The 3 Series, which is deployed by BMW in the mid-size car market, has shown a great increase in sales in the past two years, such as in 2019, the 3 Series has accumulated sales of 109,000 vehicles, and by 2020, the cumulative sales of the 3 Series have exceeded 150,000 vehicles, and in 2021, the 3 Series has achieved cumulative sales of more than 170,000 vehicles, and won the leading position of the BBA model of the same level. Not only that, in January this year, the 3 Series also successfully ranked among the top three in the mid-size car sales market with monthly sales of 18,000 units, which won the favor of consumers and is naturally one of the main sales forces of BMW. Such a hot-selling 3 series, in fact, there are many derivative models, such as the 3 series travel version, the 3 series GT version, etc., of which the 3 series GT is the protagonist we want to talk about today.
Different from the early localization of the 3 series, the 3 series GT since entering the domestic market in 2013, has been as an imported car in the domestic market, positioned as a cross-border medium-sized car, and thanks to the name of "cross-border", the car has a more personalized appearance compared to the 3 series, but there are also many friends who feel that the sneaky body shape will reduce the rear head space, plus the starting price of more than 300,000 yuan, will also be much higher than the threshold of the 3 series, making many people reluctant to start the car, As a result, the 3 series GT has not achieved such results as the 3 series. At present, the 3 series GT has been discontinued, for the time being, there is no news of the launch of a new model of the 3 series GT, it seems that the 3 series GT is going to withdraw from the domestic auto market.
Sales belong to sales, so what is the product strength of the 3 Series GT? Let's first look at the appearance, the two sides of the lid are slightly sunken, the circular logo is located in front of the cover, the outer edge of the double kidney-shaped grille, the use of black bright strip decorative strips, the internal black net, a straight waterfall design, both ends can also see sharp headlights. There are not many lines in the front bumper, among which the more recognizable is the line passing through the lower grille from both sides, creating a smiley design. In addition, at both ends of the black lower grille, you can also see the black decorative board, the round hole style of the front fog lights are not absent, the overall sports atmosphere is not bad, and it looks relatively young.
Come to the side of the body, the roof of the sneakback design, looking still pretty, the frameless door surface layer adopts a multi-line design, of which, the sharp high waist line extends from the front wing plate to the taillights, the middle of the double low waist line below, the overall concave, in addition, in the lower edge of the front wing, you can also see the black decorative strip of the boomerang shape, combined with the double five-spoke wheel hub, but also brings good recognition. The spoiler equipped with the tail is not much curved, the logo and model logo are embedded below, the irregular tail lights are embedded at both ends of the tailgate, under the large size of the rear bumper, it is also equipped with a long black skid plate, the left and right sides are inlaid with small red light strips, and the circular exhaust ports on the one side are on the left side of the guard plate, which adds a lot of sports atmosphere.
Looking at the interior, the center console of the 3 Series GT is dominated by a sporty black color, a three-frame multi-function steering wheel, the recognition is not low, and in front of the steering wheel, you can also see the 10.25-inch LCD instrument panel. Looking to the right, you can see the 8.8-inch LCD central control screen, equipped with a double air conditioning outlet below, this part of the air conditioning outlet and the air conditioning outlet of the co-pilot, connected by silver decorative strips, but also the center console is divided into two layers, the air conditioning control panel below, retaining a lot of physical control buttons. To be honest, from the design level alone, I can't feel how strong the technology and entertainment atmosphere of this car is, but it is understood that the central control screen of the 3 Series GT has a built-in interactive system, and is also equipped with 16 Harman Karton speakers, when the music is played, you can get an immersive experience.
There is also a size, the 3 series GT has 4852/1828/1518mm three-dimensional circumference, and 2920mm wheelbase, to know that the 3 series has 4719 (4829)/1827/1459 (1463) mm three-dimensional, and 2851 (2961) mm wheelbase, compared with the two, you can find that the gap is not large, although the 3 series uses a slippery body design, but the body height is slightly more advantageous than the standard wheelbase of the 3 series, if it is according to common sense, It should also be possible to get a good ride.
And finally, there's the motivation. The car is equipped with a 2.0T engine like the 3 series, matching the 8AT gearbox, the difference is that the former cancels the low-power version of 156 horsepower, the entry has a maximum power of 184 horsepower, and the high-end model has a maximum power of 252 horsepower, of which the engine equipped with the entry-level model can bring 8.1 seconds of 100 km speed, as well as 7.8L of 100 km comprehensive fuel consumption, while the high version can have 6.2 seconds of 100 km speed, as well as 7.9L of 100 km comprehensive fuel consumption, in addition, the car is also equipped with a rear-drive drive as standard, thereby ensuring the driving maneuverability.
In summary, it can be found that the product force of the 3 series GT is not weak, like the size and entry-level version of the power are slightly better than the standard axis 3 series, the appearance will be slightly more personalized than the 3 series, the only deficiency is the price, the threshold is more than the 3 series, if you add tens of thousands of yuan, you can directly enter the BMW 5 series, in addition, the crossover in the domestic audience is not very high, plus the car replacement time is long, and then the 3 series in the domestic market is like a fish, and the 3 series GT sales are generally available. Of course, the 3 Series GT is also desirable anyway, but now there is no new car to be bought. Do you think the 3 Series GT has been discontinued, but alas?