the BMW M3 is nearly 40 years old as of 2025. 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 ...

As the E30 M3 evolved, so its plastic mouldings got a little lighter, but the formula for arguably the best thought-out body kit ever made didn’t change. The rear-drive BMW M3 is dead ...

The E30 M3 is still the ultimate M-car and therefore the ultimate BMW. I wonder what we’ll be comparing it with in another 25 years… Many thanks to Chris Gamlin for the loan of his 123d and ...