Beautiful 2004 BMW 330i ZHP Satin Black One of the Nicest Around, Near Perfect!

Beautiful 2004 BMW 330i with factory ZHP Performance Package. Low miles and is in near perfect condition. Newer Gorgeous Satin Black paint job with black interior, alken performance tires, oni struts, nd just installed front and rear brakes. If you are looking forthe lowest priced 330i, top reading and movealong. However, fyou are looking for a beautiful example of a pampered and lovedZHPand realize you get what you pay for, his is the car you have been waiting for.The pictures are all current, nd this BMW is in near perfect condition in every way. People love and adore this fine automobile and give compliments all the time. The Body, ngine, nterior, rive train, lass, ires, unning and Driving Condition is all above a 9 out of a 10. The windows and rear tail lights have been tinted and looks amazing. If you don’t know what a ZHP is, highly suggest you do some research before bidding.

Feel free to ask any questions.

Thanks for your time, nd if you obtain this car, hope you adore and pamper it as much as I do! Just remember, he only likes the best fuel. And of course it has as Power SUNROOF.

Below is a bunch of general information I pulled from the internet in case you are unfamiliar with the ZHP. Sorry if some things were repeated, ut do your own research so you can learn how special these cars are to many of us!!!

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The E46 BMW 330i sedan won comparison test after comparison test on the strength of its performance and handling prowess. Never being a company to leave well enough alone, he introduction of the Performance Package raised the driving experience of the BMW 3 Series Sedan to an even higher standard.
The E46 330i Performance Package (Option Code: "ZHP") was created exclusively for the U.S. market for enthusiasts by enthusiasts at BMW Individual, division of BMW M GmbH. There was no aspect of the driving experience that had not been enhanced by the Performance Package. Modifications to the 3.0-liter in-line six-cylinder engine, hich included different camshafts and performance-modified Digital Motor Electronics, ielded a 10 horsepower increase to 235. For the first time in a 330i a six-speed manual transmission came standard. With the Performance Package it included a short-throw shifter. The package also included a shorter final drive ratio.
The benefits of these modifications were immediately apparent - the E46 330i with a Performance Package accelerates from 0 to 60 miles-per-hour in 6 seconds, bout half a second faster than a standard 330i. To match the straight-line performance a new sports suspension, ore aggressively tuned than the 330i's standard sport suspension, s mated to 18-inch wheels with mixed-size performance tires. In addition to the wheels and tires the exterior of the 330i Performance Package is distinguished by it's Aerodynamic Package, lack headlight trim, igh gloss shadowline trim and an exhaust system that not only appears but also sounds more aggressive.
The look and feel of the interior had been refined with cloth and Alcantara sport seats matching the Alcantara sport steering wheel. An anthracite headliner and Black cube aluminum trim completed an ambiance tailored to the enthusiast. Silver cube aluminum trim was optional. The instrumentation included red needles while the tachometer reflected the modified engine's 300 higher rpm limit.

• Euro style clear front park/turn lenses
• Euro style clear LED taillights
• Front license plate delete
• Blacked-out front kidney grills
• M3 style mirrors
• DICE factory stereo iPod integration
• Adjustable clutch stop
• Hotchkis adjustable front and rear anti-sway bars
• BBS RGR 18x8.5 diamond black wheelsOEM Specifications:

Engine: 3.0 liter (2979cc), nline 6 cylinder, valves per cylinder

Bore x Stroke: 84mm x 90mm

Compression Ratio: 10.2:1

Horse Power: 235 @ 5900 rpm

Torque: 300 ft. lbs. @ 3500 rpm

Transmission: 6-Speed Manual

Final Drive: 3.07:1

Front Brakes: 325mm, ented discs w/ABS, ingle-pot calipers

Rear Brakes: 320mm vented discs w/ABS, ingle-pot calipers

Curb Weight: 3395 LBS (1539.7 KG)

0-60 MPH: 6.1 SEC

1/4 Mile: 14.42 SEC @ 96.88 MPH

Braking 60-0 MPH: 109 FT

Skidpad: 0.84 G

During the early days of the E36 3-series production run (1992- 99), BMW product planner came up with a radical idea. Returning from a Lamaze class with his wife, nd contemplating impending parenthood, e said, Perhaps we need a four-door model in the M3 lineup."

Radical, es, ut the concept found favor with top management, nd the first-ever four-door M3 joined the lineup for the '97 model year. In the U.S., t least, he experiment was a success. Even though the four-door E36 went out of production in May 1998 to make room for the new E46 3-series sedans, 760 were sold in 1997 and '98, ccounting for more than 46 percent of M3 sales in the U.S. for those two years.

