Driving the BMW 333i - Ciro meets his Heroes

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Only 210 of these were ever made, ensuring that this car remains one of the rarest cars ever made. And its a car that South Africa can be proud of; it was developed, built and only ever sold in South Africa.

With help from Alpina, BMW South Africa set about building something unique. With the E30 M3 absent from our market (largely due to sky high import duties and the fact that it was only ever going to be a left-hand-drive model), the local arm of the German car giant decided to go big.

Adding displacement was the answer and the 3.2-litre inline-6 engine from the BMW 733i was squeezed into the relatively tiny engine bay of the 323i Coupe.

A significant list of modifications and customisations were made to help the 333i stand out from its more pedestrian stablemates, and it worked.

With an original price of just R41,000 back in 1985, these cars easily fetch R2million nowadays.

For our video guy Ciro De Siena, driving one was always a dream. Heck, seeing one was always a dream. And so when a collector up in Gauteng invited us to drive and film the car, we were quite simply over the moon.

We hope you enjoy this as much as Ciro did. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

0:00 Intro
1:02 BMW 333i History
2:37 Engine design
2:56 Interior features
3:24 Driving quality
4:25 Gearbox design
5:10 Gearshift
5:45 Engine sound and Exhaust sound
6:33 BMW 333i vs M3 power and torque
7:51 Polo GTI vs BMW 333i power and torque
8:07 What is lovable about the car
8:56 BMW E30 nickname in South Africa
9:36 Why he loves the BMW E30
10:03 BMW E30 uniqueness
10:54 Outro

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