E30

The M3 E30 comes from a time when BMW’s designs were universally appreciated. We can’t say the same about the G80 and many other modern cars carrying the white and blue roundel. There is hope…

An iconic 1989 BMW M3 Cecotto Edition is heading to Pebble Beach for the annual auction at RM Sotheby’s. The original BMW M3 remains a favorite among enthusiasts for its raw driving experience and motorsport…

  This BMW 3 Series E30 is the textbook definition of a sleeper. It may look fairly stock on the outside, but it’s hiding a juicy secret underneath the hood. Gone is the original engine…

Mate Rimac – yes, that Rimac – has been called a lot of things. Pioneer, billionaire, inventor, genius. It’s all technically true, but you can apparently add BMW enthusiast to the list. You don’t have to look…

South Africa never got the original M3 but it did receive the next best thing – the 333i. Developed by BMW, BMW Motorsport, and ALPINA, the sportiest E30 sold in the country was built locally…

BMW aficionados know the story of this factory-built M3 E30 pickup conversion built in 1986 and used for more than 26 years. The M3 Pickup came along in 2011 for that year’s April Fools’ joke…

We’ve seen our fair share of engine swaps over the years, but every now and then, we’re still being taken by surprise. Such is the case here with a BMW M3 from the E30 era…

Every manufacturer – ones that survived at least – has had that one ‘it’ product, the one that really made them. VW hit the ground running with the Beetle, and so did Ford with the…

If you’re a firm believer in the saying “they don’t make them like they used to,” here’s a veritable time capsule. Let’s dial our imaginary time machine back to April 1985 when this BMW 3…

Car design in the 1980s took a bit of a radical turn. We saw incredible vehicles like the Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Countach, and the DeLorean DMC-12. But for BMW, the 1980s represented a bit of…