BMW car configurator: the £42k 3cyl BMW 3 Series
This one is a little different to the rest of the cars on this list.
- Entry-level price: 318i SE - £25,160
- The car we built: 318i Sport - £42,070
Key options:
- BMW Icon adaptive LED headlights - £610
- BMW Individual leather instrument panel - £1,075
- Internet access - £95
This one is a little different to the rest of the cars on this list. Instead of wondering how expensive we could make the top-spec model, we looked at how far could we push the entry-level BMW 3 Series 318i with a 1.5-litre triple on board?
It turns out you can easily spend £42,000 on one. Our build, finished in Tanzanite Blue and with 19-inch BMW Individual alloy wheels came in at just a smidge over that. Of course, we went to the effort to add several option packages to the specification, but we could have easily pushed the price to more than £45,000 if we ticked every box possible. Put simply, our 318i Sport is £14,023 per cylinder, and is more expensive than a 525d SE Touring!
Our crazy car configurator builds:
- £29k Nissan Juke
- £38k MINI Clubman
- £39k Vauxhall Cascada
- £42k BMW 3 Series 3cyl
- £47k Volvo V40 Cross Country
- £53k Volkswagen Passat Estate
- £54k Mercedes-AMG A 45
- £71k Range Rover Evoque
- £100k Audi Q7
- £130k Porsche 911 Carrera S
We built a £42k 3 Series using BMW’s UK configurator – do you think you could do better? Have a go yourself right here!
