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.

Having narrowed the audience for this story the very slimmest part of the funnel, there's a car for you: The BMW M2 Racing.

Available only in South Africa, this very special E30 was an Alpina-tuned, big six-powered performance model that could hang ...

Watch the legendary BMW M3 E30 in action as it takes on intense drifting challenges! Feel the power of the M Power engine as ...

While the M3 is unquestionably ... Photo: BMW AG Like the Alpina E30-based B6 range, the 333i received an M30 inline-six and the tuner's custom wheels. However, the engine was a stock 3.2-liter ...

Engines like the original BMW M3's S14 engine, the Cosworth-tuned 2.5-liter 16-valve engine in the Mercedes-Benz 190E Evo II, and the Honda S600, spinning to 9,500 rpm. These are the engines that ...

The E30 M3’s rallying record often gets ... And I think a nat-asp S14 in competition spec is the best sounding engine ever. This is a replica of the Prodrive-built car Francois Chatriot used ...

Now, I’ve not met the former three, but this writer is lucky to have known a few generations of the BMW ... E30 introduced a four-door sedan bodystyle (1983), a convertible and the first M3 ...