1985 BMW 3 Series Brochure

318i Sti
325e
Bavarian Motor Works, Munich,Germany

The new BMW 325e:
a new technological
standard for the sports
sedan.
Continuing its tradition of engineering excellence, BMW operates on
the threshold of tomorrow to offer
features that employ the latest in
meaningful technology.
These innovations, once singularly
expressed in the most exclusive
BMW models, now enhance the
world’s most exciting sports sedans.
As always, BMW moves with purpose
to avoid the frivolous while focusing
on the hard technology that engenders true innovation.
The 325e evidences the true value
of state-of-the-art technology as
interpreted by the minds of BMW.
Performance as the fundamental
element of character remains unquestionably BMW.
Technology here serves solely to
hone existing excellence to an even
keener edge. As the product of innovative design and scrupulous attention to production details coupled
with the most advanced engine,
chassis, brake and electronics technology, the BMW 325e extends still
further the definition of excellence
in the sports sedan.
When considering what you’re spending, think of what you're getting.
BMW believes prestige is more than
skin deep. A prestigious name may
sway the not-so-discerning buyer.
So be it. BMW designs its cars for
those possessing a clear appreciation for the relative merits of image
and substance.
In today’s marketplace, BMW believes exclusive pricing can only be
justified by the presence of exclusive
applications of innovative technology. Paying a staggering price for
standard technology represents
the hollow prestige of conspicuous
consumption and poor value for
the dollar.
The discerning consumer explores
the merits that set apart one automobile from another. True prestige
must be founded in substance.
BMW’s 325e establishes its preeminence in the sports sedan class with
the sophistication and refinement of
an in-line six-cylinder engine.
With this engine, BMW offers the
prestige of the smoothest running
design available in any production
sports sedan.
In evaluating other automobiles
offering comparable performance,
it is important to consider relative
value when that performance comes
at the cost of a small engine that must
function at higher engine speeds with
a commensurate higher noise level.
To be considered a sports sedan, a car
must perform. Being able to deliver
that performance while maintaining
a quiet composure establishes a
criterion of greatness—this is the
soul of BMW.
Among those who make their lives
driving and writing about automobiles,
there exists a general consensus
when conducting comparisons between a BMW 325e and another car:
“The engine is a true pleasure to drive.
You'll only be satisfied with the (other
car) until you experience the BMW:’
The new BMW 325e offers the extensive use of innovative automotive
technology. The BMW driving experience benefits from features no other
sports sedan can equal much less
surpass.
The new 325e has fitted, as standard,
a 5-speed manual overdrive transmission. Available, as an option, is
a 4-speed automatic transmission
with the fourth speed as overdrive
and a lock-up torque converter.
Most other manufacturers are hard
pressed to offer transmissions with
similar features much less BMW’s
level of technical sophistication and
engineering excellence.
The 325e features a high-performance chassis that stands up to the
closest scrutiny. The single-pivot
McPherson strut front axle—offering
the driving comfort and safety of
BMW’s double-pivot axle; brake-dive
compensation; and the 15° semi-trailing arm rear axle with progressive
rate coil springs are just some of the
chassis features. The brake system,
employing a 4-wheel disc design with
the front discs ventilated, meets the
highest standards.
On the cutting edge of serious automotive electronics, BMW, in the 325e,
offers a standard of driving comfort,
safety and economy, today, that most
other automobiles will find difficult
to match tomorrow.

The BMW 3 Series
offers the discerning
driver a vehicle for
exploring new limits.
The exhilaration evident even in the
first moments in a 2-door 3 Series results from the use of the highest level
of engineering excellence money can
buy.
The chassis and suspension provide
the ideal characteristics for the performance-oriented driver.
Combined with the superior performance of the BMW engines and their
spontaneous response, the roadholding qualities of the BMW 3 Series
give the car a standard of agility
rarely achieved by far more expensive automobiles.
The 4-door BMW 3 Series is a completely new car that provides another
option for the discerning motorist.
