However, while it can be argued that most BMW models released in the US have been hits in their own right, some have been ...

One of these was the BMW 3 Series Compact. There were 2 versions of this car: the E36/5 and the E46 Compact. The first one was introduced in 1994 and it was supposed to be BMW's small-hatchback.

It's an E36-generation 3 Series Compact ... take the smallest BMW and equip it with the biggest production BMW engine. The 316i Compact came from the factory with a 101-hp inline-four, but this ...

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 ...

For the third-generation 3 Series, the E36, BMW added another new body style: the Compact. This short-tailed three-door, which retained the now outmoded semi-trailing arm suspension of the E30 ...

BMW E36 M3: European Spec vs ... nearly 400 heavier than the compact E30. You feel most of those pounds, whether it’s less jostle from a pothole or worse body control when tossing the E36 ...

While never mass-produced, a BMW pickup isn’t ... K2 concept was based on the E36-generation 3 Series, though whether it started life as a coupe or as a Compact hatchback isn’t clear.

Being outsold by the C-Class Sport Coupe and the A3, BMW decided to pull the plug on the Compact series (E46 and E36) in 2004 and develop a brand new model, called the 1 Series, which will prove ...