M3 Touring Edition 100 Jahre Nürburgring

STORY

The BMW M3 is the car that made "M" a household name. The original E30 M3 of 1986 was a homologation special built for touring-car racing, with boxed arches, a steeper rear window and a high-revving four-cylinder S14 engine. It worked very well. The E30 M3 won the DTM title in its debut season of 1987 and went on to take championships around the world, including the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring five times.

Each generation raised the bar. The E36 and E46 had smooth straight-sixes. The E46 M3 CSL of 2003 added a carbon-fibre roof and a stripped-out focus on driving, and it became a collector's car at once. The V8-powered E92 followed, and today's M3 uses the twin-turbo S58 straight-six with available all-wheel drive. For four decades the M3 has remained a benchmark for sports sedans.