the E30 M3. Although designed primarily to take on BMW’s rivals on the race track, amongst them Mercedes-Benz’s rally car turned DTM racer, the Cosworth-powered 190E 2.3-16, the public would ...

It’s a genius widebody addition, because the E30’s ’80s style fender flairs work perfectly on the 8 Series. It looks a bit like the E31 BMW M8 prototype ... ve been modded with race harnesses.

The E30 was also the first 3 Series to receive an M-badged model, and the resulting homologation special became one of BMW's most iconic models. The E30 M3 continues to be revered by BMW ...

It all started in 1986, four years after BMW introduced the second-generation 3 Series (E30). Intended to be a homologation special for DTM and Group A Touring specifications, the first M3 ...