My friend and fellow Coupe fanatic, Jon, stumbled across this Coupe and sent it my way. It’s posted for sale on autotrader.co.za in Kyalami, South Africa. Yep, the Kyalami for which Kyalami Orange was named. Initially, Jon was hoping that with Kyalami in the search result that this was an Alpine White over Kyalami Coupe, but no dice. The interior is Black. Which isn’t bad, but seeing an AW/KO M Coupe would be pretty cool. The RHD, sunroof delete Coupe is listed for R179,950 (~$21,739 USD) with 107,000 km (66,487 miles). Mods include Hamann rear diffuser, Hamann side skirts, AC Schnitzer exhaust, AC Shnitzer shift knob and e-brake handle, AC Schnitzer pedal covers, front splitters. I don’t recognize the front splitters. AC Schnitzer makes a two piece splitter set, but it looks much different. Hamann makes a front splitter, but it is all one piece that attaches to the bottom of the bumper. Anybody recognize these splitters? If so, please post in the comments.
2000 M Coupe | Alpine White | Black
https://www.coupeaday.com/2012/05/21/2000-m-coupe-alpine-white-black/
2002 M Coupe | Imola Red | Black | 700+ HP
This M Coupe owned by Taz Dude of San Diego, CA was posted on bimmerforums.com covering a recent build to bring the S54 powered Coupe to over 700 HP. Insane! An impressive mod list was posted over there, so rather than trying to sum it up, I’ve posted it below. This is one incredible beast of an M Coupe, not only does it have a huge amounted of added power, but it has a ton of unique and rare mods as well.
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https://www.coupeaday.com/2012/04/23/2002-m-coupe-imola-red-black-700-hp/
S50B32 M Coupe | Matte Black | Imola/Black
This M Coupe was posted on jonsibal.com in a blog post covering the BMW Familie 2010 event hosted by Studie at Fuji Speedway in Japan. The annual event is held to bring together all BMW owners and clubs in Japan. Studie brought out numerous cars as taxis for the track, along with many more for attendees to check out. Looks like a very cool gathering! This M Coupe was one of the attendees at the event. It has quite a few mods that aren’t often seen, namely the BMW Aero Side Grilles. They are no longer available from BMW, but are still stocked at random places around the world. A handful of sets showed up recently in Germany, and they’ve appeared on eBay occasionally. Additional mods include: Hamann front splitter, aftermarket hood vents, matte black paint/vinyl, gloss black painted/powder coated Roadstars, aftermarket suspension, racing seats and an aftermarket spoiler.
HT: dave p
https://www.coupeaday.com/2012/03/01/s50b32-m-coupe-matte-black-imolablack-2/
S50 to S62 Conversion | 1999 M Coupe | Dakar Yellow | Gray/Black
This M Coupe was posted on z3mcoupe.com by M-Center of Moscow, Russia. The Coupe started it’s life as an S50B32 engined Coupe, and now has an 8 cylinder S62B50 from an E39 M5, producing nearly 500 hp. That kind of power necessitates reinforcement of the stock trunk floor. M-Center strengthened the floor and utilized a dual ear E36 M3 diff cover by adding a second hanger. The S62 engine is significantly taller than the stock S50 engine, thus requiring modifications to allow the hood to close. A Vac Motorsports dry sump oil system, which not only ensures that the engine won’t be starved of oil on the track, allows removal of the S62 oil pan allowing crucial clearance to be added to the engine bay. Plumbed from the engine bay is a hatch mounted 3 gallon dry sump tank containing the oil. Aside from the engine and chassis mods there are plenty more: Custom exhaust, 6 speed E39 M5 transmission, ceramic clutch, Fidanza LTW flywheel, custom length driveshaft, Porsche 911 GT3 RS 997 brakes, KW V3 coilovers, H&R struts, BBS LM wheels, Nitto AE01 tires, custom roll cage, Sparco EVO Plus seats, Schroth seat belts, a what looks to me like a Carbon Goeke spoiler. All in all, this a very cool one-of-a-kind M Coupe.
https://www.coupeaday.com/2012/01/30/s50-to-s62-conversion-1999-m-coupe-dakar-yellow-grayblack/
1999 M Coupe | Estoril Blue | Estoril/Black
This M Coupe was posted for sale on gumtree.co.za in Port Elizabeth, South Africa with 111k km (68,972 miles) for R175,000 (~$21,786 USD). I think most interesting about this Coupe is that there are said to be only ~40 South African Z3 M Coupes imported, all of which were fitted with AC Schnitzer parts. This Coupe shows not ACS parts, but Hamann. The Hamann hatch spoiler, Hamann side grilles and Hamann fog lights are mods not often seen, let alone in combination. They certainly change the look, with the addition of the 20″ wheels, this Coupe looks different than most. While I’m certainly of the opinion “to each their own”, I don’t know that the wheels compliment the Coupes design. The large, angular, narrow spokes, and oversize diameter just seem out of place. The rear wheels have an odd offset and/or width which pulls them inward several inches leaving a large gap between the fender and the wheel (easily resolved with spacers though). The front and rear tires don’t match, which is odd for what appears to be a non-staggered setup. Luckily, any or all of this could easily be reversed back to stock, or changed to suit the new owners taste. Although the Hamann spoiler is mounted with screws, which would require some additional work to return it to the OE hatch design. In the sellers favor is low number of M Coupes in South Africa, so if a buyer is interested in one, there aren’t a lot of options.
https://www.coupeaday.com/2012/01/25/1999-m-coupe-estoril-blue-estorilblack-10/