"The Best-Handling Car for More Than $30,000" - Car and Driver, 1997
Body and chassis
2-door 2+2 coupé,
2-door convertible,
4-door sedan (1998)
Powertrain Engine
3.0ltr S50B30US / 3.2ltr S52B32US Inline 6
240bhp, 225 lb-ft trq / 240bhp, 236 lb-ft trq
Transmission
5-speed manual,
5-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 106", Length ~174", Width ~67", Height ~52"
Curb Weight ~3,219lbs
Performance
Dinan: Cold Air Intake, Exhaust, Stage 2 Software
(+30bhp, +27trq, +200rpm rev-limit, top-speed governor removed)
UUC: EVO3 Short Shift Kit w/ DSSR, BMW ZHP knob
Handling
KW V1: Coilovers
Zimmerman: Front Cross-Drilled/Slotted Discs
Front & Rear Stainless Steel Brake Lines
BMP: Front & Rear Strut Brace + Cross Brace
UUC: Transmition Mounts
TMS: Strut Mounts
Misc
Euro Clears, AC Schnitzer Billet Aluminum Pedals
Since November 1998, it has seen hurricanes and 115F heat waves, blizzards and -50F bone chilling frosts. It still runs like a bat out of hell.
Just in case the streets flood, which happens quite a bit in the South...
Basking alongside a friend at one of the many Houston car club gatherings...
The first location where pictures were taken shortly after its aqcuisition...