Saina Nehwal honoured with a new BMW car

Cricket stars are not the only ones awarded swanky cars for their match-winning performances anymore. The Andhra Badminton Association took note of ace badminton player Saina Nehwal’s Bronze-medal winning performance at the 2012 London Olympics and honoured her with a brand-new BMW 3-Series.That the keys were handed over by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar made for the icing on the cake.

“I am quite confident that the best is yet to come and you will emerge victorious across the world and that is what we want,” said Tendulkar while heaping praises on Saina’s performance. Incidentally, Tendulkar, also happens to be the new brand ambassador for BMW India, which launched the latest 3-Series in India recently.

Priced from Rs 28.90 lakh ex-showroom Delhi, the new 3-Series is available with a 2.8-litre petrol motor and 2.0-litre oil burner. The Sport Line petrol variant churns out a whopping 248PS of power @ 5,000 – 6,500rpm while the diesel engine pumps out 186PS @ 4,000rpm that is transferred to the wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission for both engines. The new model is several notches above its predecessor when it comes to performance and has a claimed mileage of 14.79 km/l for the petrol engine and 18.88 km/l for the diesel.

Saina aside, a BMW car has also been announced for her coach P Gopichand and budding badminton talent P V Sindhu.