Specifications and price reviews BMW E36 3-series-name "Germany's car" in Indonesia certainly will only be implied in the minds of two of the biggest brands will namely BMW and Mercedes-Benz. We can't belie this. BMW became the target for the teens or the easy love an Executive sedan with the taste of a sporty handling. While Mercedes-Benz is famous for incredible comfort. One of the most legendary BMW sedans in the era of the 90-an will be the ability to handle the above average is the BMW E36 3-Series, which is the third generation of the 3-Series line, replacing the position of BMW E30 3-Series.
Globally, BMW E36 was sold the first time at the end of the year 1990 for Europe market April 1991 for the North American market, after quite a long development process from the year 1983 and inaugurated in 1988. The car designed by Darrin Boyer and Jori Nagashima is present in the form of a sedan, coupe, convertible, and wagon, hatchback, as well as the most energetic variants namely M3. The car itself is a new entry to Indonesia in 1992 which is dominated by 4-door sedan variants. While other variants only entered specifically through General importers and imported second-hand units through the port of Sabang and Batam.
Since its inaugural sale in 1992, BMW E36 318i type option present with 1.8-liter engines 4 cylinder SOHC M40 as its predecessor, the NEW BMW 318i E30 which became the mascot in the film Catatan Si Boy. At the end of 1993, BMW 320i BMW-engined M50B20 presents 6 cylinder 2.0-liter capacity as the highest type. After the type was produced until the end of 1994 318i, BMW sales temporarily before eventually being replaced by the presence of the 318i with the choice of a new engine in 1996. Here, BMW 318i engine replacing the type of beginning M40B18 became M43B18 while doing a minor facelift for the E36 family. Its capacity is still 1.8 liters, the difference is on the movers the timing chain again using as there is on the engine 318 E30 M10B18. Furthermore, BMW released a new variant of the E36 BMW 323i i.e. families with 2.5-liter capacity M52B25 engine in 1996 which replaced the position of market 320i. This is the first variant in Indonesia that does not follow the naming system of nomenclature of the BMW in which the second and third digits indicate engine capacity. BMW also sells Limited Edition 323i type sold in limited with some additional features. Of these three types, only the BMW 318i 323i and sold until 1998 before being replaced by the presence of BMW E46 3-Series. While the BMW 320i had already halted sales in 1996.
In the local market, BMW E36 under market when the transition between the BMW E34 5-Series and BMW 5-Series E39 entered into a compact Executive sedan segment. As usual, the whole BMW sedan has a competitor that quite a lot of that comes from the manufacturer of Japan due to the life cycle is quite long. Among other Toyota Great Corolla followed by Toyota's New Corolla, Mitsubishi Lancer All New CB followed by CK, Mitsubishi Lancer, and Honda Civic Genio followed by the Honda Civic Ferio. While from a rival European manufacturer, the most fierce competition is for fellow European E36 was Mercedes-Benz W202 C-Class and also Volvo 850/S70 T5.
The exterior of the BMW 3-Series E36
For the outer part, BMW did a reshuffle of the 3 series E36 before born based on user feedback E30 so was born the design called "Dolphin Shape" and applied to the E36. With the dimensions of the swell then BMW put forward the elements of aerodynamics here. He even became the most aerodynamic sedan in his time. This turned out to be a massive change a positive impact because it may create weight distribution with a comparison of 50:50 between the front and rear of the car. On the front, BMW E36 has left the body and also around headlight models. Instead, a pair of lightbox model used with the adoption of the projector so that the light evenly in all directions. Additionally, no kidney grille that is becoming typical BMW participated and was revised to be more divergent from the E30.
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