1985 BMW 3 Series (E30, second generation) — 323i, front three-quarter view

1985 BMW 3 Series

Second generation · E30 1984–1991

The car that made the 3 Series an icon. Added a four-door sedan, a convertible, and the Touring wagon, and — most famously — spawned the original E30 M3 homologation special for 1988 (US). US E30s ran model years 1984–1991.

Photo: “1985 BMW 323i (E30)” by Rutger van der Maar / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY 2.0 . Cropped to 16:9.

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