Original sentence: At that time, the car had virtually no competition and it had established itself as a symbol of automotive excellence
Edited sentence: At that time, the car had virtually no competition and it had established itself as a symbol of educated and wealthy young adults.The 3 Series quickly became the envy of the the industry and other manufacturers have created their incarnations of the new "compact executive" market; notably Mercedes-Benz 190E and Audi 80 in the 80's and later, Lexus IS, Jaguar X-Type and Infiniti G-series