Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
9/17/24 10:34 a.m.
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An E30 BMW that’s just as rare–if not rarer–than an M3? Try the 333i.

Sold only in South Africa, the 333i was an attempt to make a car that could compete in Group 1 racing against other South African exclusives like the Ford Sierra XR8 and the Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0.

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Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
9/17/24 10:35 a.m.

Fun fact: Because the M30 took up so much real estate under the hood, buyers had to choose between air conditioning or power steering.

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
9/18/24 9:15 a.m.
Colin Wood said:

Fun fact: Because the M30 took up so much real estate under the hood, buyers had to choose between air conditioning or power steering.

Interesting. That's a tough choice for those in warmer climates.

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
9/18/24 10:40 a.m.

In reply to J.A. Ackley :

Definitely. Since most became race cars, I'd think that most examples were specced with the power steering.

It'd be interesting to look into the official records to see how many were bought with A/C versus power steering.

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