The new M Coupé is the fastest; the original M3 arguably the greatest. Both wear the evocative M badge with pride, but as Richard Meaden discovers during two wintery days at Spa-Francorchamps, only one of these BMW M-cars is true to its motorsport colour.
February 1, 2010
BMW M3 (1988 – 1991)
Within many of us there’s a brilliant, successful racing driver hidden away, a wheel-meister of the first order, or so we like think.
January 25, 2010
Road Race Rivals
Adopting Group A rules for rallying as well as racing was meant to close the gap between road and competition machines. That it has done, not by producing slow race and rally cars, but by bringing a new generation of affordable 150mph road-rockets.
January 4, 2010
Two Into M Won’t Go
What should an M3 be like – refined and quick, or raw and thrilling? Touring car ace Steve Soper chooses between new M3 and old M3.
December 28, 2009
No Hold Ups In The Fast Lane
BMW Motorsport expects the new M3 middleweight to do everything in the World Touring Car Championship next year – except win races.
December 7, 2009
Munich Mauler
We get our first drive in BMW’s hot M3, the best and maybe only – sporting Bimmer since the 2002tii.
November 30, 2009
M3 Squared
Applying performance modifications to new car – legally and cost efficiently – is becoming such a daunting task that the most rational course seems to be cruising the used-car market, European car has espoused this approach for years, and one of our favourite platforms for performance modifications is BMW’s E30-bodied M3.
November 2, 2009
MMM…
With their Formula One participation poised to cease, BMW are determined to succeed in the European Touring Car Championship next year. The new 200bhp M3 is the company’s secret weapon.
October 26, 2009
Best Ever!
Burkard Bovensiepen’s Alpina firm is recognized as a manufacturer, not just a tuning house. Alpina’s latest monster is the B6, a BMW M3, fitted with a 3.5 litre six. The B6 may be the finest BMW ever made.
February 22, 2010
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