BMW 330e
Running costs
54.1mpg (on test)
£65 fill-up/£145 or 12% tax
Practicality
Boot (seats up/down)
410/1,420 litres
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
5.9 seconds/139mph
MODELTESTED: BMW 330e xDrive M Sport Pro Touring PRICE: £50,985 ENGINE: 2.0-litre 4cyl PHEV, 288bhp
LAST time the BMW 3 Series took on the latest Mercedes C-Class, they were both in four-door diesel form. On that occasion, the BMW narrowly scraped a win, but will things be any different with this plug-in hybrid powertrain?
Here we have the 330e xDrive Touring in M Sport Pro trim. Prices for this top-spec variant start from £50,985, but our car’s options, including the £1,900 Tech Pack and £1,950 Comfort Plus Pack, bump the total up to 56,675.
Design & engineering
WITH a plug-in hybrid powertrain, the BMW 330e has the most complicated drive system of the three
