Not quite a hatchback, not quite a coupe, the 3 GT was more of a fastback. The good news was that it was a lot better-looking than the 5 Series GT, but the bad news is that it's nowhere near as good looking as a standard 3 Series.
What that meant was that the 3 GT looked quite different from the other 3 Series models. And, let's not forget, the lack of space for passengers in the back of the standard BMW 3 Series has been a long-standing complaint from buyers. That meant that as well as offering more boot space, the space in the rear for passengers was significantly increased. The 3 GT was 20cm longer than the 3 Series Touring as well as 8cm taller, but crucially its wheelbase - the distance between the front and rear wheels - was a massive 11cm longer than the Touring. Somewhere in there appeared the 3 Series GT (or Gran Turismo, to give it its full title), that took the 5 Series GT as inspiration and created something approaching a hatchback that was bigger than a Touring but looked almost nothing like it.īMW never called it a hatchback of course, but that’s the easiest way to explain what it is.
Just look at the current BMW line-up, with six sizes of SUV alongside hatches, saloons, estates, coupes and convertibles. That’s why they have some of the widest proliferation of models. If there’s one thing that the big German premium manufactures love to do, it is creating a new niche.
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