All the BMW 3 series in one table starting from E36 1994 year of production to modern cars.
| Attribute | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) 320i Automatic × | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E46) 320i Automatic × | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E90) 320i Automatic × | BMW 3 Series Sedan (F30) 320i Steptronic × | BMW 3 Series Sedan (G20) 320i Steptronic × |
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| General | |||||
| Make | BMW | BMW | BMW | BMW | BMW |
| Model | 3 Series | 3 Series | 3 Series | 3 Series | 3 Series |
| Generation | 3 Series Sedan (E36) | 3 Series Sedan (E46) | 3 Series Sedan (E90) | 3 Series Sedan (F30) | 3 Series Sedan (G20) |
| Modification | 320i Automatic | 320i Automatic | 320i Automatic | 320i Steptronic | 320i Steptronic |
| Website | https://www.bmw.com | https://www.bmw.com | https://www.bmw.com | https://www.bmw.com | https://www.bmw.com |
| Number of doors | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Number of seats | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Body type | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan |
| Transmission | automatic | automatic | automatic | automatic steptronic | automatic steptronic |
| Number of gears | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 1↑Production from (year) | 1994 | 1998 | 2005 | 2012 | 2019 |
| Production to (year) | 1999 | 2001 | 2007 | 2015 | - |
| Performance | |||||
| Top speed (km/h) | 210 | 216 | 215 | 235 | 240 |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s) | 8 | 10.9 | 9 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| City consumption (l/100km) | 20 | 14.9 | 11 | 7.7 | 6.8 |
| Extra-urban consumption (l/100km) | 8 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Combined consumption (l/100km) | 13 | - | 7.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| CO2 emissions (g/km) | - | - | - | 138 | 126 |
| Emission standard | - | - | - | EURO V | EURO VId-Temp |
| Drive | |||||
| Drive | Rear wheel drive | Rear wheel drive | Rear wheel drive | Rear wheel drive | Rear wheel drive |
| Position of engine | Front,ongitudinal | Front,ongitudinal | Front,ongitudinal | Front,ongitudinal | Front,ongitudinal |
| Fuel | Petrol (Gasoline) | Petrol (Gasoline) | Petrol (Gasoline) | Petrol (Gasoline) | Petrol (Gasoline) |
| Max. power (hp) | 150 | 150 | 150 | 184 | 184 |
| Max. torque (Nm) | 190 | 190 | 200 | 270 | 300 |
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| Number of cylinders | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cylinders arrangement | Inline | Inline | Inline | Inline | Inline |
| Valves per cylinder | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engine displacement (cm³) | 1,991 | 1,991 | 1,995 | 1,997 | 1,998 |
| Compression ratio | - | 11 | 10.5 | 11 | 10.2 |
| Max. power @ rpm (rpm) | 5,900 | 5,900 | 6,200 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Max. torque @ rpm (rpm) | 4,200 | 4,200 | 3,600 | 1,250 | 1,350 |
| Cylinder bore (mm) | 80 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 82 |
| Piston stroke (mm) | 66 | 66 | 90 | 90.1 | 94.6 |
| Fuel system | Multi-point injection | Multi-point injection | Multi-point injection | Direct injection | Direct injection |
| Valve control | - | Dohc | - | - | - |
| Turbine | - | - | - | Twin-power turbo | Twin-power turbo |
| Fuel tank (l) | 67 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Engine oil capacity (l) | - | - | - | 5.75 | - |
| Coolant capacity (l) | - | - | - | 7.6 | - |
| Chassis | |||||
| ABS | + | + | + | + | + |
| Front wheel suspension | Independent type McPherson | The depreciated rack | The depreciated rack | Independent, spring | Independent multi-link |
| Rear wheel suspension | Independent, spring | Helical spring | Helical spring | Multi-link independent | Multi-link independent |
| Steering type | - | Steering rack | Steering rack | Steering rack | Steering rack |
| Power steering | - | Hydraulic Steering | - | Electric Steering | Electric Steering |
| Front brakes | Disc | Ventilated discs | Ventilated discs | Ventilated discs | Ventilated discs |
| Rear brakes | Disc | Disc | Disc | Ventilated discs | Ventilated discs |
| Tires size | - |
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| Turning radius (m) | - | - | - | 11.3 | 11.4 |
| Dimensions | |||||
| Length (mm) | 4,352 | 4,471 | 4,520 | 4,624 | 4,709 |
| Width (mm) | 1,843 | 1,739 | 1,817 | 1,811 | 1,827 |
| Height (mm) | 1,568 | 1,415 | 1,421 | 1,429 | 1,435 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 3,521 | 2,725 | 2,760 | 2,810 | 2,851 |
| Kerb weight (kg) | 1,260 | 1,365 | 1,395 | 1,420 | 1,450 |
| Gross weight (kg) | 1,950 | 1,865 | 1,840 | 1,970 | 2,050 |
| Minimum boot space (l) | - | 440 | 460 | 480 | - |
| Maximum boot space (l) | - | - | - | - | 480 |
| Max. roof load (kg) | - | - | - | 75 | - |
| Front track (mm) | 1,835 | 1,481 | 1,500 | 1,543 | - |
| Rear track (mm) | 1,840 | 1,488 | 1,513 | 1,583 | - |
| Ride height (mm) | - | - | - | 140 | - |
| Drag coefficient (Cd) | - | - | - | 0.29 | - |