3 Series Compact

The 3 Series Compact will be available in the UK and European markets in the summer of 2001 and in the Australian market at the end of 2001. Plans for other markets will be announced soon.

The 3 Series Compact is youthful and fresh, powerful and athletic, sophisticated and elegant. The striking front and rear ends of the body, 28 cm or 11" shorter than on the sedan, give the 3 Series Compact its unique character.  

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M3 Convertible

BMW's 3 Series convertible is regarded as an automobile with unique style and flair. But now there is an automobile that adds to that style and flair, a performance edge that could only come from BMW M: The new M3 convertible.

Available in Spring 2001, this open variant of the M3 coupe is an attractive and sporty four seater with an electrically operated soft top. The new M3 convertible features the agile handling of a sports car as well as the newly designed M3 inline six-cylinder engine developing 333 horsepower at 7900 rpm and a maximum torque of 262 lb-ft at 4900 rpm. 

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X5 3.0d

Following the X5 4.4i and X5 3.0i, the new X5 3.0d is the newest member of the BMW Sports Activity Vehicle family. 

The X5 3.0d develops a maximum output of 135 kW/184 bhp and maximum torque of 410 Nm/302 lb-ft from BMW’s DI straight-six. The X5 3.0d combines the virtues of a sports activity vehicle with the superior economy of a powerful diesel. Acceleration from 0–100 km/h is in 10.5 seconds, top speed is 200 km/h. Fuel economy is excellent, with the common rail engine consuming only 9.7 liters/100 km under the EU standard, equaling 29.1 mpg Imp.

X5 4.6is

The X5 4.6is (formerly called the X5 HP) resembles the prototype X5 LeMans, first reported here at BMW World. The X5 4.6is is a new high-performance version of the X5 Sports Activity Vehicle. The most powerful X5 engine will no longer be a 282 horsepower, 4.4 liter V8, but rather a new high-performance V8 developing 347 horsepower (European rating). The new V8 has a displacement of 4.6 liters, and being exclusively reserved for the X5 4.6is, delivers up to 354 lb-ft of torque. The four-wheel-drive vehicle does zero to 60 mph in less than 6.5 seconds and has a top speed of more than 149 mph. 

Z3 M Coupe & Roadster

The engine of the M coupe and the M roadster will be replaced by the new six-cylinder high-performance M engine. The new M engine develops 315 horsepower at 7400 rpm, an increase of more than 30 percent from the previous 240. With this power increase, the new M coupe and M roadster will go from 0 to 60 mph in under 5 seconds.

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750hL

Their strategy is to avoid emissions and to make use of regenerative forms of energy. On May 11th, 2000, BMW presented the 750hL fleet in Berlin, the first fleet of production-based cars featuring an internal combustion engine powered by hydrogen. The 12-cylinder engine delivers 204 horsepower (European rating), accelerates from zero to 60 mph in approximately 9.5 seconds and reaches a top speed of 140 mph. The cryo tank holds 37 gallons, giving the fully-equipped 7 Series vehicle a range of 218 miles.

The 7 Series vehicle also features a conventional gasoline fuel system, which remains aboard in case of unavailability of hydrogen fuel. The production of 7 Series sedans marks the beginning of the series production of BMW's hydrogen cars. The first model for the present 3 Series is to enter the market in 2010.

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