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…
One of the more forgotten cars in BMW’s history, especially in America, is the E36-gen BMW 318ti. The brand’s first-ever hatchback 3 Series was a bit of a dud here in the ‘States and didn’t…
One of the oldest BMW tuners in the business is also one of the least known outside of Germany. Hartge has been tuning BMW models since 1971 and has been in the business nearly as…
The BMW 3 Series Compact was a funny car. It started with the E36-generation of 3 Series and continued with the E46-gen but stopped after that. It was basically a small, affordable hatchback version of…
The BMW 3 Series Compact is considered to be the grandfather of the BMW 1 Series. A significant (if not by design) model tweak allowed a smaller, but seemingly fitting model to be squeezed into…
