Re: E30: What does "s" mean in 325is

["Jeff Lloyd" <jslz3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

in the E30 days the "s" actually stood for somthing, that somthing was 
"SPORT" if the car was ordered with a sport package it got an S reguardless 
if it was a eta or I motor. It also got a limited slip, bilstein shocks and 
a couple other goodies.. with the later E36 any 2 door was badged a "IS" 
(Not cool in my book) I know a few other BMW drivers that were more then a 
little ticked off by this..  so you can see on the new E46 there is no "s" 
for coupe just "Ci" and a sport package coupe should get the tradional 
naming convention of "Csi"

Jeff Lloyd.


>From: NKFOX@domain.elided
>To: bmw@domain.elided
>Subject: E30: What does "s" mean in 325is
>Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999 12:09:07 EST
>
>
><< E30: What does "s" mean in 325is  >>
>
>generally speaking the 325i and 325is had the same normal engine. the 325e
>has the "ETA" low rpm engine (slower and less responsive). the difference 
>now
>between the i and is being the i is a 4 door body the is a 2 door body.
>

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