BMW India starts promotional activities for the new 3-series

A few days back we confirmed that the new BMW 3-series will make its Indian debut by the end of July, 2012. As the F30 3-series gets ready for its launch, BMW India is getting busy creating buzz about the car on various social media networks. BMW’s Facebook page for example published a teaser showing the various generations of the 3-series. Now BMW is also launching a trivia contest on the 3-series and is promising to fly chosen winners to the launch of the F30 3-series. 

As we mentioned earlier, the new 3-series will be launched by the end of this month – contrary to some reports claiming July 19, 2012 to be the launch date for the F30 Beemer. At launch, the 2012 3-series will be available with both, petrol as well as diesel powertrains. The petrols are expected come in the form of the 320i and the 328i variants which will put out 184PS / 270 Nm and 245 PS / 350 Nm respectively. The oil-burners will constitute of the 320d and the 330d which will produce 184 PS / 380 Nm and 262 PS / 560 Nm respectively. These will be available with the new eight-speed ZF transmission that is available on the current 5-series. Stay tuned to OnCars as we bring you more information on the new 3-series as we inch closer to its launch.