BMW E30

BMW E30
BMW
aka	BMW 3-Series
Production	produced from when to when+total units made (optional)
Class	Entry-Level Luxury Sports Sedan
Body Style	how many doors+how many seats+what type of body
Length	length - type here
Width	Width - type here
Height	Height - type here
Wheelbase	wheelbase - type here
Weight	Weight - you get the point
Transmission	transmission + drive
Engine	engine
Power	N/A hp @ N/A rpm N/A lb-ft of torque @ N/A rpm
Similar	similar (competition)
Designer	Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort)

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Mid-Cycle Changes

Bumpers

Early U.S.-spec E30s all had large metal bumpers, often referred to as "diving board" bumpers. European-spec models had smaller, lighter, and sleeker metal bumpers. After 1989, all models got plastic bumpers.

Lighting

Early cars had small taillights. 1988 was a transition year with large taillights but still had diving board bumpers. All cars after 1988 had large bumpers except for convertibles, which made the change in 1991.

Bumper-mounted foglights were standard on most metal-bumper cars. Sport models with the revised metal-bumper valence as well as some early-model 318i's had integrated foglights. Plastic bumper and 1988 model cars had ellipsoidial foglights.

American cars were universally equipped with sealed-beam headlights except for 1987-1989 models, which had the option of ellipsoid lighting. All cars after and including 1990 had sealed-beam lights

Early euro-spec cars got H1 lighting. Later cars have the very desireable "smiley" ellipsoids with city lights. These lights use H1 bulbs.

Body styling

Pre-facelift (metal bumper) cars had no rear valence and a bespoke front valence. "es" and "is" models had a sport bumper cover until 1988, when all cars got a new valence with integrated foglights and lip.

Early cars with metal bumpers also had higher rear wheel arches, which allow the fitment of wider tires, but are often seen as worse-looking.

"es" and "is" cars also got a small trunklid spoiler. Convertibles never got spoilers from the factory.

Convertibles

Convertible-model cars do not follow these guielines, and were produced up to 1993, with late models being sold as 1994 MY cars. Convertibles got plastic bumpers and large taillights in 1991.

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318i (M10b18)	325i/325is (M20b25)	325e/325es (M20b27)	M3 (S14)
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318i/318is (M42b18)

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318i (M10b18)	325i/325is (M20b25)	325e/325es (M20b27)	M3 (S14)
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$Price1	$22k	$Price3	$Price4
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325 Year
1984	1985	1986	1987
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$	$1,000	$	$