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BMW Serie 3

1975 – today

BMW Serie 3

The BMW Serie 3 has been on sale since 1975. In that time it has had 12 generations or facelifts: E21 (1975), E30 (1982), E30 restyling (1987), E36 (1990), E46 (1998), E46 restyling (2001), E90 (2005), E90 restyling (2008), F30 (2012), F30 restyling (2015), G20 (2019) and G20 restyling (2022).

Momeka has 647 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines, from 86 to 551 hp. All of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Momeka can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a BMW Serie 3, you can send them to complete it.

Years1975 – today
Generations12
Versions with specs647
Photos24
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Generation by generation

1975

E21

1975 – 1983

  • 8 versions
  • 90–143 hp
  • Petrol
  • 8 with service schedule
1982

E30

1982 – 1987

  • 11 versions
  • 86–200 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 11 with service schedule
1987

E30 restyling

1987 – 1994

  • 16 versions
  • 86–200 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 16 with service schedule
  • Code E30

No photos of this generation yet.

1990

E36

1990 – 2000

  • 44 versions
  • 90–321 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 44 with service schedule
1998

E46

1998 – 2001

  • 72 versions
  • 105–343 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 72 with service schedule
2001

E46 restyling

2001 – 2006

  • 59 versions
  • 116–360 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 59 with service schedule
  • Code E46
2005

E90

2005 – 2010

  • 142 versions
  • 122–420 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 142 with service schedule
2008

E90 restyling

2008 – 2014

  • 124 versions
  • 116–420 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 124 with service schedule
  • Code E90
2012

F30

2012 – 2015

  • 51 versions
  • 116–431 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid
  • 51 with service schedule
2015

F30 restyling

2015 – 2019

  • 46 versions
  • 116–460 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 46 with service schedule
  • Code F30
2019

G20

2019 – 2022

  • 37 versions
  • 150–510 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 37 with service schedule
2022

G20 restyling

On sale

2022 – today

  • 37 versions
  • 150–551 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 37 with service schedule
  • Code G20

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