The E30 M3 2-door is indeed there, which actually is not the same vehicle. Much of the body is different between the two cars. The M3 additionally has a high-revving, 4-cylinder engine, whereas the 325is has a pretty standard straight-6. While the M3 has a faster 0-to-60, the 325is has a faster 0-to-30, which is perfect if you want to ride it as a daily driver.
The German of the period referred to both the two door and four door variants as limousines. Hand waiving some nuance, American English distinguished two door and four doors as coupes and sedans while British English called both saloons but had a separate more specific term for a coupe.
A lot of the period literature uses the saloon nomenclature but modern literature more frequently favors the American coupe/sedan distinction. Some argue the only true E30 coupe is the Baur Karosserie prototype but only four were made[1]. Where you land on this debate usually has to do with where you are from.
Tap “BMW 3 Series” => “1980s” => “Sedan” to see both Saloon and Coupe variants.
[1] https://www.germancarforum.com/threads/the-bmw-e30-coupe-bau...
One of my favorites.
Yeah, no. That car “will never be for sale” :-)
Well, since China is such a huge market for BMW, I think that they want their cars to look like they were designed in China, or at least to blend in with Chinese cars somewhat. I think that's what they are aiming at. It's the only thing that makes sense.
Someone should take the pics of their historical models and add their idea of the modern grille onto each one...
Let their ugliness for ever and eternity be a testament to how whole swaths of western economies for over a decade confused „productivity gains“ with „skimming off China‘s growth“
BMW continuing to stretch the definitions of "launched" and "ten".
Just a shame they built the cooling system with such poor plastic parts that were prone to failure.
It was so cheap to run for me, maybe I was lucky. Now sporting petrol 5 series F11 and much less impressed, I think thats it for me and BMWs. Things I didn't even know are there break and way more often, electronics and sensor seems like really bad ones (weird warnings, I have to reverse super slowly to not hit anything since it reacts with quite a delay).
I guess I’m a glutton for punishment as I’m about to get a bmw with a hot vee twin turbo V8. Not sure if the older n63 with technical updates is better or worse than the detuned s68 they are using now.
*With actual steering feel and less gimmicks please
Btw, the USSR copy of BMW R-71 ("Dnepr", not the R-75 though) at Ukraine war today - in this case Russians put high-caliber machine gun from BTR onto the side-car https://t.me/Ugolok_Sitha/24913?single
There some 90s ones I was interested in buying for a Covid hobby but things like cork gaskets and no available parts kept me away. E46s are nice and somewhat easier to maintain and parts are plentiful, however they lack the headlight look of past years.
Those cars were fantastic when new, but absolute shit boxes after 70-80K miles, then they fall apart as if on purpose.
Plastic cooling system parts. Rear shock tower mounts creaking and cracking. Almost "money shifting" 2nd to 3rd, twice. Steering shimmy that never goes away. Timing chain wear + brokerages. Intake gaskets always needing replacement. Check engine light, always. Budgeting $2K a year just for maintenance.
I'm a tesla guy now.
