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As you may already have seen, a member recently took delivery of his 2012 328i (F30) sedan and wasted no time in getting it strapped to the dyno. The 2012 328i sedan is powered by the twinpower twin-scroll turbo 4-cylinder inline "N20" engine, factory rated at 240hp / 255lb-ft torque. This ... CONTINUED
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Another of our members has taken delivery of his F30 3 series - this time another Mineral Grey 328i. He's wasted no time in putting the car on the dyno, achieving 226hp / 230tq. Check out the photos and dyno graph inside.
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The F30 3 series accessories brochure (US edition) has been released. Available for the 3 Series F30 as accessories wheels are five different designs - Style 361 (in two designs/colors), Style 404, Style 413 (winter wheels) and Style 396 (winter wheels). Also in the catalog are mudflaps, indoor/outdoor car cover, ... CONTINUED
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During our US press launch drive of the 2012 3 Series (F30) we took the opportunity to meet with an E90POST member (SharkH8R) who is local to the Monterey area and owner of an E90 325i (on lowered suspension). We had the chance to photograph the F30 and E90 in ... CONTINUED
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Congratulations to our first F30 owner! F30POST member Victor has just announced and posted photos of his brand spanking new F30 328i Sport Line in mineral grey (which he's actually had since February 1). Plenty of F30 models are now hitting dealers across the country (and worldwide), so be sure ... CONTINUED
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Here is perhaps the best official F30 3 series video we've seen yet from BMW. The various model lines (Imperial Blue Metallic Luxury Line, Melbourne Red Sport Line, and Mineral Grey Modern Line) look great in motion. Be sure to check out the video directly below.
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THE SETUP Where: Monterey, California - January 30-31, 2012 What: F30 US Press Launch. First Test Drives of 2012 335i and F30 6 speed How: 2 days with F30 3 Series, including a half day on the Laguna Seca track. Background: I've owned an E90 325i (auto) and current car is E90 M3 (6-speed ... CONTINUED
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We've posted the videos showing the external sounds of the F30 328i vs. 335i, now have a look at some internal driving footage showing the action and sounds of the 328i and 335i during acceleration and downshifts. The 328i model shown is a Sportline model with 8 speed automatic and ... CONTINUED
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Six new commercials have been released by BMW for the 2012 F30 3 Series sedan. The ads use humor to showcase some of the F30's technologies - heated steering wheel, email voice dictation, handless automatic trunk opening, memory seats, side view cameras, and keyless entry.
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We've compiled a video showing how the sounds of the 2012 328i (with N20 engine) and 2012 335i (with N55 engine) compare. Below are some clips showing the F30 328i and 335i at speed and WOT on the Laguna Seca track's back straight section, as well as engine and exhaust ... CONTINUED
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So, how do you properly test the performance of the new 2012 3 series F30 sedan? You take it out on a race track like Laguna Seca, as we did earlier this week. But, if you really want to see the true limits of the F30's performance, you hand it over ... CONTINUED
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Here are the complete technical data and specs for the U.S. 2012 model 328i and 335i sedans (F30), including performance data, data on engines, transmissions, gear ratios, etc. A must keep/read document for all future F30 owners and enthusiasts.
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And here are the photos of the various Luxury Line F30 models shown at the F30 US Press Launch. There was a Black Sapphire Metallic, Mineral Grey Metallic, Imperial Blue Metallic, and Havana Metallic.
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The most prevalent model brought out by BMW NA to the US Press Launch is the Sport Line model (in both 328i and 335i forms), which makes sense considering that half the event consists of a track day at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Here are photos of an Alpine White, ... CONTINUED
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BMW NA has brought out F30 models in all the lines (Sport, Modern, and Luxury) at the US press launch event. Here is the F30 modern line in Imperial Blue Metallic and Blue Water Metallic (Activehybrid). For a comparison of the different F30 lines, see our F30 Lines Guide. Also on ... CONTINUED
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As you've seen from our recent coverage, we were just in Monterey, California for the US press launch of the 2012 3 Series sedan (F30). We were given an opportunity to test all F30 lines (sport, luxury, modern), in both 328i and 335i, on the track at Mazda Raceway Laguna ... CONTINUED
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From the US press launch and the first drives of the F30 335i (with N55 engine), here's a video we've made showing how the F30 335i engine and exhaust sounds, as well as the shift action and throws on the 6 speed manual transmission.
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The US press drives for the 2012 BMW 3 series sedan (F30) has kicked off in beautiful Monterey, California and we had the pleasure of taking a 335i Sport Line with 6-speed manual transmission out for a spin today. This is the first time that the F30 335i and F30 ... CONTINUED
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