Which luxury car will play the leading role in your real-life road movie? The 2020 BMW 3 Series or the INFINITI Q50? Both exclusive sedans make cameos near Jackson, Clinton, and Ridgeland, Mississippi, but how will you cast the role of your beloved car? With this comparison, compiled by BMW of Jackson, you will be able to pick the star of your road show.
Who takes the lead when it comes to performance? In the BMW 3 Series, you achieve an EPA-estimated 26 city/36 highway MPG, which means less interruptions during a trip. If you drive the INFINITI Q50, you register an EPA-estimated 20 city/29 highway MPG, which entails you stopping and starting again to refuel.
To experience more dynamic driving on the road, use the 3 Series 8-speed Sport Auto transmission to tailor your drive to meet up with the road and to feel less drag with a curb weight of 3,589 pounds. The Q50 gives you a 7-speed automatic transmission, which does give you some versatility, but the 3,685 pounds of curb weight may slow you down.
You’ll be sitting like a celebrity in the standard BMW 14-way power front seats with a memory system that registers your favorite seating positions for both driver and front co-star. In the INFINITI, the standard 8-way power driver’s seat makes you feel like a rising star, but with fewer options. If you want front seats with memory, they are available in the INFINITI.
Configure your space to accommodate your lifestyle. Your 3 Series rear seats can fold down in a 40/20/40 split for more space and come standard. You also get 17 cubic feet in your trunk on top of that. With the Q50, an available 60/40-split fold-down rear seat can be installed in your vehicle. Store your belongings in 13.5 cubic feet of cargo space.
Easy-to-access navigation lets you get to your destination in style and on time. The 3 Series features standard BMW Live Cockpit Plus with voice command and navigation while the Q50 makes navigation and INFINITI Voice Recognition available to owners.
BMW understands that with multiple co-stars comes multiple electronic devices, so you can make your sedan a Wi-Fi Hotspot for up to seven devices with the standard issue BMW Connected Drive® Services. INFINITI knows you may want to create a Wi-Fi Hotspot for the same number of devices as BMW allows, but it comes with the optional INFINITI InTouch™.
Keep rolling along knowing that the safety in your luxury vehicle will sustain you and your co-stars. Only one car takes the stage with standard driver-assist features, though. The BMW offers standard Lane Departure Warning, but in the INFINITI, the comparable option of Lane Departure Warning is just that, an option.
When you find yourself drifting off when your drive slows down, you may need some action to perk you up and keep you alert to what’s ahead of you. In the 3 Series, the standard Active Protection System comes with Fatigue and Focus Alert that gives you a nudge to stay awake. No system like this comes in the Q50.
Find your leading car yet between the 2020 BMW 3 Series and the INFINITI Q50? After you review the comparison, you just completed the first step in casting the luxury sedan that features the most star qualities in Jackson, Clinton, and Ridgeland. Continue the audition process and take a test drive at BMW of Jackson.