A beautiful BMW 330i Coupe, seen in front of the Workers’ Stadium in Beijing in 2012. The speedy Bimmer was wrapped in a cool shiny blue wrap, and further sexed up with darkened windows and dark gray alloy wheels. The wrap’s color almost matched with the license plate.
Next to the BMW stood a gold colored Porsche Panamera with deflated tires.
The Workers’ Stadium in the background was long a very central location of life in the central east part of Beijing. There were sport events, concerts, all sorts of other events, and there were many bars and restaurants under and around the stadium.
It was a brilliant place, I must have been there a trillion times during my 16+1 years in Beijing. It was built in 1959 and renovated in 2004 in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sadly, in 2020 the entire stadium and surrounding area were demolished. A new stadium is currently under construction. Will it ever be as good as the old one? Let’s hope it will.
The E92 BMW 3-Series coupe was manufactured from 2004 until 2013. The 330i model was powered by a 3.0 liter inline six-cylinder engine with an output of 258 hp and 310 Nm, good for a 250 km/h top speed and a 0-100 in 6.4 seconds. The engine was mated to a 6-speed automatic. The manual wasn’t available on the Chinese market. Price of the BMW 330i Coupe started at 644.000 yuan, which was a lot of money for what it really was, so these are pretty rare in China.
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