3 Series
A car that many BMW enthusiasts love to hate, the 3 Series Compact was the brand’s first hatchback since the days of the 2002 Touring. It was only sold for about a decade (1994-2004) across…
Adrian Padeanu / January 10, 2024
3 Series
If I still own it after seven years, I’m planning on taking my 1994 BMW 318Ti Compact back to the Munich plant it emerged from in September of that year. As such, it’s thought to…
Andrew Everett / August 15, 2023
3 Series
The first BMW hatchback since the 2002 Touring was phased out back in 1974, the original 3 Series Compact (E36/5) came out in 1993. The 1 Series’ precursor certainly doesn’t rank high on lists made…
Adrian Padeanu / June 20, 2022
3 Series
Back when the first Compact BMW was launched, the world was a completely different place. The BMW range wasn’t nearly as diverse as the one we have today and yet, the German officials were trying…
Gabriel Nica / December 17, 2021
3 Series
Video: BMW Classic takes a closer look at the E36 3 Series Compact
by Gabriel Nica / Date: May 20, 2021