For those whose need for space has
previously precluded any consideration of their desire for fun—at last a
solution. There is now an outstanding alternative—the new, 4-door BMW
3 Series Sports Sedan.
The 3 Series offers outstanding features and safety-conscious design
combined with an exceptional level
of quality in an efficiently packaged
automobile. All of this in an advanced aerodynamic design that
carries the unmistakable BMW flair.
The BMW 3 Series: automobiles for
people on the move.
Today, more than ever before, an automobile offers the individual a means
of personal expression. In this cookie
cutter world, the individualist wants a
car that sets itself apart from the others. The need for an individual statement evidences itself in the exploding
demand for high quality automobiles.
At the same time, there exists an expressed desire for socially conscious
automobiles—lean and logical designs.
BMW has been a leader in this overall
trend with its concept of taut, lean
design and high quality automobiles.
Now this concept advances further
with the refinement of the 3 Series
to an unprecedented standard of allaround excellence.
BMW’s new 3 Series is not simply the
next step in a progression of excellence. With the expanded model line
comes the opportunity for a broader
range of buyers to meet their needs
with BMW flair. With the sporty
two-door models, BMW presents the
performance enthusiast with the
opportunity to enjoy an exceptional
level of driving pleasure.
Incredibly, the new 3 Series offers even
greater potential for achievement
than its highly acclaimed predecessor.
A totally new 3 Series development,
the four-door sedan, combines the
technical excellence of the high-line
models with leaner dimensions in a
sports sedan offering the renowned
handling and agility of the BMW.
The car maker that defined performance raises the standard.
As Car and Driver points out, “BMWs
have reigned as the definitive sports
sedans for nearly 20 years now.
The world’s car makers perennially
take them apart to see what makes
them tick?’
A matching of parts, not a miscellany.
BMW’s contributions to international
rallies and Grand Prix racing for more
than half a century reflect, first, a
fundamental insight into the nature
of performance. This is not just roadholding prowess, or agility through
corners, or acceleration— it is all of
these in tandem.
The brains of a computer plus the
soul of a BMW.
The exhilarating performance of
BMWs has always been fueled by
inventive technology. And no BMW
exemplifies this better than the 325e.
Its optimized gasoline engine is supported not only by significant mechanical refinements—a sportier
version of the 318i’s suspension with
front and rear anti-roll bars or the
first set of four-wheel disc brakes to
be found on a 3 Series—but by
advances such as Digital Motor
Electronics. This ingenious computerized engine management system
helps the Eta-six extract maximum
performance from minimum fuel. In
addition, a computer constantly monitors the effects of individual driving
habits on the 325e, and alerts the
driver when routine service is recommended. Another computer provides
trip information such as distance that
can be covered on remaining fuel.
Still other systems calculate exact
fuel consumption at a given instant
and check vital signs ranging from
lighting to oil level. Such technology
informs rather than entertains.
Encouraging the interaction between
man and machine that is essential
to superior performance.
Performance you needn’t be a
masochist to enjoy.
Curiously, many believe that a noisy,
bone-rattling ride somehow certifies
a vehicle as a true performance car.
The 318i and 325e refute this piece
of illogic. Abundantly and effectively
equipped with noise-— and vibrationdampening measures, from flush-fitting side windows to rubber-bonded
metal engine mounts, BMW proves
that a car capable of attacking a
curve need not assault the senses.
Both cars similarly counter the notion that compact sports sedans
must compact their inhabitants’
heads and knees. The new 3 Series
paradoxically manages to provide
even more passenger room though
its overall length has been reduced.
The 318i and 325e’s high square
decks offer plenty of room fora
weekend’s worth of luggage, golf
clubs or ski gear.

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The front sports seats of the 325e 2-door area
new BMW design. Computer graphic shows
how the seats slide forward on a track to allow
sy access to the back seat.
325e a smooth-gliding two-way electric
sunroof as standard equipment.

The four-door BMW
3 Series: an increased
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expression.
Drivers who expect nothing but thebest in terms of quality, 4-door con-
, driving pl and safe
design now have a new car to consider: The new.4-door BMW 3 Series.
BMW's dynamic 3 Series, technologically superior to medium-size cars
and leaner in their dimensions than
fuxury.cars, offers a challenge to the
~ consumer-with an open mind for new
developments.
