BMW 3 Series [2012-2016] User Reviews

Exterior The exterior boasts of the stupendous and synonymous BMW sedans- It does turn a few heads whilst I drive back and forth from office.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Vouch for the car's safety, space, and comfort- its spacious indeed and comfy. Wont make you feel tired after a long journey.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Didnt feel the fuel economy to be a positive affair albeit I was cognizant of the fact that I purchased a premium car.

Ride Quality & Handling Stiff Steering is something which put me off. Rest is good to go.

Areas of improvement  

a) BMW India needs to bring pro-rata BMW Service Inclusive for second-hand owners even if the warranty period has expired. I recently requested for one and was told to pay for a 6-year package when my car was almost 4 years old.

b) BMW India needs to extend the BMW Service Inclusive package to 10 years from its present 6 years.

Stupendous looks, roomy, great music system, automaticNo rear-view camera, no iDrive, Stiff Steering

This car is amazing , without flashy chromy things , must wanted features with quality and assuarace of relibility. No body roles around the corners when i drive around the corners. Things should be done for more better is that servicing cost can be reduced because some essential things are unnesecerly expensive. This car has beautifull face, and personelly i feel it like shark design from front and now days lot of car makers are following same design which it had in 2012. Overall amazing car i love it.

Exterior

 what to say on a BMW

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Driver and front passenger is perfect . The auto controls and the manual tilt for the front seat is really good . 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 the engine is powerful , and the in  sports mode  its quite fast . I used to own a Yamaha RD 350 , and the pick up of 320 d is the same or even better .

I have obtained upto 20kmpl on straight stretches minimising breaking , and avoiding quick acceleration - ofcourse not crossing 80kmph  . However it gives an average of 14 - 15kmpl driving at high speeds in the highways . In city driving it gives 9.5 kmpl . I have done more than 20000 km and the car is showing its second service due . BMW claimed that the service interval is 15000 kms , but thats hardly the case . The first service was at 11500 km

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride quality is not good  as the tires are Run Flat and hence quite bumpy . The Bridgestone Turenza 205 / 55 R16 which comes as OE , is almost gone after 20000 kms  . Guess I will have to change the tyres at 25000 and this time I am going for tube less as I am told that ride quality improves signifcantly . Planning to put 225/50 R 16

Final Words

 A great sports car , but sadly we dont have the roads for making this machine sweat !

Areas of improvement  

 Like I said earler , rear seats aare clumsy .

 

Great Pick upLess space in the rear

Exterior After having sleepless night to get mine OWN BMW. finally I got and it was love at first sight. The Luxury line give you the feeling of Royalness. The car leaves it's impression as you go out. The day light light, sunroof, light on door handles, the chrome fitting all around, The bonnet of the car itself, You wil fall in love with the Car.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Plenty of room on the front row. Driving seat is with all the comfort ... Most of the things of I control on steering wheel.. Beautiful sound system. They should have not removed the maps from Icontrol.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Though the spec says 0-100 in 7 sec and i drove it and found it took 4.8 sec to reach 100. Everything is there on driver screen. avg. speed.. fuel to KM. you can listen slight bit of engine sound that's good. what's th use if you can't hear the roaring sound of you engine as it shoot's. vrooom. vroooooom. vrooooooooooooom. and here you go.

Ride Quality & Handling Sterring is so light and as you speed up it give you more assitance of easy ride.

Final Words GO FOR IT. WORTH IN 35 LAC.

Areas of improvement DASH BOARD THE BLACK AREA GIVE YOU LEATHER OR HARD PLASTIC LOOK. NAVI PACK AND INTERNET CONNECTIVITY WHICH YOU CAN BUY FROM THE DEALER AS WELL. THEY INCREASED THE PRICE BY 1.90 LAC. BUT REMOVED THESE FEATURES.

Look, Style, interior , day light lights, pick upDash board

Exterior Good looking car with good built quality.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior is good but low seating and getting in and out is bit teadious. Features are good. They could have provided reverse camera as well.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Good, The car is excellent to drive.

Ride Quality & Handling Is not good for rough roads which are more in our country India. It is not the car for India.

