BMW 120i, 130i, M3 to show up at Beijing Auto Show

Shanghai. March 24 (Gasgoo.com) – BMW 1 series and M3 will show up at the forthcoming Beijing Auto Show in April, state media China National Radio reported today.

 

BMW 1 series, priced roughly at RMB 300,000 ($41,000), will be launched in Chinese market on the same day as it is displayed at the Beijing Auto Show, which starts on April 20, while BMW M3 will be launched in Chinese market in the second half of the year.

 

BMW 120i and BMW 130i will be the first BMW 1 series vehicles come to Chinese market in April. The model will be available in two versions: 120i AT (Automatic Transmission) and 120i AT/MT. And BMW 130i will be available only in 130i AT/MT versions.

 

BMW 120i is powered by a new four-cylinder engine with High-Precision Direct Injection and Bi-VANOS technology achieves zero to 62mph in 7.7 seconds (7.8 seconds for five-door) before going on to a top speed of 139mph. Output is 170hp (up 20hp) while peak torque is now 210Nm (up 10Nm). Combined fuel consumption is 44.1mpg (improves by 17 per cent), CO2 emissions are 152g/km (down 16 per cent), according to www.bmw120d.com.

 

BMW 130i is powered by World's lightest six-cylinder production engine with VALVETRONIC and Bi-VANOS technology. It achieves zero to 62mph in 6.0 seconds (five-door is 6.1 seconds) and an electronically limited top speed of 155mph. Output is 265bhp while peak torque is 315Nm. Combined fuel consumption is 34.0mpg and CO2 emissions are 197g/km.

 

BMW M3 is equipped with a 5.0 liter V10 engine. Output is 420hp while peak torque is now 8300Nm (up 10Nm). It achieves zero to 62mph in 4.8 seconds.