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1977-’83 BMW 320i

If “middle-child syndrome” could be applied to an automobile, would BMW’s “E21”-chassis two-door suffer from it? Despite its fame as the first 3›Series — proven over 46 years, the Munich automaker’s bread-and-butter line, the archetypal sport sedan — would this car resent the industry-shifting legacy and established classic status of its 2002 predecessor, alongethos bang up to date and set new precedents for efficient, practical, fun motoring.

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