Now that the name of the joint venture's model series has been decided, Ye Kai did not hesitate to recall the information of the BMW 3 Series, after all, their common ancestor, the 1600 model has appeared, and the 3 Series has been separated and listed, and it is only necessary to recall the appearance of the model that has not yet come out. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But memory is not infinite, and Ye Kai in his previous life was not in the automobile design and manufacturing industry, so it is impossible to remember every company's old antique models------- except for crazy antique car collectors, of course. Obviously, Ye Kai couldn't reach that level.

Since he can't reach that level, then Ye Kai can only honestly read the previous information of BMW. Fortunately, Hans carefully prepared enough detailed information for Ye Kai. Ye Kai picked up the information from the other side of the desk, flipped through the information introducing the BMW 3 Series, and compared it with his own memory while flipping through it.

In July 1975, to replace the old 02 Series sedan, BMW unveiled the first generation of the 3 Series sedan numbered E21 at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, marking the beginning of the most successful BMW model series ever.

The first models to be produced were all powered by BMW's four-cylinder engines: the 90 hp 316, the 98 hp 318 and the 109 hp 320, with the 320 being named the world's best sedan in the two-liter category as voted by readers of Europe's largest automotive magazine.

In 1977, the 320 and 320i were replaced by the 320 with a new six-cylinder engine. Also produced was the 323i, which used a 143 hp six-cylinder engine. In 1979, BMW gave the 3 Series a facelift, in which chrome mirrors were used instead of plastic mirrors, and all models of the 3 Series sedan were replaced with a redesigned instrument cluster.

This is the end of the documentation. However, Ye Kai's memory shows that two years later, that is, in 1981, the entry-level model of this generation was only 75 horsepower 315 put into production. As a result, from 1975 to 1983, BMW sold more than 1.5 million 3 Series sedans, and this was just the beginning of BMW's most successful and best-selling car series.

At the end of 1982, in order to continue the success of the first generation of the 3 Series, BMW released the second generation of the 3 Series sedan numbered E30, but it was not until 1983 that the three 16, 318i, 320i and 323i models were put into production. Compared to the previous generation, the 3 Series has only slightly increased body size, improved front and rear suspension, and a more modern interior design.

In 1985, BMW made major improvements to some of the 3 Series models, including the 320i replaced with a 129 hp engine, and the 170 hp 325i replaced the 323i, but the most monumental are the three firsts of the 3 Series, namely the first 3 Series diesel sedan - 324D, the first 3 Series sedan equipped with real-time four-wheel drive system - 325ix, and the first BMW convertible sedan 325 convertible made by BMW respectively put into production. In the same year, the convertible versions of the 325i, 325e, 325ix and 325i were officially released.

In 1988, BMW produced the 320i, 325i, 325ix and 324TD wagons, which were the first 3 Series wagons to be produced. In 1991, BMW introduced the 316i station wagon, the last year of production of this generation of the 3 Series, but its convertible version was not officially discontinued until 1994.

At the end of 1990, the third generation of the 3 Series sedan, the E36, was unveiled. In addition to the completely different profiles, the new car's double round headlights with glass cover are really eye-catching, and thanks to the increased size of the exterior, the driver and passengers gain more space.

The first models to be produced were the 316i, 318i, 320i and 325i, with four models using six-cylinder engines taken from the five-series numbered E34 and four-cylinder engines left over from the old E30.

In 1992, the new E36 Coupe was launched with three models: the 318is, the 320i and the 325i. In 1994, convertible versions of the 318i and 320i were put into production, and in the same year the 3 Series compact sedan was produced, with the main models produced being the 316i, 318ti and 318tds, as well as the 318i, 320i, 328i, 318tds and 325tds station wagons。。。。。。

Recalling this, Ye Kai temporarily interrupted the follow-up memories, because it was not needed. Therefore, Ye Kai refocused his attention on the pictures of the 3 series on the data.

Pictured here is a 3 Series coupe with eyeball-like headlights, a knife-like nose, a narrow kidney grille, and two narrow convex lines on either side of the BMW logo at the end of the hood that extend to the windshield. It can be said that the appearance basically has no features and highlights.

Of course, this is for Ye Kai, for people in this era, such an appearance is already very fashionable and beautiful.

Compared with this, the appearance of BMW's second-generation model is not very different from the current appearance, and the biggest difference is the initial introduction of curved lines, which is a lot less sharp water chestnut.

The biggest change is still belonging to the third generation of the BMW 3 Series, in this generation of models, more curved lines have been added, and the appearance of the previous two generations of models, except for the logo and similar grille, it is basically difficult to find a connection between the two.

Therefore, what Ye Kai has to do is to neutralize the second and third generations of the BMW 3 series, add more arcs to the salary of the car named B3 by Ye Kai, and at the same time, the body appearance will also add some water chestnut lines on the beetle shell, changing the habit that the body has been very smooth.

In this way, the models of the joint venture company that regard BMW as a competitor and an enemy can make the general public have a stunning feeling, and can also have a very sharp contrast with BMW's models very intuitively!

Thinking of this, Ye Kai began to pick up a pencil and draw the B1 model in his mind on the snow-white white paper while thinking.

Of course, Ye Kai will definitely not depict the B3 of the two-door model, but the B3 of the 4-door sedan type. Because, Ye Kai has already decided that the two-door model will be named B1.

Since it has been said above that B1 is evolved on the basis of B3, then the shape of B1 should be a smaller version of B3, although the shape is different, but the difference is not big.

Since there is not much difference, Ye Kai will not waste brain cells to recall the second- and third-generation appearance of the real BMW 1 Series, and it is always good to save some brain cells. Ye Kai shamelessly depicted the appearance of the B1 model while thinking.

It didn't take long for two beautiful models that surpassed the current aesthetics to appear on the paper, which made Ye Kai feel a sense of accomplishment. As for the power configuration and decoration in the car, Ye Kai is shamelessly ready to hand it over to the people in the R&D center to worry about it, anyway, when the test model comes out, it doesn't meet his vision, just ask them to start over----- it's cool to be a technical boss!