page_title: BMW 3 Series (E30)
section_title: United States & Canada
hierarchical_section_title: BMW 3 Series (E30) / Model range / United States & Canada
caption_attribution_description: BMW 3-Series photographed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at Gibeau Orange Julep.
context_page_description: The BMW E30 is the second generation of BMW 3 Series, which was produced from 1982 to 1994 and replaced the E21 3 Series. The model range included coupé and convertible body styles, as well as being the first 3 Series to be produced in sedan and wagon/estate body styles. It was powered by four-cylinder petrol, six-cylinder petrol and six-cylinder diesel engines, the latter a first for the 3 Series. The E30 325iX model was the first 3 Series to have all-wheel drive.
  The first BMW M3 model was built on the E30 platform and was powered by the high-revving BMW S14 four-cylinder petrol engine, which produced 175 kW in its final iteration. The BMW Z1 roadster was also based on the E30 platform. Following the launch of the E36 3 Series in 1990, the E30 began to be phased out.
context_section_description: The model range in the United States consisted of the following:
  318i (1984-1985 using the M10 engine, then 1991 using the M42 engine)
  318is (1991 only)
  325, 325e and 325es
  325i, 325is (1987-1991 only)
  325ix (1988-1991 only)
  The primary distinctive feature of the BMW E30 models produced for the North American market in 1984–1987 is the protruding front and rear aluminum bumpers. These bumpers are commonly known as "diving boards." In 1987, the anodized aluminum bumpers for the North American market were shortened by revising the cover/fillers and shortening the shock absorbers on which they were mounted. In mid-1988 (for model year 1989), shorter body-coloured plastic bumpers replaced the aluminium ones altogether.
caption: 1986-1987 Canadian coupe model (note the large front bumper)
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