The E30 M3 turns 40 this year; how will BMW celebrate?

The E30 BMW M3 remains the winningest, or most successful, road-racing touring car ever made, dominating Group A and DTM. It ...
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BMW Honors Some of Its Rarest and Most Hardcore E30 Coupes with a Series of Special-Edition M Cars

Most of the time, automakers tend to keep their lineups and naming conventions pretty similar from market to market, as it ensures consistency and brand recognition. However, occasionally, things like ...
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5 Forgotten High-Performance E30 BMWs That Didn't Feature M Badges

While the M3 is unquestionably the most iconic member of the E30 3 Series, it wasn't the only impressive high-performance version of the generation. Produced from 1982 to 1994, the E30 was available ...
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The BMW M3 E30 Convertible Was the Embodiment of 1980s Open Top Madness

Conceived to homologate a brand-new race car design, the first-ever M3 was also offered as a convertible, even though such a vehicle defied common sense. During the mid-1980s, BMW was heavily involved ...