2025 BMW 3 Series vs 2025 BMW 5 Series

Serving Chattanooga, TN

The BMW 3 Series and the 5 Series have been impressing Chattanooga-area drivers for several decades. The 2025 3 Series is a mid-generation sport sedan that introduces a few small improvements to enhance its appeal. The 2025 5 Series is a midsize sedan that launches a plug-in hybrid system. What should you know about these popular luxury sedans before making your next purchase?

Performance

The 2025 BMW 3 Series no longer has a plug-in hybrid system, and its two gas systems carry up from the 2024 model year without change. The 255-horsepower, turbo four-cylinder, 2.5-liter engine connects to an eight-speed auto transmission. It is available with rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. The 386-horsepower, turbo six-cylinder engine has mild-hybrid engineering. This trim also comes with a sport suspension, upgraded brakes, a sport differential and enhanced steering. The 5 Series is available with a 455-horsepower plug-in hybrid engine. This system includes a turbo 3.0-liter, inline-six gas component, and it can take you 87 miles down the road on all—electric power. The 5 Series is also available with two gas engines. These are a turbo four-cylinder, 255-horsepower engine and a turbo inline-six, 375-horsepower unit.

Appearance

The 2025 3 Series has a sporty edge from bumper to bumper with a swooping hood. Both smooth contouring and an angled accent stream down the sides. The kidney-style grille is minimized to accommodate the commanding bumper. It shows off a linear mesh flanked by deep, sharp air vents. The headlights feature a pair of pointed, C-shaped LED ribbons. The 2025 5 Series has an elegant look with a seamless profile and confidently smooth accentuation over the door panels. The kidney-style grille is styled with sharp corners and vertical accents. The nose also displays angled, slender air inlets and slanted LED accents embedded in the headlights.

Features

The 3 Series comes with a curved display that holds the 14.9-inch central display screen and the 12.3-inch digital instrument screen, and it also comes with a three-zone climate control system. The 5 Series has a 14.9-inch central display screen separated from its instrumentation panel. It is also equipped with a panoramic glass roof, voice and gesture controls, camera guidance with parking assistance, and a wireless charging pad. Both models come with BMW-connected services, adaptive cruise control, heated seats, forward collision mitigation, wireless smartphone app connects, and other features.

To continue your comparison of the 2025 3 Series and 5 Series, you need to take a test drive. For more details and to arrange a test drive, visit BMW of Chattanooga today.