Now you can book BMW's 3 Series Gran Turismo at just Rs 43 Lakh in India

GERMAN luxury car maker BMW on Wednesday launched its new BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo model priced between Rs 43.3 lakh and Rs 47.5 lakh (ex-showroom). Locally produced at the company's Chennai plant, the new BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo is available in diesel and petrol variants, BMW India said in a statement.

The new model is available in two exclusive design schemes Sport Line and Luxury Line. While the 3 Series Gran Turismo Sport Line is powered by two-litre, four cylinder diesel engine and is priced at Rs 43.3 lakh, the same for Luxury Line is priced at Rs 46.5 lakh. The 3 Series Gran Turismo Luxury Line in petrol with the two-litre four cylinder is priced at Rs 47.5 lakh. The Sport Line can accelerate from 0 to 100 km in 7.7 seconds while the Luxury Line does even faster in amere 6.1 seconds.

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The innovative new generation of petrol and diesel engines from the BMW Efficient Dynamics engine range. Mr. Frank Schloeder, President, BMW Group India said, ``The new BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo unites the best of both worlds- an embodiment of pure dynamism and a sense of spaciousness. It exudes aesthetic and emotional appeal, boasts a distinctive presence on the road and offers similarly pronounced driving pleasure." The car sports an eight-speed Steptronic transmission is available with steering wheel paddle shifters, he added. The new BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo provides unparalleled performance coupled with cutting-edge safety technologies.