{"id":1290,"date":"2005-07-05T22:40:31","date_gmt":"2005-07-05T22:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/07\/05\/bmw-releases-3s\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T13:50:09","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T13:50:09","slug":"bmw-releases-3s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/07\/05\/bmw-releases-3s\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW releases 3-series Touring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/serie3touring1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"175\" alt=\"Serie3touring\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/serie3touring.jpg\" width=\"250\"  \/><\/a> Anticipating Alfa&#8217;s 159 Sportwagon, BMW releases the estate version of its best-seller. BMW designers, led by Chris Bangle resisted the temptation of a bold styling. This 3 series Touring can load up to 1385 litres of luggage, which exceeds the capacities of a Mercedes C-Class Estate or a Peugeot 407 SW. Nevertheless, a <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/vw_passat_and_n.html_.png\">VW Passat<\/a> Variant or a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petrol-head.com\/opelvauxhall\/index.html\">Vauxhall Vectra<\/a> offer up to 1850 litres.<br \/>BMW has paid a great attention to practicallity, fitting this new version of the 3-series with a reversible boot floorpan, a 12 volt power socket, luggage lashes or a bag and umbrella holder. For a few hundred extra pounds , you can get a waterproof box to store muddy boots for example.<br \/>Technically speaking, the Touring is almost identical to the excellent sedan. But beware: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petrol-head.com\/alfa_romeo\/index.html\">Alfa 159 Sportwagon<\/a> is underway&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smgenglish.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/boite3touring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"297\" alt=\"Boite3touring\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/boite3touring.jpg\" width=\"450\"  \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anticipating Alfa&#8217;s 159 Sportwagon, BMW releases the estate version of its best-seller. BMW designers, led by Chris Bangle resisted the temptation of a bold styling. This 3 series Touring can load up to 1385 litres of luggage, which exceeds the capacities of a Mercedes C-Class Estate or a Peugeot 407 SW. 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