In July 1975 German
carmaker BMW introduces the whole new 2-doors 3 Series at the Munich
Olympic Stadium. The new car succeeded the BMW 2002. Paul Bracq
designing director at BMW (1970 – 1974) was the driving force
behind the E21, while Wilhelm Hofmeister drew the first sketch.
In 1975 three
models were available: BMW 316 (1.6-litre, 66 kW), BMW 318
(1.8-litre, 72 kW) and BMW 320 (2.0-litre, 80 kW) all variants of the
BMW M10 four-cylinder engine. The 320 models had dual round
headlights, while the 315 - 316 and 318 had single round headlights.
By december 1975 the BMW 320i was introduced with 92 kW.
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| Predecessor: BMW "02 Series" (1502 / 1602 / 1802 / 2002) |
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| BMW 316 (E21) 1975 |
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| BMW 318 (E21) 1975 |
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| BMW 320 (E21) 1975 |
In 1977 BMW
introduced a new 320 featuring the new six-cylinder M20 engine
(90kW). The 323i model was introduced in 1978, featuring 2.3 litres
six-cylinder M20 engine with 105 kW. A low-level model, the 315
powered by a 1.6-litre M10 engine with 55 kW was introduced in 1981.
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| BMW 321i (E21) 1975 |
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| BMW 323i (E21) 1978 |
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| BMW 3-series (E21) Baur cabrio |
A cabriolet
conversion, featuring a targa roof combined with an independent rear
soft-top, was offered by German Karosserie Baur in 1978.
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| Successor: BMW 3-series E30 |
The BMW E21 was
replaced by the BMW 3-series in 1982. A total of 1.364.039 E21 were
build.
BMW 3-series (E21), German advert 1975
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