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BMW 3 Series Touring E91 LCI

Compact Wagon

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BMW 3 Series Touring E91 LCI is a compact executive station wagon in production from 2008 to 2012. It was available with a range of inline-4 and inline-6 engines that displaced 2.0 to 3.0 liters.

Compared to the pre-facelift E91, the most important changes were the introduction of Euro 5 compliance, which again forced many engine updates. Unfortunately, this was also when the N54 engine was introduced. Being both turbocharged and direct-injected, the N54 was the least reliable BMW I6s in the last few decades. Similarly, the troublesome N57 diesel replaced the M57, also leading to lots of reliability issues. The corresponding 4-cylinder models faired even worse.

The silver lining is that the N52 engine remained available until the end, though no longer in its peak tune. This was the only reliable engine available for this generation.

BMW has made a good effort in aerodynamics, with a decent 0.27 coefficient of drag to show for it.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 42%

Pros

Good 0.27 drag coefficient
N52B25 remained

Cons

Lots of unreliable engines
MacPherson strut front suspension

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Specifications

Variants shown:

316d

318d

318d 2010+

318d AT

318d AT 2010+

318i

318i AT

320d

320d 2010

320d 2011+

320d AT

320d AT 2010

320d xDrive

320d xDrive 2010+

320d xDrive AT

320d xDrive AT 2010+

320i

320i AT

325d

325d AT

325i

325i AT

325i xDrive

325i xDrive AT

330d

330d AT

330d xDrive

330d xDrive AT

330i

330i AT

330i xDrive

330i xDrive AT

335d AT

335i

335i AT

335i Euro5

335i Euro5 AT

335i Euro5 xDrive

335i Euro5 xDrive AT

335i xDrive

335i xDrive AT

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