The 4-door BMW 3 Series presents
an outstanding combination of exclusivity-and sporting elegance in a high
quality sports sedan that features
the léan design and a
characteristics ty;
These 4-door BMWs display their
credentials immediately, Sharing a
heritage with some of the world’s.
finest automobiles; these 3 Series
sedans reflect the BMW singularity
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modifications, the 3'Series.offers thesame refinement and low decibel
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The cockpits of the 318i and 325e
have been ergonomically designed
through intensive research and with
the aid of computers. The result—
a superior interface of man and
machine that is a BMW hallmark.
Clearly marked instruments are
grouped in an airplane-style arrangement and easy-to-reach controls are
placed in an arc around the driver.
At night, instruments are
bathed in an optically beneficial
orange light.
With its progressive electronic
system, the BMW 3 Series gives the
driver a new standard of driving
freedom.
With BMW, electronics means far
more than just a number of technical
systems to replace conventional mechanical units. It also means far more
than individual gadgets operating
independently of each other.
Electronics with BMW means a sensible combination of interacting systems. The efficiency of this concept
has already been successfully
displayed in the highline BMWs.
Now these outstanding technologies
are also available in the 3 Series.
The automatic way to extra safety:
the active Check/Control.
The 325e features the active Check/
Control fitted in a padded safety strip
above the windshield. Both when the
car is standing and while driving, this
control unit constantly checks the
car’s most important functions. By
constantly checking the low-beam
headlights, rear lights, license plate
illumination, stop lights, coolant
level, windshield washer reservoir
level and engine oil level, the active
Check/Control provides extra safety
in road traffic. Through its efficiency
and versatility, the active Check/Control contributes to the BMW driver’s
peace of mind. It achieves this by
being designed to warn the driver of
the potential safety risk resulting
from a broken stop light or tail light.
Behind the wheel of a BMW, a driver
enjoys an enhanced level of safety
and awareness thanks to the use of
innovative technology.
Sports cars that make economics a
iscinating subject.
Set into the tachometer of both
3 Series models is another BMW
innovation, the Energy Control fuel
consumption indicator, that may
justly be said to teach practical economics. Unlike indicators that give
mpg averages, the Energy Control
gathers data from the fuel-injection
and other systems to show mileage
at a given instant. By providing feedback, it allows drivers to refine their
style and effect their fuel economy.
Is a judicious burst of three-quarters
throttle necessarily wasteful
The answer displayed on the Energy
Control's dial varies depending on
conditions of wind, road and load;
surprisingly, sometimes answers can
contradict popular belief. The realization will also arise that shifting earlier
into higher gear is quite economical.
This encourages exploration of the
exceptionally broad power range of
the 325e’s third gear. Thus, the
Energy Control can be an effective
driving instructor as well.
Technology. for performance instead
of gimmickry.
Consider the BMW On-Board Computer, designed to relieve the driver
of routine tasks and calculations that
might otherwise distract from the joy
of driving the 325e. It lets the driver
punch in a maximum speed which,
when exceeded, sounds an audible
signal. The On-Board Computer can
also tell the cruising range available
on the remaining fuel. It warns when
outside temperatures near freezing,
and even serves as an anti-theft
device—shutting off the fuel supply
and beeping the horn if an incorrect
start-up code is punched in after
three attempts.
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rare: a rear vent window that actually opens.
In the rear, both 3-Series models feature
extremely comfortable orthopedically-designed
pring seats with
recessed safety-belt buckles.
Both the 318i and 325e feature a roomy trunk
with 15 cubic feet of usable storage space —
an asset whose merits will be obvious to vacationers and sports enthusiasts.

The BMW 3 Series:
featuring the interior
luxury and refinement
of the BMW antec
sedans.
The elements of passive safety —
incorporated into the new 3 Series
display BMW’s unrelenting effort to
improve and perfect. All hard edges
are carefully padded with energyabsorbing surface layers and foam
linings.
The window frames are partly covered
inside and the area above the windshield has thick padding for extra
safety. The lining inside the doors
is also extra thick for increased
occupant protection.
The 3 Series interior welcomes both
driver and passenger into an environment that is both richly appointed
yet sensible.
