The first-gen M3 remains a legend, but there were other interesting E30-based high-performance models that deserve more respect ...

One of the company's most iconic nameplates, 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 ...

The love began years ago. Every morning on my way to work I would walk past one. An E30 M3. Something about the shape, the stance, the trim perfection of the profile, the kidney grille (remember that?