3 Series

It’s the dawn of a new era at BMW. Neue Klasse is making a comeback, but instead of representing a line of sedans and coupes as it did decades ago, it’ll spread across the entire…

BMW is in a festive mood as it blows out the 50th candle on the 3 Series’ anniversary cake. Since the E21 debuted in 1975, the company has sold over 20 million units, making the…

Do car journalists ever put their money where their mouth is? All the time, we see car journalists say, “You should buy this car!” or “I’d buy this car myself!” But sometimes that’s just a…

Ask most enthusiasts about the origins of German all-wheel drive, and the answer is nearly always the same: Audi Quattro. But while Ingolstadt’s rally weapon hogged the spotlight in the early 1980s, BMW was quietly…

BMW is celebrating 50 years of the 3 Series in 2025, creating a great opportunity to revisit key moments in the 3er’s history. One pivotal chapter dates back to 1984, when prototype engineer Max Reisböck…

China was the first market to get a special 3 Series to celebrate half a century since the E21 debuted. BMW used the four-cylinder 330i and electric i3 as the basis for the limited-run model….

Believe it or not, the E36 BMW 3 Series is now officially a classic. Produced globally from 1990 to 1999 (and hitting North American shores in ’92), even the newest examples of this icon are…

BMW Brazil has been producing 3 Series cars at its Araquari plant in Santa Catarina since 2014. In the 11 years since the company’s first factory in South America became operational, 45,000 3 Series units…

The next generation BMW 3 Series (G50) pushes forward with its testing plans. The top of the line BMW M350 was seen earlier this week on BMW’s proven testing ground: the Nurburgring. Compared to previously…

When BMW gave the 3 Series a mid-cycle update in 2022, it announced that U.S.-bound models would be produced exclusively at the San Luis Potosí factory in Mexico. However, it has recently come to our…