Latest News | BMW Launches M340i XDrive 50 Jahre M Edition in India

New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) German luxury carmaker BMW on Friday launched the 'M340i xDrive 50 Jahre M Edition' car priced at Rs 68.9 lakh in India.

Locally produced at BMW Group's Chennai plant, the special edition car is powered by a 2,998 cc petrol engine with a power output of 387 hp and 500 Nm maximum torque. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/hr in 4.4 seconds, BMW India said in a statement.

Also Read | Presidential Election: VV Giri, Another President Who Was Born, Raised in Odisha.

It comes with a host of features such as virtual assistant, gesture control, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, along with head-up display, parking assistant with rear view camera and reversing assistant, it added.

It is the first special edition to be launched as the company celebrates 50 years of BMW M series sportscars.

Also Read | German Lawmakers Vote to End Ban on Advertising Abortions.

BMW had earlier said that it would roll out 10 exclusive models of '50 Jahre M Editions' across the product portfolio as it celebrates the 50th year of its iconic brand, BMW M, this year.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)