We thought we’d test out the veteran in its latest clothing, the 2016 BMW 320i ... alloy wheels with 225 front and 255 rear tyres, lowered and adaptive sports suspension, the sports steering ...

Now, I’ve not met the former three, but this writer is lucky to have known a few generations of the BMW 3 Series ... E21’s McPherson front axle and independent wheel suspension on trailing ...

Small paddle shifters give the driver manual control; responses are a little dull ... the 330i still came close to its combined rating. BMW says it has tweaked the suspension setup for this year’s 3 ...