BMW's ubiquitous 3-Series has grown larger and more mature over its 40 years of existence, but the general concept has stayed mostly the same: two or four doors, relatively understated styling, excellent handling balance, and performance variants that can hang with purpose-built sports cars. It's a winning template that's attracted competitors from nearly every other luxury carmaker.

This video from Donut Media follows the evolution of the 3-Series, from the E21-chassis 1975 316 to the F80-chassis 2014 M3 and all of the wonderful race cars in between, including everyone's favorite, the E30 M3.

This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io