BMW 3 Series Sedan (E46)

Initially, the fourth generation of the BMW 3 Series was supplied exclusively as a sedan in May 1998. The BMW 3 Series Sedan quickly moved to the top of the segment with a range of modern four-cylinder and six-cylinder inline engines. Although the BMW 3 Series Sedan (E46) was equipped as standard with rear-wheel drive, there were now once more other models with all-wheel drive. The variable valve control (VALVETRONIC) was introduced for the four-cylinder models during the model revision in 2001. Nearly two million units of this bodywork version had been sold by the time production came to an end in 2005.