BMW E30 is the second generation of the BMW 3 Series, dating back to the early 1980s. It is a classic and conservativelooking car, especially when compared to its more aerodynamically advanced contemporaries. What was it like? How did it fare in comparative tests of the 1980s? How well did it stack up against the MercedesBenz 190 W201? How many of them were sold? Let's flip through old magazines and delve into the automotive history of the 1980s.

00:00 • 1982
00:34 • BMW E30 Premiere
02:04 • First Encounter with BMW E30
13:58 • BMW 320i
18:38 • BMW 323i
20:10 • BMW 318i M10 in West Germany
24:44 • BMW 318i M10 in the UK
32:49 • MercedesBenz 190E vs. BMW 320i
38:09 • 1980s Sales Statistics: MB W201 vs. BMW E30
39:18 • BMW 323i 150 hp
40:50 • BMW 320i E30 LongTerm Test of 80,000 Kilometers
47:02 • Diesel BMW 324d E30
49:12 • BMW 325i 171 hp
53:26 • MercedesBenz 190 E 2.6 vs. BMW 325i
57:24 • BMW 318i M40
1:00:55 • BMW E30 Touring
1:05:54 • BMW 325iX AWD vs. Audi 90 Quattro and Ford Sierra 4x4
1:11:00 • BMW 320is — The Italian M3
1:15:20 • Conclusion

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