Final Words NOT A CAR FOR OFF ROAD. PLEASE DONOT BUY WHO WANT TO USE IN INTERIOR OF INDIA WHERE ROADS ARE BAD AND THE TYRES GET CUT AND PUNCTURED REPEATEDLY.

Areas of improvement Tyres should be taken care of as they get cut even with slightest impact. I have tried all types of tyres and ultimatly given it up and sold the car. I prefer not to buy this car as long as our roads improve.

Excellent driving confortVery bad tyres which get cut repeatedly specially in offroad.

Exterior

i am lucky to have a performance edition. has exterior modifications as;

designed to look like M3

has a front bumper skirting

silver side lines

wind breaker at the rear

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 love it . needs sensors example pedestrian detection ; parking management ;infra red night vision assist

totally black with black metal

features listed below are nice

steering adjust

seat adjusts

elctrical rear mirror closure

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

get fuel economy @ 10 km/liter

 best so far experienced

responsive to accelaration

remember an instance ; took an U - turn and then pressed the gas pedal

in 3 secinds noticed that my speed was at 80 km/hr

tried to decelerate but the seed redars caught me and i got fined

Ride Quality & Handling

 steering feels good .low stance is comfortable ; takes corners well

bettter hug the road than sail like a ship

Final Words

best buy under indian conditions

hope the amount of exhaust belched at times is less

 next buy to be an M3 or 330d

 

Areas of improvement  

 after service facility

 

the ride qualityafter service facility

Exterior

Sporty and mean Looks.. It may not have the killer looks of A4, but it looks has a purpose.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Front seats are very comfy, but for CE, no electric adjust..  Excellent viwe.. But you need to almost crawl into the car due to a low stance.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearb

It begs you to drive faster.. Can not make out the speed even while doing in excess of 120 Kmph.. Fantastic handling. Steering feedback is great tho' a little hard, but after 2 years I am pretty used to it.

Ride Quality & Handling

Poor ride quality on bumpy roads.. tramlining was a big issue.. Changed to non-RFT and the problems vansihed. Handling is fantastic. The best I have driven so far..

Final Words

The ultimate driving machine.

Areas of improvement  

Rear seats are cramped and is a squeeze for more than 2 adults.. May be the new model will be better in this area..

 

Great handling, performance, decent fuel economy for a car of this sizePoor ride due to RFT and rear space

Exterior Lovely attractive looks, very shapely and sporty, the curves are attractive and beautiful.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good features, comfortable saeting, bit cramped at the back seat.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Smoothest drive. The engine is powerful and noiseless for a diesel. Pickup is great.

Ride Quality & Handling The best driver's car, love every bit of it though I would be happier to have parking sensors at both front and back.

Final Words Surely the best car in its segment. Just go and buy it, much bettter than the Merc and Audi similar cars. This car has the looks, is great to drive, creates the best imprssion on the road.

Areas of improvement Provide another spare tyre for Indian roads. Given that Indian roads are full of potholes and bumpy rides, having just four tyres is a big risk. I have seen at the service centre many cars which come in with totally run out tyres.

Great Looks, Good Fuel economy, great drive, almost everythingback seat a bit cramped, no spare wheel which is required for Indian roads, bit low for Indian roads

 

Car looks amazing from outside, no qualms about it!!

 

Interior Space is nice too, I dont know why people are making it such a big issue, car comfort is fine. All of the sedans in this league cannot take 3 at the back comfortably except superb.2 people can sit very nicely .

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is great,no problems till now!honestly i was a bit scared about the fuel ecomomy as after driving skoda laura, you tend to... but this car leaves me amazed, fuel economy is great, about 13 kmpl in city.gear box as smooth as it can be, wish they had the same gear as in 5 series.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality and handling is nice. no problems while turning in a small radius. Feels macho.

 

Final Words It's been just a month for me with this car, but I am having a ball driving it in the town. I was confused between audi a4 and bmw 320 d, but I am glad I chose this one.mean machine.

 

Exterior looks, Ride comfort,Rich interiorsSpace at back, but not if you are the one driving...