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Turbocharged 1994 BMW 318is Coupe Goes Back to Auction at No Reserve
A 1994 BMW 318is coupe fitted with a turbocharged 3.2-liter S50 inline-six and a list of M3-sourced components is being offered again without a reserve, this time from a dealer in Athens, Greece.
By George Kensington · 4 min read
A modified 1994 BMW 318is coupe, powered by a turbocharged 3.2-liter S50 inline-six, is back on the market at no reserve after an earlier offering in May 2026. The car is being sold by a dealer in Athens, Greece, and comes with Greek registration documents and an uninstalled billet exhaust manifold.
The selling dealer acquired the car in 2023 and completed a build in 2025 that transformed the coupe into a performance project. The engine has been fitted with forged connecting rods and pistons, a front-mount intercooler and a custom 4-inch exhaust system. Power is routed through an M3-sourced Getrag five-speed manual gearbox, paired with a limited-slip differential and subframes taken from the same donor car.
The coupe left the factory in Arctic Silver Metallic, and its exterior still carries the post-facelift kidney grilles and rear spoiler. Aerodynamic bumpers, side sills and mirrors have been added, and the project included fitting M3-sourced glass, rebuilding the power sunroof and repainting the trunk lid and rear quarter panels. Halo-style headlamps and fog lights sit up front, with clear corner markers, dual exhaust outlets and M3 badging completing the look.
The car is not without visible faults. The front bumper is damaged ahead of the left-front wheel, and the rear bumper is misaligned. Some of the seller-provided photographs were taken in November 2025, and the seller says the car has not accrued any mileage since the May 2026 auction.
The 17-inch BMW Style 22 wheels have been refinished and are shod with 225/45 Kenda tyres. The car rides on a lowered suspension with Bilstein dampers at all four corners. The seller says the power steering pump and four-wheel disc brakes were replaced during the build.
Inside, power-adjustable Vader sport seats are upholstered in black leather, extending to the rear bench. An LG CD stereo, dual-zone climate control, an onboard computer, power windows and a power sunroof have been added, along with an AC Schnitzer short-shift knob. The headliner was re-trimmed and the air conditioning compressor replaced. The three-spoke steering wheel frames a retrofitted M-branded instrument cluster taken from an Italian-market example, with a 280 km/h speedometer and an 8,000-rpm tachometer. Daemon exhaust-temperature and boost-pressure gauges and a GReddy boost controller sit in the centre stack.
The digital odometer reads 173,000 kilometres (about 107,000 miles), of which roughly 5,000 kilometres (about 3,000 miles) were added under current ownership. The seller says the true mileage is unknown.
Under the bonnet, the 3.2-liter S50B32 was built with an M3-specification crankshaft as part of a 2024 overhaul that also included a replacement alternator and VANOS components. The turbo setup uses a Garrett turbocharger, a TiALSport blow-off valve and a BMW MTurbo-branded intake manifold said to come from an Alpina B10, while a Sachs performance clutch was fitted during the rebuild. The Getrag gearbox was rebuilt before installation.
The coupe is being sold on its Greek registration, which serves as the ownership document in Greece. Bidding is open with no reserve, meaning the car will sell to the highest bidder regardless of price.
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