BMW abandoned diesel engines for the new generation 3 Series in Europe

BMW has officially confirmed that the new generation 3 Series will no longer be offered with diesel engines in the European market. Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports this.

Modifications 320d and M340d will disappear from the catalog for Europe from 2027. The car debuted in three gasoline configurations: 330, 330 xDrive and the top-of-the-line M350 xDrive with an inline-six engine. All versions received a mild hybrid system.

Experts cite the main reason for the Euro-7 environmental standards, which significantly complicate and increase the cost of production of diesel engines in Europe. For European buyers, the bet is on a combination of petrol versions, an all-electric i3 and a rechargeable hybrid, which will appear in 2027.

In the United States, the new sedan has already gone on sale with gasoline power plants: a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and an inline six. Sales of diesel modifications of the previous generation will continue for several more months.

Every generation of 3 Series since the E30 has been offered with at least one diesel engine. The latest version with a diesel engine was the G20 320d version with a two-liter four-cylinder B47 turbodiesel producing 188 horsepower and 400 Newton meters.