2014 BMW 320i Review

2014 BMW 320i Review - When BMW switched its entry stage three Series, the 328i, from a obviously aspirated, 3.0-liter six-cylinder to some turbocharged, two.0-liter four-cylinder, we weren't solely confident what to believe. Certain, from the pure figures point of view, the new 2.0-liter cooked the outdated 3.0's goose, providing a lot more torque at significantly more obtainable engine speeds while boosting horsepower and gasoline overall economy.

While we pass up that rev six-pot, the quantities to the 2.0 have been just way also good to go up. Then we obtained information of an even less-powerful two.0-liter 3 Collection - the 320i. This was appealing, mainly because it observed BMW delving into a ability stage formerly owned solely by the anemic Lexus IS 250 and its six-cylinder engine. Could BMW create a sub-200-horsepower sedan that still drove the way in which we predicted a 3 Sequence to drive? To learn, we borrowed the brand new 320i for a 7 days of tests.

For that 320i, BMW has detuned its 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder from 240 hp to 180 hp, all of which happens to be offered from 5,000 to 6,250 rpm. Torque is in the same way taken down, from 255 pound-feet to 184 lb-ft, unfold from 1,250 to 4,five hundred rpm. A six-speed guide is available as normal, whilst our tester was equipped with the additional frugal eight-speed computerized. Rear-wheel travel is normal and what we uncovered ourselves with, although BMW's xDrive system gives some all-weather potential for that low-powered sedan.

No matter of which transmission is preferred, the 320i can hit 60 in 7.1 seconds. Hardly brisk, we will agree, as the average warm hatch can out-sprint this BMW. But in exercise, the easily offered torque and fantastic transmission final result in the vehicle that feels faster than its numbers indicate. We ended up not often wanting for power when screening the 320i, like a boot load of torque was seemingly generally all set to be called up. Owning the more compact engine would not truly feel similar to a handicap, like it does from the Lexus IS 250. We are able to thank the broad distribute of torque for this.