Having once owned a BMW 320i (E21 platform) I can attest the 3's were once relatively light and nimble machines with plenty of dna lingering from the 2002. The current 3's seem more aimed at competing with upscale appliance cars from Japan than sticking to the "driver's car" roots that gave BMW its rather fading glory reputation.
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