The BMW M3 is a German high-performance sports sedan and coupe built by BMW's M performance division, introduced in 1986 as a homologation model based on the BMW 3 Series, developed to qualify a competitive car for European Touring Car and other production-based racing categories. Built with a high-revving four-cylinder engine derived from BMW's motorsport program in its first generation, and with progressively larger and more powerful six-cylinder and, later, V8 engines in subsequent generations, the M3 built a reputation over successive decades as one of the benchmark performance sedans against which rivals from other manufacturers were routinely measured. Its dual identity as both a genuinely usable daily saloon and a formidable track and rally car helped establish the wider template that BMW's M division applied to other model lines in the years that followed.
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SignificanceThe original E30 M3 was named number six on Sports Car International's list of Top Sports Cars of the 1980s 1 Connections
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The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.
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M3 models have been produced for every generation of 3 Series since the E30 M3 was introduced in 1986.
E30 generation section, Sports Car International sentence
In 2004, Sports Car International named the E30 M3 number six on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1980s.
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Generations: BMW M3 (E30), Lead
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.
has versions: BMW M3 (E30), Lead
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.
Generations: BMW M3 (E36), Lead
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.
has versions: BMW M3 (E36), Lead
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.
Generations: BMW M3 (E46), Lead
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.
has versions: BMW M3 (E46), Lead
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.
Generations: BMW M3 (F80), Lead
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.
has versions: BMW M3 (F80), Lead
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.
View the Source BMW M3 (G80) (Wikipedia, French)
Generations: BMW M3 (G80), Lead
La BMW M3 G80 est la sixième génération de M3, berline sportive commercialisée par BMW.
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La BMW M3 G80 est la sixième génération de M3, berline sportive commercialisée par BMW.
View the SourceBMW E90 (M3) (Wikipedia, German)
Generations: BMW E90 (M3), Lead
Der BMW M3 der vierten Generation war in drei Karosserievarianten erhältlich.
has versions: BMW E90 (M3), Lead
Der BMW M3 der vierten Generation war in drei Karosserievarianten erhältlich.
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