Diff 323i and 325i?

Is there a site that describes the fine points of all the different 3xx
cars?

Enoch Root wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:12:03 -0700, fishfry wrote:
>
> > Is there a site that describes the fine points of all the different 3xx
> > cars?
>
> For all BMW's, the first number designates body size. The last 2 engine
> size. The 3 series is the little car with a 2.3 and 2.5 liter engine.
> Like the 540 is a larger sedan with a 4.0 liter engine. Those are rounded
> numbers. The actual varies buy + or - .2 liters.
>

That used to be true but it isn't any more. There is somewhere on the
net official documents that show the differences between the E36 323
and the 325 but I can't remember where. I think it might have been
hosted or posted by Brett Andersen. Google will find you lots of
threads about this but will also bring up slightly incorrect statements
like the ones above.

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 03:01:11 -0700, adder1969 wrote:

>
> Enoch Root wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:12:03 -0700, fishfry wrote:
>>
>> > Is there a site that describes the fine points of all the different 3xx
>> > cars?
>>
>> For all BMW's, the first number designates body size. The last 2 engine
>> size. The 3 series is the little car with a 2.3 and 2.5 liter engine.
>> Like the 540 is a larger sedan with a 4.0 liter engine. Those are rounded
>> numbers. The actual varies buy + or - .2 liters.
>>
>
> That used to be true but it isn't any more. There is somewhere on the
> net official documents that show the differences between the E36 323
> and the 325 but I can't remember where. I think it might have been
> hosted or posted by Brett Andersen. Google will find you lots of
> threads about this but will also bring up slightly incorrect statements
> like the ones above.

Very instructive.

"fishfry" > wrote in message
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> Is there a site that describes the fine points of all the different 3xx
> cars?

On the e36 cars, the 325i (2.5l) was replaced by the 328i (2.8l) in 1996.
The e36 323i (2.5l I6)was a 2 door coupe that replaced the 318i (1.9l I4) in
1998. The e46 323i (2.5l I6) came out in 1999. Its name was changed in
2001 to the 325i (2.5l I6) when the 328 (2.8l I6) became the 330i (3.0l I6).
The original e46 323i was not called a 325i because its name would have
implied how close in size the two cars engines were, probably hurting the
sales of the several thousand dollars more expensive 328i.

Kyle.
98 740iL
01 525i

"Kyle and Lori Greene" > wrote in message
...
>
> "fishfry" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Is there a site that describes the fine points of all the different 3xx
>> cars?
>
> On the e36 cars, the 325i (2.5l) was replaced by the 328i (2.8l) in 1996.
> The e36 323i (2.5l I6)was a 2 door coupe that replaced the 318i (1.9l I4)
> in 1998. The e46 323i (2.5l I6) came out in 1999. Its name was changed
> in 2001 to the 325i (2.5l I6) when the 328 (2.8l I6) became the 330i (3.0l
> I6). The original e46 323i was not called a 325i because its name would
> have implied how close in size the two cars engines were, probably hurting
> the sales of the several thousand dollars more expensive 328i.
>

And for the E90 cars in the U.S., both the 325 and 330 have a 3 litre I6
engine!

Tom K.

Tom K. wrote:

>And for the E90 cars in the U.S., both the 325 and 330 have a 3 litre I6
>engine!

What? Not!

"dizzy" > wrote in message
...
> Tom K. wrote:
>
>>And for the E90 cars in the U.S., both the 325 and 330 have a 3 litre I6
>>engine!
>
> What? Not!
>

See the link below, Diz.

http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/3/200...n/techdata.htm

Tom K.

"dizzy" > wrote
> Tom K. wrote:
>>"dizzy" > wrote:
>>>
>>> Tom K. wrote:
>>>
>>>>And for the E90 cars in the U.S., both the 325 and 330 have a 3 litre I6
>>>>engine!
>>>
>>> What? Not!
>>
>>See the link below, Diz.
>>
>>http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/3/200...n/techdata.htm
>
> You *sure* that's not a typo? This is really difficult for me to
> believe!

Yes, we're really sure. They use the same magnesium/aluminum block,
but with different heads and induction (no fancy variable-length runners),
and engine controls.

FloydR

dizzy wrote:
> Tom K. wrote:
>
>
>>"dizzy" > wrote:
>>
>>>Tom K. wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>And for the E90 cars in the U.S., both the 325 and 330 have a 3 litre I6
>>>>engine!
>>>
>>>What? Not!
>>
>>See the link below, Diz.
>>
>>http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/3/200...n/techdata.htm
>
>
> You *sure* that's not a typo? This is really difficult for me to
> believe!
>

Nope, just another example of BMWs incredible marketing philosophy

--
-Fred W

Floyd Rogers wrote:

>Yes, we're really sure. They use the same magnesium/aluminum block,
>but with different heads and induction (no fancy variable-length runners),

Like what my '92 Honda Prelude Si had? 8)

>and engine controls.

Weird.