No, we had BMWs in our family all the time because my dad was a manager at BMW, my brother is a service technician at a big BMW / Alpina dealer and drives a 318 as a winter car.
battery in the front, we had several BMWs so I can tell.
The 323ti is the only Compact with the battery in the trunk, 316g and 316i + 318ti have it in the front, their trunk layout is different.
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