ShifteratiE30 BMW 3 Series 1984–1991
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Year by year
- 1984 New in the US as the 318i, 325e and 325es, with protruding aluminium bumpers, known as diving boards.1,2
- 1985 No changes recorded.
- 1986 No changes recorded.
- 1987 The 325i and 325is arrive with the 2.5-liter six, and the aluminium bumpers are shortened.1,2
- 1988 The all-wheel-drive 325iX arrives, the 325e and 325es end their US run, and the valances and rear wheel arches are revised.1
- 1989 Shorter body-coloured plastic bumpers replace the protruding aluminium ones of the 1984–1987 US cars.1
- 1990 No changes recorded.
- 1991 The 318i returns, and the 318is arrives, both with the M42 four-cylinder. The last US E30s are built.1