At least you can recline the back seats - a feature reserved just for the GT. They also sit higher so have a better view out, although the raised seating position does mean headroom is a little tight for those over six-feet tall. The boot is bigger - by 25 litres with the seats up and 100 litres with them down - and there's also an extra 75mm of legroom for rear passengers. And if you regularly do that with passengers, the GT is actually a better bet than the Touring. Plus, how often do you hurl your car along a back route? Chances are you spend most of your time either on the motorway or chugging about in town. Compared to many other cars, the 3 GT will still provide sufficient entertainment for most people on a twisty road.
#Bmw 328i gran turismo series
This forces the tyres to work harder to maintain grip and means the 3 Series Gran Turismo doesn't feel as keyed into the road as the estate. The higher centre of gravity doesn't help either as you sense the car's mass moving about more. Throw the 3 GT at a couple of corners and the extra weight and longer body make it feel less agile than the lower and lighter Touring.
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And let's face it, the car's bigger brother the 5 Series Gran Turismo has hardly been a roaring success.īut has BMW got the recipe right this time or is the 3 GT another niche too far? We tested a UK-specification 328i Luxury model on a variety of roads to find out.Įxternally the GT's noticeably bigger hatchback shape instantly separates it from other 3 Series models. The 3 Series Touring is such a great all-round car that it's hard to justify spending an extra £1,300 on the GT.
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The BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo has its work cut out.
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For some people it will be the ultimate 3 Series and in this respect, unlike its bigger brother, it most certainly isn't a niche too far.
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It looks better, it makes more financial sense, and most importantly of all, it still feels suitably sporty to drive despite its size and weight. The gearbox is an 8-speed Sport automatic, driving the rear wheels.The 3 Series GT is a much more complete car than the 5 Series GT. The 2.0 litre turbodiesel engine does 184 horsepower at 4,000 rpm and 380 Nm of torque from 1,750-2,750 rpm, doing the 100 km/h sprint in 7.9 seconds. It’s the first time the Luxury Line trim has been available on a 320d in Malaysia – you can currently only get Modern Line or M Sport with the F30 320d Sedan. The iDrive system has an 8.8 inch display with GPS navigation and you get a 9 speaker HiFi system like the CBU model, but the CKD model gets an additional rear view camera and keyless entry.īMW 320d Gran Turismo Luxury Line – RM298,800 In terms of safety equipment, you get six airbags, DSC stability control along with its ABS, ASC, CBC and DTC complements. In the interior, you get Dakota leather, aluminium trim, a sport leather steering with paddle shifters, and sports seats with prominent side bolsters. Exterior-wise, the locally assembled BMW 328i GT Sport should look identical to the CBU, wearing the same Sport Line kit and 18 inch Double-spoke Style 397 wheels wrapped with 225/45R18 tyres.