E30 BMW M3 1988–1991

What it came with

• Four-cylinder (S14)^1,2

  192 hp with a catalyst

Transmissions

5-speed manual^1,2

Drivetrains

Rear-wheel drive³

Trims

Coupe^3,2

• Model codes: AK03 for the US coupe¹
• US sales: 5,115 in America, of just over 17,000 worldwide, by Hagerty's count²
• Weight: 2,867 lb for the 1991 coupe⁴
• Size: 171.1 in long on a 101.0 in wheelbase, as Edmunds gives them for 1991⁴
• Fuel economy: 15 mpg city and 26 highway by the EPA for 1991⁴

Colors

• Black 1991 ⁴
• Jet Black 1991 ⁴
• Diamond Black Metallic 1991 ⁴
• Sterling Silver Metallic 1991 ⁴
• Cashmere Beige Metallic 1991 ⁴
• Brilliant Red 1991 ⁴
• Calypso Red Metallic 1991 ⁴
• Glacier Blue Metallic 1991 ⁴
• Azure Blue Metallic 1991 ⁴
• Mauritius Blue Metallic 1991 ⁴
• Laguna Green Metallic 1991 ⁴

Year by year

• 1988 The first M3 sold in the US, with a revised air intake, a normal five-speed with an overdrive fifth in place of the dogleg, and a 4.10:1 final drive.²
• 1989 A driver's airbag and a four-spoke steering wheel are standard from September, with halogen headlights. Heated seats and a power moonroof are new options.²
• 1990 No changes recorded.
• 1991 Carries over unchanged, the last year of the first M3.^3,2