The BMW M3 is 30 years old! - I reminisce on the E30 M3 a bit and let BMW tell the rest and a limited Ed Anniversary Model previewed - Lots of Pics!

The BMW M3 is 30 years old this year and its reputation today is totally peerless when it comes to the mid-sized sports car segment. In the mid 1980s, the very first M3 were homologated for the German Touring Car Championships and it won a whole lot of races obviously. It was this first M3, based on the BMW E30 3 Series that started it all. So much so that everyone wanted a E30 M3 back in the day. 

The Good Die Young: BMW Is Killing Off The 1 Series M Coupe...

...after they produce it for one miserable year. And the thing is, motoring enthusiasts aren't really coming in droves to buy this car. Everyone's talking about this car as a return to BMW's E30 M3 roots but people aren't really buying it. They want big huge V8 M3s instead.


"But the question is, is the M Division into selling cars that are actually the 'Ultimate Driving Machines' or up to market forces? The reason I stated market forces because the report also stated that BMW admitted that less than a thousand units of the 1 series M Coupe will be produced instead......."


Click here to read more about it. Posted over on Myautoblog.org.