AbakwaBMW basaqhubeka nohlelo lokufaka ugesi ezindaweni zabo. Ngemva kokwethulwa kwe-X5 kanye nokwethulwa kwe-Serie 2 Active Tourer kuzinguqulo ze-plug-in hybrid, lobu buchwepheshe ekugcineni bufika ku-Series 3. Isisekelo siyafana nokuhlala njalo: ukusetshenziswa okuphansi nokusebenza okungaphezu kwesilinganiso.
Ifakwe injini kaphethroli engu-2.0 hp four-cylinder enamandla angu-184 hp, ilekelelwa yinjini kagesi engu-88 hp, iBMW 330e ikhiqiza amandla angu-252 hp kanye ne-torque engu-420 Nm.
Ngokukwazi ukusheshisa ukusuka ku-0 iye ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-6.1 futhi ngejubane eliphezulu elingu-225 km/h, ukusetshenziswa kuphakathi kuka-1.9 no-2.1 amalitha/100km – idatha esemthethweni yomkhiqizo. Ibanga le-BMW 330e plug-in hybrid in 100% mode kagesi lingu-40 km, likhuphuke lifinyelele ku-600 km uma lihlanganiswa nenjini yomlilo. Ukwethulwa kuhlelelwe iFrankfurt Motor Show. Azikho izinsuku ezisamenyezelwe ukuqala kokumaketha kwayo.