When it comes to BMW, I believe that many people will think of the BBA brand first, and BMW, as one of the three specific BBA, has naturally received the attention of many consumers. BMW's earliest establishment was in 1916, now has gone through more than a hundred years of development, not only in the product quality has been achieved, but also in the appearance of many changes, from the most initial appearance to today's very exaggerated appearance, BMW has appeared a lot of changes, even BMW 3 series to now has gone through 47 years of development and modification, then we will talk about the BMW 3 series Of this BMW's most important model of the appearance of the development history.
The predecessor of the BMW 3 Series - BMW 2002
BMW 2002 can be regarded as the most classic model in the BMW 3 series family from the appearance, and after the birth of BMW 2002, BMW also participated in many events during the 1960-1970S period in order to show people its high performance, and won three championships, so BMW 2002 also has more feelings, which is well known to the public.
BMW 2002 was just born with the BMW family style "nostrils" design, and with the two sides of the circular headlight group, at that time extremely windy, and BMW 2002 in order to meet the trend of that era, even the appearance of the formal appearance of the design, the angular shape also received a bunch of people's attention. And with the victory of the event, BMW 2002 also became a household name in that era. And at that time, BMW 2002 had already printed the logo of its own model on the rear of the car, which had a strong recognition.
The first generation of BMW III series - E21
With the success of BMW 2002, BMW is also stepping up the development of new models. Finally, in 1975, BMW withdrew from the first generation of the third series - E21. And the emergence of E21 also marked the official suspension of BMW 2002, and the first generation of Shenche came to an end. The appearance of E21 inherits the appearance characteristics of bmw 2002 that year, and even the similarity of the two cars is very high, compared with BMW 2002, the main change of E21 is in the front light group, although the front light group is also embedded in the front grille, but the design of the light group has become more refined. And the design of the antenna was also installed on the side of the body, which was also in line with the trend of the times. The large vertical "nostrils" in the middle of the front face of the E21, the Hofmeister corners have become the classic elements of the BMW 3 Series in the future, and the first generation of BMW III Series E21 also created a sales myth of 1.36 million units at that time, becoming a hot model at that time.
The second generation of BMW III series - E30
In 1982, BMW launched the second generation of BMW III series products - E30, the appearance of this generation of E30 can be described as very "strange", a closer look at the photos can be found that this generation of BMW E30 canceled the right rearview mirror, this design is also the only generation of BMW 3 series design, and the reason for the cancellation is very ridiculous, is because German law prohibits right overtaking, so this generation of BMW E30 canceled the right rearview mirror. The removal of the right rearview mirror also caused an uproar at the time, and many people were complaining about BMW's design, but now, this is also the only BMW series full of "personality". However, in the front position, this time the E30 widely used the design of the four-circle lamp, rather than wanting the previous generation model to exist only on a single body. However, the "nostrils" of this generation of E30 have not changed much, and the vertical design is still adopted, and the "nostrils" have not become larger.
Second generation M3 E36,
Six years after the first M3, BMW launched the second generation of the M3 family, the E36. Its styling is the most inconspicuous of the four generations, but its engine features a sensational 3.0-litre 286-horsepower engine that accelerates the E36 from a standstill to 100 km/h in just 5.5 seconds.
The fourth generation of BMW III series - E46
The fourth generation of the three series is also the most popular three series among so many generations of three series, once by the majority of BMW fans to become the most classic three series, this generation of E46 not only retains all the classic elements of BMW, but also uses more new era design, truly achieving the collision of classics and fashion. The exterior of the fourth generation 3 Series has also been significantly improved, with more prominent wheel arches and a more streamlined shape making it look very fashionable and dynamic, and the interior has also moved away from the traditional but slightly old design style of the old model. BMW's iconic double kidney grille blends into the bonnet on this generation, and the dual wavy headlights give the E46 a more modern look.
Fifth generation three series - E90
The birth time of E90 has come to 2005, in order to conform to the aesthetic concept of the times, BMW gave up the classic styling elements, but adopted a very era concept of design, the body applied a large number of line design, so that the appearance of this generation of BMW III series has a stronger aggressiveness. At the same time, the interior has also added the iDrive system and LCD display for the first time, and the iDrive system has been retained until now, and the aggressive appearance combined with the luxurious interior design makes the E90 pay more attention!
Sixth generation three series - F30
This time, BMW has extensively changed the naming of the three series, from the previous "E" to "F". Not only that, F30 was born in 2012, fully integrated all the modern style into it, and in the details to the extreme, in front of the front of the details of the change more, F30 side of the headlight group compared to the previous model has a more slender feeling, and the shape of the two sides of the headlight group is more ferocious, connecting the "nostrils" on both sides of the position also applied chrome trim decoration, so that the modern sense of the car is more enhanced, The application of the vehicle kit also makes it look younger and sportier.
Seventh generation three series - G20
The launch time of the seventh generation of the third series is 2019, this time, BMW has changed its vehicle code, from the previous generation of "F" to "G", the emergence of the G20 has made the 3 series have a more earth-shaking change in appearance. This generation of the 3 Series actively applied the M Series kit to the new body, making the appearance extremely aggressive. Although the all-new Generation 3 Series replaces almost all parts, it is still a sporty, dexterous, punctual, and comfortable sedan.
By the way, the new design of the new M3 also makes its front face more stylish, the large "nostrils and rectangular grille are juxtaposed together to make him more recognizable, and after the sports kit is installed, the car's appearance is more stylish, and the new M3 is based on the CLAR modular architecture, while using more aluminum alloys." Materials such as carbon fiber and high-light steel further reduce the quality of the armament and enhance its handling performance.
After more than 40 years of renovation, it is more in line with the aesthetics of consumers on the appearance level. Although the current three series is getting better and better, but the old three series also have their own highlights, especially the first generation of the three series is more classic, that is, because of the emergence of the first generation of the three series, it has laid the foundation for the development of the current three series, after 40 years of evolution, the 3 series of the replacement has brought us fewer and fewer surprises, but it still does not affect it is a car with excellent control.