When BMW was getting the E36 3 Series ready, it also wanted to have a smaller version to compete with the hot hatches of the day. Thus, the E36 Compact was born. The body style was primarily designed ...

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Probably because few BMW aficionados fancied the three-door hatchback derivation of the storied 3 Series, its Compact version lived and died over just a couple of generations. Compare that with the ...

BMW E36 at the Nürburgring brings together one of BMW’s classic performance platforms and one of the world’s most famous ...

The E36-generation BMW 3-Series Compact is far from the most desirable two-door coupe out there but this particular example is special. Very special. Watch Also: Youngster Showing Off Tuned BMW E30 To ...

The BMW 3 Series compact was never the best-loved model in the E36 line-up, despite being a bold move for BMW. A smaller hatchback variant of the 3 Series E36 was always part of the plan, but it would ...