PRICE ANNOUNCED FOR BMW M3 COUPÉ
24 April 2007 - BMW

Further details of the new BMW M3 Coupé, the most powerful road-going M3 the marque has ever produced, have been announced.

The latest BMW M3 Coupé is a technical tour de force. The 420hp V8-engined performance car is capable of zero to 62mph in 4.8 seconds, before going on to an electronically-limited top speed of 155mph. But while engine capacity, cylinder count and output have increased compared to the previous M3’s six-cylinder unit, engineers have managed to reduce powerplant weight and introduce elements of BMW’s EfficientDynamics programme.

The use of lightweight engine components means the 3,999cc engine weighs 15kgs less than the previous 3.2-litre six-cylinder. Brake Energy Regeneration combines with an induction system featuring eight individual throttle butterflies and double-VANOS variable valve technology for the best performance. Such technology is why the BMW M3 posts a consumption figure of 22.8mpg on the combined cycle, an eight per cent improvement over the outgoing car.

The BMW M3 Coupé goes on sale in September 2007 priced at £50,625 OTR.

Reduced price for Service Inclusive package
BMW’s popular Service Inclusive package that keeps the cost of car ownership to a minimum is now available for a new low introductory price. Customers purchasing a BMW 1 Series can now take advantage of a £190 one-off fee at the time of purchase and get their car covered by BMW’s five-year, 60,000 miles Service package.

By choosing this option an owner is subsequently covered for all routine servicing of their vehicle including parts and labour during this period. The package covers items including brake fluid, air filters, fuel filters (diesel models only), spark plugs, oil filters and engine oil. It is also transferable to subsequent owners within the five-year time and mileage restrictions.

Steve Nash, BMW UK aftersales director, said: ''When you factor in average labour rates across the industry and parts prices it’s clear to see that the £190 one-off charge for the Service package represents excellent value for money and peace of mind for the BMW 1 Series buyer.''

More accolades for BMW
BMW has been honoured with five more awards from the UK’s motoring press in recognition of its outstanding product range. Auto Express magazine voted the BMW 3 Series best compact executive car in its recent annual Used Car Awards ceremony. The BMW 5 Series scooped the prize for best executive car. The readers of Auto Express also honoured BMW by voting the 5 Series best executive car in its Driver Power Survey 2007. Unlike other awards Driver Power honours are chosen by car buying readers who rate the vehicles they’ve owned.

News of these awards comes at the same time as influential business publication Fleet News voted the 3 Series and 5 Series best compact executive and best executive cars. It is the fourth successive year the 3 Series has won its category at the Fleet News awards and the third successive year for the 5 Series.

Corporate Communications department appointments
The BMW UK Corporate Communications department has a new press fleet co-ordinator. Sarah Lovegrove has taken over the role previously occupied by Martin Harrison. Sarah joins the team on secondment from BMW Finance and starts with immediate effect. Martin has moved to become Group Communications Executive while Natalie Wakefield is on maternity leave.

For all press fleet enquiries Sarah can be contacted on 01344 480439, her email address is sarah.lovegrove@bmw.co.uk. For all queries relating to manufacturing and environmental affairs Martin Harrison is now available on 01344 480108 and his email address is martin.harrison@bmw.co.uk.

On-line fraud
Following a spate of bogus emails, BMW UK would like to underscore that it does not offer cash prizes or cars as part of free prize draws. An email entitled ‘International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company’ is not a bonafide BMW campaign and the firm has no relationship with the people responsible for issuing the notices.

Richard Price, BMW national customer service manager, said: ''We are aware that there are a number of similar emails in circulation and we are currently investigating how to prevent those responsible from using BMW’s name in such a way. We advise anyone who receives the email not to enter into correspondence with the sender.''

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