Air conditioning is standard in the
3 Series models and AM/FM stereo
cassette is standard in the 325e,
optional in the 318i.
The seat springs are carefully matched
with the suspension and shock
absorbers to form a functional unit
designed to maximize comfort.
In the 2-door models, extra large
doors with wide opening angles provide easy access to the rear.
Two-door models also feature special
front seats that automatically move
to the front out of the way when the
backrests are tilted forward.
This improves access to the rear
for entry, exit and loading parcels.
Ergonomically designed rear seats
are individually body contoured and
offer excellent comfort for rear-seat
passengers. Redesigned front-seat
backrests offer increased rear-seat
passenger comfort by providing
greater knee room. Rear seatbelt
locks, recessed in supports beneath
the rear-seat backrest, keep the seat
belts handy and neatly arranged at all
times. The 325e and 318i 2-door
models offer a true rarity with a rear
vent window that actually opens.
All models feature electrically
operated windows as standard.
For the 325e only, leather upholstery
is available as an option.
The BMW concept of safety:
a combination of brute strength and
cat-like agility.
There are those who say tank-like
strength is the answer. Others who
say cat-like agility.
At the Bavarian Motor Works, it is the
contention that the most intelligent
answer is a combination of both.
So, while the 3 Series has been designed by BMW to be as strong as
possible, its extraordinary handling
and performance characteristics help
provide the driver with the means
and the split-second control necessary to avoid an accident.
However, should an accident prove
unavoidable, the engineers at BMW
have developed yet another — and
perhaps even more innovative—solution: A programmed deformation system to absorb the brunt of the impact
and help minimize injury.
In brief, the system is based ona
steel passenger safety cell with specially constructed roof pillars anda
controlled and programmed energyabsorbing “crush zone” both in the
front and rear that is designed to
collapse with the time lapse of the
front seat belt action.
Additionally, the hood is constructed
to fold on impact, leaving the windshield intact. Front and rear bumpers,
mounted on sturdy hydraulic shock
absorbers, exceed the U.S. standard
providing full protection against
direct impacts up to 5 mph. The fuel
tank is placed in a well-protected
position. Extensive use of padding
is evident in the interior to provide
additional occupant protection.
BMW has seized this opportunity and
through its model line-up introduced
applications of innovative technology
with a frequency and consistency
that pales the efforts of any
other manufacturer.
Integrated into the new 3 Series are
the innovations that, until now,
set the larger BMW models apart from
all other quality automobiles.
BMW’s 3 Series advances on even
as the competition strives to meet
the standards established by its
predecessor.

Innovation, efficiency
and performance —
a BMW trinity.
Inside the 318i — under two liter
efficiency and pure BMW.
The 1.8-liter fuel-injected engine of
the 318i has a significantly different
heritage from those found in many of
today’s fledgling performance cars.
Indeed, its heart — the engine block
itself — is virtually identical to those
of the BMW powered cars that dominated Formula 2 racing for over a
decade and now share in Formula 1
victories as well.
This thoroughbred heritage clearly
surfaces in the 318i’s amazing unity
of such disparate qualities as efficiency, economy, reliability and
extraordinary performance over a
wide range of driving conditions.
High technology justified is high
performance.
An engine fundamentally stands as
. amechanical entity. To that end, the
318i’s power plant offers exceptional
craftsmanship and the legendary
BMW engineering excellence. As well;
the 318i offers many purely mechanical improvements.
The sum of this mechanical excellence is enhanced by significant improvements employing electronics.
In particular, the Bosch L-Jetronic
electronic fuel injection stands out.
With frugal exactitude, the L-Jetronic
meters fuel to the cylinders through
tiny nozzles in accordance with the
quantity of air being “breathed” by
the engine. It determines the engine’s
instantaneous fuel requirements on
the basis of information from its airflow meter and the Lambda sensor’s
measurement of oxygen content
in the exhaust stream.
