{"id":40847,"date":"2015-06-01T16:11:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/?p=40847"},"modified":"2023-07-13T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T09:00:19","slug":"whats-your-favourite-bmw-3-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/whats-your-favourite-bmw-3-series\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s your favourite BMW 3 Series?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It all began in 1975.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like many trends in the motoring industry of that era, the 1973 oil crisis made demand for a small, light, efficient car that could claim the middle ground and make a new benchmark for BMW in terms of sales and efficiency.<\/p>\n

It worked. In the subsequent four decades the BMW 3 series has become the best selling best seller – accounting for more than 30% of all BMW sales and proving a ubiquitous success in all markets BMW operates in.<\/p>\n

What’s really clever is how, from the bog standard four door sedans through to the special edition, high-powered, lightweight coup\u00e9s that bear the talismanic M3 badge – they have maintained a clearly identifiable ‘go-to’ car for a huge variety of customers.<\/p>\n

My favourite would be an E46 CSL. What’s yours?<\/strong><\/p>\n

E21: 1975-1983<\/strong>
\n\"3<\/a><\/p>\n

E30: 1983-1991<\/strong>
\n\"3-Series-E30\"<\/a><\/p>\n

E36: 1991-2000<\/strong>
\n\"3-Series-E36\"<\/a><\/p>\n

E46: 1998-2006<\/strong>
\n\"3-Series-E46\"<\/a><\/p>\n

E90-93: 2005-present<\/strong>
\n\"3-Series-E90\"<\/a><\/p>\n

F30-F80: 2012-present<\/strong>
\n\"3-Series-F30\"<\/a><\/p>\n