The 2025 BMW 3-series remains the sports-sedan standard, combining an athletic chassis and a luxurious cabin with a pair of powerful powertrains.

No matter which one of its silky powertrains is on duty, the 2023 BMW 3-series is satisfying to drive and remarkably refined.

The BMW 3-series supersedes its sedan classmates with a selection of first-rate powertrains, engaging dynamics, and lots of luxurious elements.

With sedan, Sports Wagon, and Gran Turismo hatchback models, plus a powertrain lineup encompassing two gasoline inline-fours, a diesel, an inline-six, and a plug-in hybrid, the 3 …

BMW kept the horsepower loss down to 8 percent (9 hp) with the aid of a new emissions system built around a three-way catalytic converter and an oxygen sensor.

At least that's how BMW seems to view it, as the brand's new 320i sports sedan is now far more fuel efficient for the 1980 model year yet just as enjoyable to throw down a twisty back road.

The 2025 BMW 3-series remains the sports-sedan standard, combining an athletic chassis and a luxurious cabin with a pair of powerful powertrains.

Read our 2026 BMW 3-series review for information on ratings, pricing, specs, features, and to see how this sedan performed in our testing.

BMW's iconic sport sedan offers stellar powertrains, great build quality and good interior space, though not the ride-and-handling brilliance of past models.

The design revolution of BMW's Chris Bangle has polarized opinion on everything from the blocky 7-series to the banana-curved 1-series.