BMW E30 — SOUTH AFRICA SPECIALS

Классификация: regional factory specials / motorsport-related Рынок: South Africa Статус: редакционная глава.

BMW M modern heritage explicitly identifies 333i and 325iS among South Africa-only BMW models with M genes.

BMW 333i

• year: 1985;
• E30;
• 3210 см³ inline-six;
• donor relationship stated by current BMW M: BMW 732i E23;
• power: 145 kW / 197 hp;
• torque: 285 Н·м @ 4300;
• 0–100: 7,3 s;
• Vmax: 228 км/ч;
• production: 210;
• buyers had to choose between air conditioning and power steering because of engine-bay packaging;
• developed against South African Group 1 racing ambitions, though the intended series did not proceed.

Source-history conflict

Some older BMW regional materials have described the donor as 733i or production as “approximately 200”.

Current detailed BMW M heritage:

• donor = 732i E23;
• production = 210.

Both older and newer official descriptions must remain traceable until archive documentation settles the wording.

BMW 325iS

South Africa-only performance family developed with motorsport in mind.

Main road evolution

BMW M current heritage:

• 1990 road version: 145 kW / 197 hp @ 5800;
• 1991 upgrade: 155 kW / 211 hp @ 5920;
• displacement family: 2.5–2.7 litres;
• total production: 517.

325iS EVO II

BMW M:

• final / developed version;
• curb weight: 1 147 kg;
• extensive lightweight measures:
• aluminium components;
• reduced sound insulation;
• smaller battery;
• thinner instrument glass;
• other mass-reduction details.

The exact engine displacement and component-by-component differentiation of the initial 325iS, EVO I and EVO II will receive separate chassis-level rows after the South African homologation/parts-document audit.

Classification

These are not ordinary European E30 trims.

They must have:

• Market = South Africa;
• Production plant / local build data;
• separate engine/power rows;
• separate homologation/motorsport links;
• no automatic transfer of European 325i specifications.

Source

BMW M — Special BMW Models with M Genes in South Africa www.bmw-m.com/en/topics/magazine-article-pool/bmw-m-models-south-africa.html