Then again, the folks at BMW's M division outdid themselves with the E30 BMW M3 — the first-ever M3 that made a huge splash at the 1985 IAA in Frankfurt. BMW said the first-gen M3 is a ...

A bit of BMW history may be needed here before we continue. When the E30 M3 came out in the mid-1980s, it was primarily designed to be a homologation special for touring car racing—a means to an ...

The BMW E30 M3 represents the pinnacle of the M brand for a large portion of the automaker’s fanbase. This particular E30 M3 has ditched its legendary S14 engine in favor of a modified Honda K24 ...

And by modern standards, the first BMW M3 is gawky; an upright cab atop pillbox hips. Hindsight has been kind to this M3 though, known by its chassis code, “E30”. Because in 2021, only one ...

In this episode, the E30 M3 is partially dismantled in preparation for a full respray. Unneeded holes are welded up, revealing the extent of work needed to complete the project. Antonio, the M3's ...

You missed out on the massive BMW E30 M3 appreciation-fest of the 2000s — during which prices catapulted upward, by percentage, more than the Elephant Man's eye teeth. But with prices flattening ...

Over the years BMW enthusiasts got to see a lot of variations of the original M3 so the Bimmer ended up having 4 models with 4 levels of power just for the E30. The one they had for the test run ...

One of the most outstanding features of the S14 engine found in the BMW E30 M3 is its use of two individual throttle bodies. This allowed more precise tuning of the air intake system and provided ...

Oh, and yes, that name does feed off the energy of the purists who cry about this package borrowing the E30 M3's look and taking ... #art #design #3d #bmw #lto #livetooffend #ltoe30 #e30 #3series ...

BMW is looking to the classic E30-series M3 for styling inspiration for a special-edition model to celebrate the automaker's 100th anniversary. That car could be based on the BMW M2 coupe that is ...

Yet the moniker has come to stand for something quite different to the original E30 that BMW first revealed at the ’85 Frankfurt Motor Show. Like so many of the greatest road cars, the M3 ...