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The fourth generation of the BMW 3 Series Convertible is making its appearance - and at the same time the new car marks an important premiere in the history of BMW. For this is the first BMW 3 Series Convertible to feature a retractable hardtop protecting the car's occupants from wind and weather. The three-piece roof in lightweight steel plate structure closes
fully automatically within just 23 seconds over the passenger compartment, opening a bit faster in precisely 22 seconds and disappearing completely into the rear end of BMW's open two-door.

The retractable hardtop gives the new BMW 3 Series Convertible a truly unique standard of comfort, solidity and value not to be found anywhere else in this segment. And at the same time it preserves the elegance and uniqueness characteristic of this model just like the uniquely open driving experience. Fascinating innovations are also be found within the engine bay, the new
3 Series Convertible for the first time featuring newly developed six-and four- cylinder power units with direct gasoline injection. The top model in the range is the BMW 335i Convertible, with a Twin Turbo straight-six power unit developing maximum output of 225 kW/306 hp. And when launched in Europe on 24 March 2007, BMW's new open four-seater will also come in the guise of the BMW 330d Convertible featuring a 3.0-litre straight-six diesel engine with an all-aluminium crankcase and the latest generation of common-rail fuel injection.

Even at high speeds, the new roof structure ensures an incomparable standard of smoothness and silence inside the car. And the extremely stiff body with supreme torsional stiffness provides ideal conditions for superior agility and dynamism on the road. In terms of flexural stiffness, the new BMW 3 Series Convertible offers the highest standard ever
achieved by an open-air BMW. Harmonious weight distribution and the sophisticated chassis and suspension further enhance the sporting characteristics of this unique car.

Posted by Ed.
Monday 22 January 2007 - 11:42:48
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