BMW 3 Series E46 330I SE 3.0 petrol 231PS Automatic
330I SE 3.0 petrol 231PS is one published configuration of the BMW 3 Series E46. The specification sheet uses the figures stored for this variant.
- Power
- 231.2 PS (228 bhp)
- Combined mpg
- 29.4 mpg (NEDC)
- 0–60 mph
- 7.8 seconds
- UK dataset
- 26 cars in our dataset
Specification sheet
Overview
- Manufacturer
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Generation
- E46
- Engine
- 3.0 petrol 231PS
- Trim
- 330I SE
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Body style
- Saloon
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Catalogue registration span
- 2000 – 2004
Engine and performance
- Power
- 231.2 PS (228 bhp)
- Torque
- 300 Nm
- Capacity
- 3.0 litres (2,979 cc)
- Cylinders
- 6
- Aspiration
- Naturally Aspirated
- 0–60 mph
- 7.8 seconds
- Top speed
- 153 mph
- Drive
- 4x2
Economy and emissions
- Combined mpg
- 29.4 mpg (NEDC)
- Urban mpg
- 20.1 mpg (NEDC)
- Extra-urban mpg
- 40.4 mpg (NEDC)
- Test cycle
- NEDC
- CO₂
- 230 g/km
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Emissions standard
- 3
- Road tax
- Band K, £430 a year. Stored catalogue figure, not a live DVLA calculation.
Dimensions
- Length
- 4,445 mm
- Width
- 1,702 mm
- Height
- 1,415 mm
- Wheelbase
- 2,725 mm
Catalogue ranking
Ranks compare published variants in this generation. They use the cars in our dataset, not UK sales.
- Power: 5 of 132, ahead of 72% of the cars in this generation’s dataset.
- Combined mpg: 96 of 132, ahead of 19% of the cars in this generation’s dataset.
- Lower CO₂: 97 of 132, ahead of 17% of the cars in this generation’s dataset.
- 0–60: 35 of 132, ahead of 58% of the cars in this generation’s dataset.
Same engine, other configurations
More economical NEDC variants
Compared only with the same engine and the same official test cycle.
Higher-powered engines
Other engines in this generation whose stored PS range reaches higher than this variant. Open the engine page for the configurations.
Related VehicleScore tools
Check your BMW 3 Series E46 330I SE 3.0 petrol 231PS
Enter a UK registration to check a BMW 3 Series 330I SE 3.0 petrol 231PS. This page describes that version, not one number plate.
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.