3 Series
The 3 Series turns the big five-oh in 2025. Naturally, BMW is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the milestone. We’ve already seen several regional special editions, and now it’s South Africa’s turn with…
Adrian Padeanu / August 25, 2025
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2025 marks the big five-o for the 3 Series, having entered production in July 1975 when the first E21 rolled off the assembly line in Munich. Naturally, BMW is celebrating the milestone by giving the…
Adrian Padeanu / August 6, 2025
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The BMW 3 Series got a bunch of upgrades in 2023 and then got some more for the 2025 model year. While changes for the newest model year are closer to “nonexistent” than “major,” the…
Steven Paul / July 31, 2025
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BMW is celebrating the 3 Series’ golden jubilee this weekend at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed. To properly mark 50 years since the E21 debuted, the luxury automaker has brought all seven generations of…
Adrian Padeanu / July 13, 2025
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BMW M340i Special Edition Marks 50 Years Of The 3 Series
by Adrian Padeanu / Date: July 8, 2025
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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…
Adrian Padeanu / June 27, 2025
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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 PotosĂ factory in Mexico. However, it has recently come to our…
Adrian Padeanu / June 7, 2025
3 Series
BMW is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 3 Series this year, so we at BMWBLOG are delving into the model’s storied history and its contribution to the automaker’s success. We’ve already looked at the…
Surya Solanki / March 24, 2025
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BMW’s favorite son turns 50 this year, and as diehard 3 Series fans ourselves, we’re here for it. Continuing our trend of 3 Series-related coverage, we’re taking a look at the special edition 3 Series…
Steven Paul / March 24, 2025
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We’re usually good at identifying prototypes with pinpoint accuracy. However, this is not the case now. BMW is already testing the next-generation 3 Series (G50) with the production body, but a new spy video shows the…
Adrian Padeanu / January 20, 2025
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You could say that the BMW 320i M Sport 10th Anniversary Edition has a slightly confusing name. The 3 Series is certainly older than 10 years, having been around since 1975 when the E21 came…
Adrian Padeanu / October 4, 2024