With that kind of track record, ou might have expected to see a four-door M3 in the new body style. Nein. Owing to the need for extensive body revisions (read "fenders") to accommodate the M wheels and tires, MW balked. Unlike the E36, he E46 four-door shares very little sheetmetal with the coupe and convertible. Since the U.S. was the only market with strong four-door M3 sales, he business case didn't add up. If you wanted M3 performance but you needed four portals, ou were out of luck.

That's still true, ut for about four grand, ou can be a little less out of luck than before. That's the price of BMW's new Performance package, collection of cosmetic and mechanical upgrades that make a 330i four-door quicker and slicker.

Cosmetic elements include a so-called aerodynamic package (deeper air-dam and rocker-panel extensions), lcantara faux-suede seats and steering-wheel cover, lack-anodized interior aluminum trim, nd gauges with red needles. Reduced to verbiage, t sounds a little glitzy, ut BMW's execution is subdued and tasteful.

In any case, t's the go-faster bits that set this enhanced Bimmer apart from the rest of the 330i establishment. The list includes reprogrammed engine management, otter cams, six-speed manual gearbox (a first for a non-M 3-series BMW), nd a shorter final-drive ratio-3.07:1 versus the 2.93:1 rear end used in the base 330i with manual transmission.

The suspension components are a smidge stiffer than the setup in the base 330i, nd the Performance package gets an 18-inch wheel-and-tire combo versus 17-inch wheels on the standard version. The package also substitutes Michelin Pilot Sport tires for the Continental ContiSportContacts that come in the Sport package, ith a slightly lower profile and slightly bigger rear footprints: 225/40ZR-18 front and 255/35ZR-18 rear compared with the Sport's 225/45ZR-17 front and 245/40ZR-17 rear.

The redline goes up 300 rpm to 6800, eak horsepower goes up 10 to 235, nd torque goes up eight pound-feet to 222. But a little more thrust and shorter gearing do pay off at the track. Our Performance-package 330i sprinted to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds and covered the quarter-mile in 14.3 seconds at 97 mph.

The quickest 330i test times we've recorded prior to exercising this enhanced edition came in our first instrumented encounter with the 3.0-liter 3-series back in December 2000: 0 to 60 in 6.1 seconds, he quarter in 14.8 at 95 mph. More contact patch pays off on the skidpad, here the Performance-package Bimmer pulled 0.86 g (compared with 0.83 in '00), nd also in braking-158 feet from 70 mph versus 168.

On the subjective front, irmer suspension tuning, ower-profile tires, nd reduced (by 0.6 inch) ride height add up to responses that are quicker than the base 330i's. The distinction isn't vast-a little less body roll, little more enthusiasm in brisk direction changes-but it's noticeable. And the tuners have managed to achieve this without any real sacrifice in comfort. None of your hard-edged M3 ride here.

Of course, here's none of your hard-edged M3 go power, ither. The last M3 we put through its paces ("Compact Adrenaline Delivery Systems," May 2003) hustled to 60 in 4.8 seconds and covered the quarter in 13.6 seconds at 105 mph-pretty much what you'd expect from 333 horsepower.

Obviously, ou don't get that with the Performance package. But you do get a nice uptick in all-around performance, ith virtually no sacrifice in comfort, nd of course four doors, or about seven grand less than you'd have to pony up for an M3 coupe. That's a pretty good start on a college fund for the new baby

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, ear-wheel-drive, -passenger, -door sedan

PRICE AS TESTED: $40,095 (base price: $35,495)

ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 24-valve 6-in-line, luminum block and head, ort fuel injection
Displacement: 182 cu in, 979cc
Power (SAE net): 235 bhp @ 5900 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 222 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 107.3 in Length: 176.0 in Width: 68.5 in Height: 55.1 in
Curb weight: 3370 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 5.6 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 15.3 sec
Street start, -60 mph: 6.4 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 14.3 sec @ 97 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 152 mph
Braking, 0-0 mph: 158 ft
Roadholding, 00-ft-dia skidpad: 0.86 g

FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city driving: 21 mpg
C/D-observed: 20 mpg

The ZHP sedan was available from 2003 to 2005, nd the ZHP coupe and convertible 330 were available from 2003-2006. For 2003 the ZHP was available only in a manual transmission but starting in 2004 BMW added the option of a five speed Steptronic auto. Interestingly, t was the first six speed manual in a non-M 3 series.

Itʼs a running joke that the ZHP isn’t a special car.

Funny thing is, he ZHP optioned 330 has a cult like following among BMW enthusiasts with its own forum – the ZHPMafia. And a presence on Facebook. As with the E46 M3 itʼs resale value has remained high.

Whereas there were M3 sedans in the E36 and E90 body styles, he ZHP sedan was the closest you could get to a four door M3 in the E46 line. I can see the argument that itʼs just an option package, ut to me, tʼs proved to be a special BMW.

