The newest 3 Series model from BMW tuned by BMW Performance division was shown to the public for the first time in South Africa few days ago.
The new 335i race car will feature improved parts like new engine management system, exhaust system and turbocharger. Stripped and equipped for the racing regulations, 335i weights only 1,360kg. For the stopping power there are 370mm M-performance front disk brakes and for better traction car is equipped with 18-inch BBS wheels.
It wasn't long since the web was floating with spy shots of what it seems, a touring verions of the recently released 3-Series.
Our team member, Ivan Martinovic, already threw his tools and rendered what the production model would look like.
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It's official, BMW has released a new model range in it's brand, the M Performance, which is a class that sits between normal models and M models.
The most distinctive characteristic must be the all new 3.0L, in-line six cylinder diesel engine, which features a three-turbo system, with a maximum output of 381HP and a peak of torque at 740Nm available from 2.000-3.000RPM, the redline being sat at 5.400RPM.
The very first models that broke the ice, were the BMW M550d xDrive and BMW M550d xDrive Touring, capable of doing the 0-100KM.h sprint in 4.7 seconds ( Sedan version) and the Touring in 4.9s.
