Pricing confirmed for 2020 BMW 3 Series Touring

BMW has confirmed pricing and specification details for its latest 3 Series Touring wagon, which is set to launch from October.

Officially unveiled in Europe last month, the new 3 Series Touring will be initially available with just one powertrain when it reaches our shores, the 330i priced from $73,900 (plus on-road costs).

Headlining BMW’s new wagon are improved dynamics, added safety features, more technology and updated styling.

The 330i is powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, with 190kW of power and 400Nm of torque sent to the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Officially, nought to 100km/h is reached in just under six seconds, while fuel consumption is rated at 6.4L/100km on the European WLTP cycle.

In keeping with previous 3 Series Touring models, an M Sport package is fitted as standard, including an aerodynamics package which sits the wagon 10mm lower, 19-inch light alloy wheels, M Sport brakes and adaptive dampers.

Alternatively, customers can opt for a Luxury Line package at no extra cost, which adds wood trim to the interior, a sport leather steering wheel, sport seats for the driver and passenger, Bi-Colour 19-inch alloy wheels and aluminium roof rails with a satin finish.

Other standard features include a 40:20:40 split rear seat with electric adjustment, an electric tailgate, 10-speaker audio system, adaptive LED headlights and LED fog lights and wireless smartphone charging.

Exterior styling has changed slightly from the previous model, gaining a larger, reshaped kidney grill, slimmer headlights and a sleeker side profile.

Slightly longer (+41mm) and wider than before, the new 330i’s boot is able to hold 500 litres of cargo with the rear seats in place and 1510 litres once folded.

Inside, BMW says head and shoulder room has been increased and the seats have been redesigned to make long drives more comfortable. A panoramic glass sunroof can be optioned for an extra cost.

And, similar to its recently released 3 Series sedan sibling, the Touring will be equipped with BMW’s Live Cockpit Professional, Parking Assistant Plus with Reversing Assistant and BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant. This includes a 12.3-inch instrument cluster and a 10.25-inch control display.

The 2019 330i Touring also gets a small weight reduction of 10kg compared to the outgoing model and the car-maker promises a 25 per cent increase in body rigidity.

The German car manufacturer has only confirmed the 330i Touring for now, but we can expect to see other variants introduced later on, following suit with sedan variants including the sportier all-wheel drive xDrive 340i Touring.