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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pussy" data-source="post: 495025" data-attributes="member: 60">No la... it was a joint marketing stratergy by AB and EKS to provide a 'model' for the local boys here under the word 'Evolution' with the make-up and performance level of the e30.. to introduce a final 'soup up' e30 318i before the arrival of the e36 line up in 1992... In order AB to sell of the last batch of e30's la, so they(AB) dressed it up to sell...but AB could have got the German guys to do it, but the costs would have been very high past the RM89k mark..so they did locally... not bad for that time...but i think BWM did not allow the word "Msport" to be used, cos the only given for the e30 325i/325is line up..so this word 'Evolution' came up with a badge and car numbering only in malaysia... not bad huh.. cos we have our own malaysian limited edition models like South Africa...</blockquote>