The hemispheric, swirl-action combustion chambers concentrate the
resulting mixture of fuel and air
around the spark in a remarkably efficient manner. Such efficiency results
in an exceptional amount of power
generated from a relatively small
displacement. A transistorized,
breakerless ignition system
maximizes ignition performance and
minimizes maintenance while improved cylinder heads and pistons
further improve combustion and
thermal efficiency. All in all, the final
result is the extraction of even more
willing performance from an already
willing engine.
For ultimate performance there can
be no compromise. BMW’s in-line
six — the only alternative is also-ran.
Up to two liters, the in-line fourcylinder represents the optimum
solution. In fact, BMW proves the
point convincingly with the 318i
and the Formula 1 power plant that
has captured the 1983 Formula 1
World Championship.
However, when displacements increase above two liters, the equation
changes.
The BMW 325e. Advanced technolo
without efficiency is senseless.
The degree of efficiency offers a true
measure of quality.
The Eta is a vital part of BMW’s
answer to the problem that confronts
all car makers today:
How can an engine achieve both
efficiency and performance without compromising either?
With the Eta engine, such compromises are no longer necessary.
Now, the high performance associated with highly refined gasoline
engines can be reconciled with the
logical demand for the greatest possible efficiency.
The optimized gasoline engine:
The primary efficiency disadvantages of the conventional gasoline
engine are most pronounced in
so-called “low-load” operation, as
in city traffic and during cruising at
moderate speeds — namely, the conditions under which most everyday
driving is normally done.
In these situations, the engine’s
throttle is only slightly open, offering considerable resistance as the
engine “inhales” air. The effect can
be compared to breathing through a
stuffy nose.
In order to reduce these throttling
losses, BMW engineers increase
breathing efficiency in the load and
rpm ranges most used by BMW drivers. At the same time, they decrease
the final drive ratio, thereby lowering
the Eta’s engine’s rotational speeds
(rpm). An idle control is added to
reduce idling speeds.
Then, to retain the Eta’s acceleration
ability despite the lower rpm level,
engine torque (or power) at low and
medium engine speeds is increased.
This is achieved mainly through
advanced acoustical tuning of the
engine’s intake system and special
attention to valve timing.
Also, combustion efficiency is greatly
improved by optimizing the combustion chamber design and increasing
the compression ratio.
Finally, all these modifications and
refinements are enhanced by the
addition of Digital Motor Electronics
(DME)—the most advanced system of
electronic ignition controls available.
The economy-minded DME system
serves to complement the Eta principle, thanks to its precise and versatile control of ignition timing.
The net effect of all these changes
is a significant improvement in the
operating efficiency of the gasoline
engine, without compromising the
performance, quiet operation and
easy starting that are the clear advantages of gasoline engines.

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Technical Data BMW 318i and 325e — 1985
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Turning circle diameter (curb-to-curb) 34 344 ft GVWR 3365 Ibs. 3420 Ibs.
Door cutouts: pale 1 ha inax mau seats: 20.1”wide each. GAWR front 1632bs. 1764bs.
Rear bench seat: 52. rear 1875 ibs. 2006 Ibs.
Service load 970lbs. 970bs.
318i: Four-cylinder four-stroke in-line, water-cooled engine, ps nya ve le-plate dry clutch, torsional dampers
Engine, itudinally mounted and inclined, light alloy cylinder head, foie Sap rae
Power, crossflow principle, hemispherical swirl-action combustion Seana Coed sara transmission: with torque converter.
3 chambers, overhead cams! three bearings, inclined ‘Gaarbe
Trans- overhead valves in V-arrangement, roller chain drive, ia
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mission, pressure ol cd pre full flow oll fiter with regen m valve. 13.72 2.02 4.32 V4 0 V0.798 R345
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325e: Six-cylinder four-stroke in-line, water-cooled engine, Final drive ratio 3.91 :1 (manual transmission)
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Two-piece drive shaft with flexibly mounted central bearing and
Torque Toam SAE) Usssorem two nivaread ints; rear-wheel drive through double universal
Compression ratio 9.3:1 9.0:1 joint shafts with maintenance-free constant velocity joints.
