Frazer Spowart, a Vimeo producer, has filmed a video dedicated to the Burns' love for the classic 1970s BMW model for his new online series called "Cars I See".
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Well, that's not the case as the ever-expanding Bavarian carmaker is plotting one more body style for its most popular model range, the 4-Series Gran Coupe.
Think of it as a smaller, 3-Series based iteration of the larger and more expensive 6-Series Gran Coupe that is a hybrid between the 6-Series Coupe and the 5-Series Sedan.
We won't blame you if you confuse the appearance of the prototypes of the 3-Series GT with the 4-Series Gran Coupe, but if you take a closer look and compare the test cars we have spied in the past, you will see that the Gran Coupe has a lower and more slanted roofline, along with a longer trunk.
This is the alternative or alternate history, the “what if” premise, which has been quite popular in both historical and science fiction genres.
In a similar fashion, what would have happened to the 3-Series' styling if BMW had constantly evolved the shape of the E30 (produced between 1982-1990, though some body styles continued for a few more years) and hadn't moved on with the E36 and its successors?
This is a question posed by the people at Hungary's TMCars design. The answer they came up with is the TM concept30, named after the E30 3-Series that is celebrating its 30th birthday this year.
Interestingly, the concept30 is much more than a pure study as TMCars imagined it as a styling kit that can transform the appearance of any E30 3-Series, many examples of which remain in use today.
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The prototype has dropped all of its heavy camouflage affording us a much clearer view of the car that will soon become the third addition to the sixth generation of the 3-Series after the F30 sedan and Touring.
This is the first new body style to be added to BMW's highly successful 3-Series range since the "Compact" of the 1990s, which was a three-door hatchback.
The 3 GT is a life-style orientated model sporting a five-door liftback body and a longer wheelbase than the sedan for improved passenger space.
The shape of the car is far less awkward and more elegant than the larger and taller 5-Series GT, though it doesn't appear to be as sporty looking as its chief rival, the Audi A5 Sportback.
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Kelleners Sport offers performance kits for all diesel and petrol engines available for the European specification 3-Series.
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The production facility based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, started operating in 1994 and even though it initially churned out the 318i followed by the Z3 in 1995 and then the X5, in the past few years, the X6 and X3 SUVs were added while the X4 is also set to join the all-SUV line-up in about two years’ time.
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However, this 1989 3-Series sedan found for sale in Holland comes pretty close as the owner shoehorned a 4.4-liter V8 engine (M62B44) from a 1996-1998 540i E39 under its bonnet.
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This time, 3D Design has turned its attention on the new BMW 3-Series sedan (F30) with the unveiling of a styling package that will go on sale early next month.
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We'll start with the next iteration of the M3 Coupe that may be christened M4, the first spy pictures of which we showed you earlier this week.
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BMW has released a video that takes us on a short tour throughout the history of the 3-Series, starting from the E21 in 1975 and finishing with the newly launched F30.
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It all starts and ends with a remapped ECU that squeezes 45 more horses and 65Nm of torque out of the force-fed gasoline engine, bringing the total to 286hp (290PS) at 5,100 rpm and 415Nm (306 lb-ft) at 2,700 rpm.
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The first-ever hybrid version of the 3-Series carries an MSRP of $49,300 (€39,800), excluding an $895 destination and handling fee (*) that raises the price to $50,195.
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Given that it was built from 1986 to 1992 and putting aside heavily abused models or cars that were involved in accidents, the biggest percentage of M3 E30s have clocked many miles on the road and in many cases on the track as well over the years, which makes finding a low-mileage example a difficult task today.
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Case in point this 1990 (1991MY) BMW 318i Touring that was transformed into an M3 Touring. Those of you familiar with the E30's history will know that BMW never built a station wagon version of the E30 M3, which was exclusively available in coupe and convertible body styles.
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In more detail and starting with the 2013 3-Series saloon, BMW will launch the new ActiveHybrid 3 with prices starting from £40,225 OTR. The high-powered hybrid will be available in SE, Modern, Luxury and M Sport trims.
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What you may not be aware of is that BMW is touring more than 60 towns in Britain with three of its Efficient Dynamic models, including a 1-Series hatchback, a 3-Series sedan and a 5-Series saloon, all of which are wrapped in a shiny golden foil wrap.
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State officials predict that the damages from the storm that include many broken car windows could well exceed $400 million.
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BMW is rumored to replace the 3-Series badge with the 4-series moniker for the two-door coupe and convertible variants of its newly revealed 3-series sedan, in much the same way that it does with the larger 5-Series (sedan, Touring and GT) and 6-Series (Coupe and Convertible) models.
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