and Braman BMW Jupiter in the spring, the rst 33i comes with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder producing 255 horsepower and mated to an eight- speed automatic. You get to choose
Z4
The sportier M340i and M340i xDrive will arrive in the U.S. later in the spring, and will be tted with a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six engine producing 382 hp and
0 to 60 performance of 4.2 seconds. The 330e plug-in hybrid will join its cousins in the showroom later in the year.