" 3181: Acceleration 0-50 mph in7.9 sec., manual transmission
si Breakerless ignition system controlled by microprocessor. Unleaded gasoline: 91 RON (87 AKI)
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Battery — 12 Volt, 50 Amp hrs, Unleaded gasoline: 91 RON (87 AKi)
Front wheel suspension: 318i: Independent on MacPherson Collapsible safety steering column with er assisted rack-and-
Chassis eh struts with helical springs and pini jon wioprina. overall steering ratio 21.4
and Brakes torsion bar stabilizer. Wheels: 6 J x 14 light-allo
325e: Independent on MacPherson Steel-belted radial tires: 195/60 HR 14
struts with helical springs and Sensor for brake lining wear indicator, front left
sickle-shaped lower arms, Twin-circuit r-assisted braking system with servo unit and
coil springs, anti-roll bar. rear axle brake pressure regulating device.
Rearwheel suspension: 318i: Independent semi-trailing arms 318i: Front: floating-caliper disc brakes with automatic
with progressive springs and adjustment, diameter 10.04”
non-concentric shock absorbers Rear: simplex leading and trailing shoe drums, drum
with teflon coated pistons. diameter 9.0", mechanically operated handbrake.
325e: Independent 15° semi-trailing 325e: Front: ventilated floating-caliper disc brakes with
pan with progressive rate coil automatic adjustment, diameter 10.20"
, telescopic shock Rear: disc brakes with vacuum a — 10.20",
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Exterior: Energy-absorbing bumpers with rubber moldings, ris ty Front reclining bucket seats with eas ~ h adjustment on roller
Equipment on hydraulic shock ae Integrated air dam. Quad headlights bearings. Height-adjustable headrests te nt controled bya pus!
with halogen high beams and ignition override, two back-up lights, button. Three-point automatic seat welts with hidden reels in front
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border on top of windshield. lectrically bye or oe outside belt rear middie. Armrests on yl with Integrated handgrip on the
rearview mirror, left and right. Cavity seal, underc: compe 3 front mers je side, rear hand grips above side windows.
Heating and Ventilation: Fresh air heatin, mach easily adjustable Full carpeting, carpeted rear shelf, cloth or leatherette uphol
pe and air conditioning system and fou! blower, storage in lockable (and oy eel ~ compartment, additional
r outlets for windshield and side windcone fresh alr intake storage in pockets on the rette lighter, safety ashtray ir
through grills directionally adjustable at the side and in the center, the instrument panel, center eottrey in the rear, anti-glare rearview
with separate controls for both driver and front seat passenger. mirror, safety door locks. Central | y electric wind:
itluminated heating controls, flow-through ventilation. and electric antenna with 4 loudspeakers.
Interior: Instruments and bs cap, ep arranged in a semicircle around the driver, easily readable and clearly mounted Luggage compartment: carpeted storage space with tool kit in
instruments with as eter, Including odometer with trip
recorder; fuel and temperature gauges, Service Indicator; tachometer interior light with door contact switches, direct luggage compartwith y Control; echastanty orange lighted instrument panel. ment illumination.
Warning | jhts for fuel reserve, brake ining wear, handbrake and
braking system, heated rear window, alternator, oil pressure, 325e: 7-function Active Check Control. 9-function On-Board Com-
“Fasten Seat Belts” and “O n Sensor Service”. puter Il. argh air ndcepn Spr easily adjustable heating and air
Automatic windshield wiper/washer system with stalk control, conditionin ith electronic temperature control.
intermittent operation and two-speed wiper, Time Delay Courtes of Electric di cooler sunroof. Leather sports steering whee!
Light. Four-spoke padded steering wheel with safety impact p Front reclining sports seats with easy length and height sateen
and four horn contacts. Digital clock. AM/FM stereo cassette radio.
Opti onal 318i: AM/FM stereo cassette radio, 4-speed conan trans- 325e: pet oa automatic transmission, metallic paint,
mission, metallic paint, limited slip differential slip differential, leather upholstery.
Equipment dual position manual sunroof, cruise control.’
GVWR = gross vehicle weight rating
GAWR = gross axle weight rating
Sole U.S. Importer: Alterations in model: dard and optional equipment,
BMW of North America, Inc. Montvale, N.J. 07645
as described in the text and illustrations, may occur.
Precise information should be obtained from your BMW dealer.