BMW has been filling up every possible niche in the last few years. This tendency isn't new for the Bavarian car manufacturer. In the past, various models were produced to do the same thing but some ...

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 ...

Back in the day, the BMW E36 Compact was the car you’d pick if you needed anything like what a 1 Series Coupe offers you today. It was small, cheap an easy to use around town. However, it was ugly.

The E36 3 Series Compact is the best kind of E36. And I promise I'm not saying that because 318ti owner José Rodríguez Jr. forced me. It's the smallest and lightest E36, the funkiest looking and the ...

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 ...

Launched in 1992, the E36 BMW M3 is the second generation of the now ubiquitous performance sedan. It followed the preceding car’s formula closely, endowing a traditional BMW 3 Series with prodigious ...

Garret Donahue, a Southern California native, has been involved in car culture for the majority of his life. From organizing local group drives to attending open track days, Garret dives deep into the ...

No BMW better signifies the marque than the 3 Series, whether sedan, coupe or convertible. But what of the Compact, the unloved and discontinued stepchild that failed here in the States? No need to ...

The E36 M3 is the follow-up series production model after the original and groundbreaking E30 in the 1980s. Introduced in 1992 and manufactured until 1999, it was the first M3 to utilize a ...

This is part two of our continuing Living Legends series, where we take a retrospective look at the cars that have, by hook or by crook, managed to withstand the test of time. The first part of this ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...