BMW 3er-Reihe

For years the entry-level BMW, succeeding the successful Neue Klasse models. Gained a reputation for being a sporting, well engineered mid-sized car, and became synonymous in the 1980s with the young urban professional. Never that well equipped for the price, the 3er sold principally on good engineering and a driver’s car image, something that continues to this day as the brand’s top seller. Not that exclusive any more—in Britain it outsells supposedly everyday mid-sizers such as the Ford Mondeo—but ubiquity doesn’t seem to have dulled its image too badly, with the continuation of the sporting M3 models.

• BMW 3er-Reihe (E21)
• BMW 3er-Reihe (E30)
• BMW 3er-Reihe (E36)
• BMW 3er Compact (E36/5)
• BMW 3er-Reihe (E46)
• BMW 3er Compact (E46)
• BMW 3er-Reihe (E90)
• BMW 3er-Reihe (F30)

Marque: BMW | Predecessor: BMW Neue Klasse (115)