Bmw M3 E30 Group A (3-6)

Description

The BMW Motorsport department was tasked with designing and building a powerful, lightweight derivative of the three series. The purpose of the M3 was to compete in the FIA Group A racing. Over five-thousand examples were hand-built by BMW Motorsport. The first M3 was based on the E30 platform and was introduced to Europe in 1986 and the United States a year later. Production continuted until 1990. In a short amount of time, the E30 M3 scored thousands of victories making it one of the most successful touring machine in history. Under the hood of the M3 lurked a 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine with twin-cam four-valve head with Bosch fuel-injection and rated at 192 horsepower. There was also a 238 horsepower "Evolution" engine offered in Europe. The 2850 pound vehicle with five-speed manual transmission could go from zero-to-sixty mph in less than seven seconds. The top speed was 140 miles-per-hour.

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bmw, m3, e30, rally, wrc, group, sideways, drift, bastos, motul, fina

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