BMW

This year, the 3 Series sports sedans and sports wagons receive new equipment including optional transmission paddle shifters mounted behind the steering wheel available when the vehicle is equipped with a 6-speed STEPTRONIC automatic transmission and the Sport Package. New 16-in light alloy wheels are standard on with the 328i and 328xi Sedans.

The 328i Sedan and Sports Wagon and the all-wheel drive 328xi Sedan and Sports Wagon, are powered by BMW's 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder with aluminum/magnesium engine block, producing 230 horsepower and 200 lb.ft. of torque.

The 335i and 335xi Sedans obtain their motivation from the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline 6-cylinder engine with a cast aluminum engine block producing 300 horsepower and 300lb-ft of torque.

Drivers may specify the standard-equipment 6-speed manual transmission or the optional 6-speed STEPTRONIC automatic transmission. The 335i/xi gear ratios have been optimized to work with the new twin-turbocharged engine. The 335i and 335xi Sedans have steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters when ordered with the optional Sport Package and the 6-speed STEPTRONIC automatic transmission.