Have Fun Building The Perfect 2023 BMW 3 Series

We love a good configurator. It's an easy way for any car nerd to waste hours out of their day, especially when the car configurator in question is for a long-standing automotive favorite like theBMW 3 Series. The new 3er just debuted, bringing with it some refreshing restraint, and a look at what's new forone of BMW's longest-standing badges.

While the American configurator forthe new 3 Seriesisn't up yet, we did manage to find the configurator for the 2023 BMW 3 Series in the UK. In it, we can see a full list of colors, trim levels, engines, and pricing. However, the obvious caveat here is that these are Euro-spec cars so there'll be pricing and trim level differences. As such, we'll leave pricing out of it for now. In the US, we expect the model to start at around $41,450.

One of those trim levels is the M320d xDrive. We don't get that here. Instead, we'll have an M340i, just like last year. Of course, it does give us some info. Short of the M3, the M320d/M340i gives us a few special colors, like Tanzanite Blue Metallic, and a few of BMW's "frozen" color schemes.

Those are BMW's matte colors, likethe green on the M5 CS. Here, you can either have Frozen Tanzanite Blue or Frozen Pure Grey. Of course, these will cost a few thousand bucks extra, and there's also your choice of wheels with this trim level, and that's likely to be the same story here as it is in Europe. We've included a few in the surrounding images.

Inside, the new 3 Series gets BMW's new iDrive 8 infotainment unit, somethingthat's also making its way into the M3. Other than that, the configurator allows you to add more technology like lumbar support, heated surfaces, and a head-up display. We imagine some of those options will be standard on US-spec models, like lumbar and a heated steering wheel.