chatgpt said:
Yes, the BMW E46 330i Touring was sold in the United States of America, but only for a limited time. The E46 330i Touring was available in the US market from 2001 to 2005. However, it was not a popular model and was only produced in small numbers, making it somewhat rare. The E46 330i Touring was known for its sporty performance, practicality, and luxurious features.

 

RealOEM
(a real, quotable, verifiable website based in fact)
says yes, and that you could get both manual and auto transmissions,
in both 2wd and 4wd configurations.

It does not say how many were sold.

From a research standpoint, chatgpt is, in fact, the devil:
it will not quote its sources, and if you want it to lie, all
you have to do is get it to search the misinformation you've posted
on your websites.

"For entertainment purposes only."

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No, 330i touring was never sold in USA.

 

looks like chatgpt & realoem were both wrong.

 

RealOEM is the parts catalogue. The 330i Touring was sold in other markets so BMW have parts for it. That doesn't mean it was ever sold in the US.

And the chatgpt quote reads like it was written by an 8 year-old.

 

North America only got 323iT, 325iT and 325xiT.

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Not sold in US. Even Realoem says so:

 

You could always be a big baller. Buy a manual 25xiT, snag a zhp b30. And drop that bad boy in there with a tune from rev match and you have a really fun car. Probably keep up if not blow the doors off of the same era of wrx's.

 

I didn't do an x-drive but I did do the ZHP swap, including the complete suspension and brakes:

M56 SULEV to 330i ZHP Touring transformation

After 2 years and a ridiculous amount of trial and error, I finally cleared the last code (knock wood) on my ginormous project, the first (I think) M56b30 ZHP Touring. Started with a 2003 M56 Rebuilt an M54b30 and fitted with M56 valve cover and intake Installed ZHP camshafts Completely...

www.e46fanatics.com

 

I didn't do a ZHP, but I dropped a 3 liter in my Xi Tourer as well It's nice having the All-Season Bmw to compliment my M3