The E21 was the first 3 Series, a sporty two door compact car that took over from the 02 Series in 1975 and set the formula of rear wheel drive, MacPherson strut front suspension and a driver focused cockpit that BMW kept for decades. It launched with carburetted four cylinder engines, gained fuel injection and six cylinder power in the late 1970s and offered a Baur built convertible. It was the car that introduced the naming scheme tied to the 5 Series. Its model years run from 1975 to 1983.
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The BMW 3 series is a line of compact executive cars manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975.
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The E21 was produced from June 1975 to December 1983 and replaced the BMW 02 Series.
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The E21 was produced from June 1975 to December 1983 and replaced the BMW 02 Series.
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The BMW E21 is according to the Design Museum London one of "fifty cars that changed the world".
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The series was exclusively built in a sporty two-door sedan / coupé body-style
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The series was exclusively built in a sporty two-door sedan / coupé body-style
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The first BMW models to use the M20 were the E12 5 Series and the E21 3 Series.
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