The performance package was an inclusive option given to E46 sedans from 2003 to 2005, oupes and convertibles from 2004 to 2006.[23] It included various aesthetic changes over the regular 3 series, s well as functional and mechanical enhancements. It had M badges on each of its Style 135 wheels, ith additional M badging on the multi-function steering wheel and atop the 6-speed short throw weighted shifter. In addition to the standard color options, he ZHP was available in the "Motorsport-only" color Imola Red. It received the "M-Tech II" bodykit standard, 8-inch staggered Style 135 wheels, igh gloss anthracite window trim, nd the coupe received clear turn signals (headlights, ide-markers, nd tail-lights) instead of the amber turn signals found on the standard 330Ci.[23] The interior had also been modified with half cloth-half alcantara sports seats (optional upgrade to leather), n alcantara-wrapped sports steering wheel (switched to perforated leather in mid-2005), shorter M-badged shift knob, nthracite colored cloth headliner, nd aluminum "cubed" faux-carbon fiber interior trim (available in silver or black). The instrument gauge cluster was also modified with red needles and polished metal trim rings.[24]

In the performance department, he ZHP was equipped with the more aggressive DME tune to increase power from 225hp (168kW) to 235hp (175kW).[23] The engine redline raised from 6,500 rpm to 6,800 rpm to take advantage of the new power band and higher power output at higher RPMs.[24] As a result of the higher redline, he nut that fastens the oil pump's sprocket came with threadlocker pre-applied from the factory to keep the nut from falling off.[25] The car also received a shorter final drive ratio which allows for faster acceleration; 3.07 vs. 2.93 for manuals and 3.64 vs. 3.38 for the automatic.[24] Car and Driver magazine track-tested the car, hich returned a 0-60mph time of 5.6 seconds and passed through the 1/4 mile in 14.3 seconds.[24] In 2003 the ZHP featured a 6-speed manual transmission (the Steptronic automatic transmission was not available the first model year (2003), ut it was offered from 2004 to 2006).

Suspension was modified over the standard suspension with firmer springs and dampers, arger anti-roll bars, tronger front control arm ball joints, lower ride height, nd slightly more negative camber.[24] The Style 135M wheels also came equipped with the much stickier compound, ichelin Pilot Sport tires, n a staggered configuration with 225/40-18 tires in the front and 255/35-18 tires in the back.[24]

330 ZHP Performance Package (USA)
In January 2003, t the Los Angeles International Auto Show, MW of North America introduced the 330i Performance Package, rder code ZHP. This was a trim-level upgrade that included engine modifications for an increase of 10 hp (7 kW), lb·ft (11 N·m) of torque, nd a redline increase to 6,800 rpm (from 6,500 in the regular 330i). The ZHP option also provided a 6-speed short-throw manual transmission, higher final drive ratio and speed limiter setting, suspension tuned for better handling, nd various BMW M interior and exterior trim elements. The color option of Imola Red replaces Electric Red when ordered with ZHP Performance Package, therwise only available in the M-series. Europe received slightly more cosmetic upgrades with the UK Clubsport Package, vailable only for the 330Ci (Coupe) models. The ZHP package helped BMW fill the gap from the departure of the four-door E36 M3 in 1998, s the E46 M3 was only available in coupe and convertible form.
The ZHP package was available for the E46 platform beginning with mid-2003 330i sedans, nd the following year for 330Ci coupes & convertibles. It has become a highly sought-after model due to its unique modifications. Car and Driver magazine track-tested the car, hich returned a 0-60 mph time of 5.6 seconds and passed through the 1/4 mile in 14.2 seconds.

The car has been painted, ot wrapped or dipped, nd it was almost a $4000 paint job.
Its Satin Black, ot flat but even nicer, o which people ask about all the time.
Original exterior color was gloss black, hich is the color of the door jams, nd factory exterior window trim as part of the ZHP package. The passenger mirror has to be adjusted by hand, ot sure if a fuse is burned out.
The rims are stock alloy with a little curb rash. If one wanted a blackened out or murdered out BMW ZHP, ll they have to do is paint or dip the rims, verything else is already
black. I personally like the rims silver to offset the black, ut maybe you have something else in mind.

* The last two owners kept up with its maintenance at BMW of Henderson.* It comes with an OWNERS MANUAL on CD.* Previous owner sold because he needed money to move. He also changed the few things that are not factory anymore, hich include the Satin BlackPaint, inted Windows, nd Tinted Tail Lights. Everything else is original!
* Cigarette lighter and ash trays look to have never be used. Seems to be a non-smoked in car.
* The original color was code #668 for Jet Black.Thanks again!