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3-S€RI€S COUP€ UNV€IL€P Bu John Hartge BMW made history at the start of the new year by introducing a new car model to the world in the United States, not Europe. The scene was the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The model was the new 3-series coupe. BMW executives from Munich and New Jersey presented the new car to hundreds of reporters from around the world visiting the Detroit show. At first glance you might think this is just a 2door version of the 325i 4-door introduced last June. The coupe (code name E36/2) does share its basic platform with the 4-door — the wheelbase, tracks, suspension and powertrain are the same. But from the kidney grill back, every exterior body panel is different. Coupe Differences: The coupe is 1 inch lower and 1/2 inch wider. The hood is 3 inches longer and the rear deck 1 inch shorter. The coupe features split fold down rear seats for your skis or other long cargo items. With seats in the normal position, trunk space is down about 1 cubic foot. The bumpers are painted the body color. Coupe front windows are frameless and, upon opening the door, slip down a bit to clear gaskets similar to 850i windows. Unlike the 850, the 3-series coupe does have a B-pillar between front and rear windows, but the flushfit rear glass attractively covers the pillar. The coupe and sedan both have 15X7 alloy wheels, but in different styles. The coupe's aerodynamic drag coefficient is .32 compared to the sedan's .33. Nomenclature: All U.S. BMW coupes will be "is" models to distinguish them from the 4-doors. The 325is goes on sale in April, the 318is in May. The "s" no longer denotes a sport-equipped model, though you will be able to order a sport suspension/seat package for the coupes, but not until later this year. continued on page 18 Das Coups dor neuen BMW 3er-Reihe Photo courtesy BMW/AG 16 der bayerische *
Left Top: 325is Coupe making its world debut at Detroit Auto Show in January Left Middle: Coupe rear seats fold down accessing trunk cargo area Left Bottom: Coupe front windows are frameless, rear windows are the familiar pop open type. Both are flush mount, hiding the structural B pillar Below Top: An Izetta for the 21st Century, BMW's electric prototype Below Bottom: Could this be the stripped down BMW club members have been asking for? 3-S€RI€S COUP€ UNV€ll€P continued Photos by John Hartge 17 Morch/Rpril '92
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