When does the "s" stand for "sport"?

[lapitan@xxxxxxxxxx]

> Witness the 323i (with a 2.5L engine),
> 325e (with a 2.7L engine), 318i(s) (newer models, with a 1.9L engine).
>
> Why does BMW do this?  Hey, it's their car, they can name it whatever
> they want!

True.  Also, I read somewhere that, in the case of the latest E36 323i,
they specifically chose "23" to put it head-to-head with the MB 230 cars
(C230 and E230).  I wonder ... now that MB doesn't have a 230 anymore
(replaced by the V6 2.4l).

Edwin Lapitan
97 323i (euro)

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