Hoovey689

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BMW 3 Series gets together for family portrait

Ask anyone in the know what the quintessential sports sedan is, and nine times out of ten they'll tell you it's the BMW 3 Series. It's the benchmark against which all others are measured, the target that every other luxury automaker has in its sights, and the very icon of what a luxury sports sedan should be. What's more, it has been all those things for three and a half decades, from the first model introduced in 1975 to the new sixth-generation model just rolled out last month.

With a hyphen or without, the 3 Series has come a long way, so to illustrate the fact, BMW has lined up all six generations for a family portrait or four, which you can check out in the gallery below

Gallery:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-3...mily-portrait/

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/13/b...mily-portrait/

Kira X

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That's pretty cool to see all of the 3 Series BMW's together.

GiantsFan

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My favorite 3 series is still the E46

blacksc400

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The original 3 series only comes in as a coupe. Interesting.

geko29

It was the spiritual successor to the 2002, which likewise was only available as a coupe. Over time the lineup expanded to meet additional market segments, but they started by limiting to what they knew (from experience) would be successful.

RX469

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I love those family portraits of the 3 Series, 911s etc. Love the evolution of such models.


On a side note.......my-my, those kidneys sure have gained size over it's lifetime!