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BMW 3 Series E46 3.0 petrol 231PS

3.0 petrol 231PS is one engine in the BMW 3 Series E46. Power, economy, and CO₂ below are ranges where the trims or gearboxes differ. Each row in the variant table is one configuration.

Engine summary

Fuel
Petrol
Power
231.2 PS
Combined mpg
27.7–31 mpg
CO₂
218–244 g/km
Variants
19 variants
UK dataset
1,260 cars in our dataset

Catalogue registration span: 2000 – 2026. This is the span of records, not a production announcement.

Where this engine is offered

Trims330Ci Sport, 330Ci, 330Ci SE, 330Ci Clubsport, 330I Sport, 330I SE, 330Ci M Sport, 330I Sport Touring
GearboxesAutomatic, Manual
FuelsPetrol
Body stylesConvertible, Coupe, Saloon, Estate

Variants with this engine

19 published variants.

Stored PS for published variants of this engine. Brake horsepower is not plotted.

NEDC combined mpg

  • 330Ci Clubsport 3.0 petrol 231PS31 mpg
  • 330Ci SE 3.0 petrol 231PS31 mpg
  • 330Ci Sport 3.0 petrol 231PS31 mpg
  • 330I SE 3.0 petrol 231PS31 mpg
  • 330I Sport 3.0 petrol 231PS31 mpg
  • 330Ci Clubsport 3.0 petrol 231PS29.4 mpg
  • 330Ci M Sport 3.0 petrol 231PS29.4 mpg
  • 330Ci SE 3.0 petrol 231PS29.4 mpg
  • 330Ci Sport 3.0 petrol 231PS29.4 mpg
  • 330Ci Sport 3.0 petrol 231PS29.4 mpg
  • 330I SE 3.0 petrol 231PS29.4 mpg
  • 330I Sport 3.0 petrol 231PS29.4 mpg
Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.
VariantFuelGearboxBodyPowerCombined mpgDataset
330Ci 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible231.2 PS (228 bhp)27.7 mpg (NEDC)54
330Ci Clubsport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticCoupe231.2 PS (228 bhp)29.4 mpg (NEDC)22
330Ci Clubsport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolManualCoupe231.2 PS (228 bhp)31 mpg (NEDC)80
330Ci M Sport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible231.2 PS (228 bhp)27.7 mpg (NEDC)17
330Ci M Sport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticCoupe231.2 PS (228 bhp)29.4 mpg (NEDC)11
330Ci 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolManualConvertible231.2 PS (228 bhp)28.5 mpg (NEDC)86
330Ci SE 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible231.2 PS (228 bhp)27.7 mpg (NEDC)13
330Ci SE 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticCoupe231.2 PS (228 bhp)29.4 mpg (NEDC)50
330Ci SE 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolManualCoupe231.2 PS (228 bhp)31 mpg (NEDC)45
330Ci Sport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible231.2 PS (228 bhp)27.7 mpg (NEDC)246
330Ci Sport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticCoupe231.2 PS (228 bhp)29.4 mpg (NEDC)179
330Ci Sport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolManualConvertible231.2 PS (228 bhp)29.4 mpg (NEDC)110
330Ci Sport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolManualCoupe231.2 PS (228 bhp)31 mpg (NEDC)192
330I SE 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticSaloon231.2 PS (228 bhp)29.4 mpg (NEDC)26
330I SE 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolManualSaloon231.2 PS (228 bhp)31 mpg (NEDC)11
330I SE Touring 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticEstate231.2 PS (228 bhp)28.8 mpg (NEDC)10
330I Sport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticSaloon231.2 PS (228 bhp)29.4 mpg (NEDC)50
330I Sport 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolManualSaloon231.2 PS (228 bhp)31 mpg (NEDC)34
330I Sport Touring 3.0 petrol 231PSPetrolAutomaticEstate231.2 PS (228 bhp)28.8 mpg (NEDC)24

Other engines in this generation

Mpg ranges are not ranked across engines because the test cycle is stored on the variant, not on the engine range.

EngineFuelPowerCombined mpg rangeCO₂ rangeDataset
1.8 petrol 116PSPetrol115.6 PS35.3–40.9 mpg167–194 g/km175
1.9 petrol 105PSPetrol104.7 PS35.8 mpg188 g/km47
1.9 petrol 118PSPetrol118.3 PS35.3 mpg190 g/km10
1.9 petrol 119PSPetrol118.6 PS30.7–35.8 mpg188–216 g/km100
2.0 diesel 136PSDiesel135.9 PS49.6 mpg152 g/km10
2.0 diesel 150PSDiesel149.6 PS39.8–49.6 mpg153–190 g/km515
2.0 petrol 143PSPetrol142.8 PS33.6–39.2 mpg175–203 g/km553
2.0 petrol 150PSPetrol149.6 PS33.6–38.2 mpg180–203 g/km143
2.2 petrol 170PSPetrol169.9 PS28.8–31.7 mpg213–236 g/km613
2.5 petrol 170PSPetrol170.4 PS26.7–31.4 mpg215–254 g/km112
2.5 petrol 192PSPetrol191.7 PS28.5–31.7 mpg215–239 g/km863
2.8 petrol 193PSPetrol192.7 PS28–30.7 mpg216–241 g/km67
2.9 diesel 184PSDiesel183.5 PS34.9–42.2 mpg178–216 g/km94
3.0 diesel 204PSDiesel204 PS35.8–42.8 mpg177–211 g/km178
3.2 petrol 343PSPetrol342.6 PS23.3–23.7 mpg287–292 g/km96

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How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.