And the road cars were only created to homologate the racers. That’s genuine motorsport pedigree. Initially the plan was for 5,000 to be built. BMW underestimated demand for the car magnificently. By ...

An E30 M3. Something about the shape ... Sure, 215bhp is nothing these days, but the 2.3-litre S14 engine is renowned as one of the all time greats. I’m expecting fireworks.

Today we take BMW’s ‘M’ cars ... Amazingly, the first prototype engine would take just 14 days to get up and running, hence the unit’s ‘S14’ designation. The M3 would also get a ...

Mention BMW’s M3 to anyone with ... motorsport-inspired E30. It isn’t fast by today’s standards, but its rev-hungry 16-valve S14 engine is one of the very best, and when combined with ...