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The BMW M3 is an automotive ‘thing’. When you think of a fast family car, the M3 pops up way more readily than the Audi RS4 or Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. The M3’s bloodline stretches back as far as the original 3.0 CSL Batmobile. Its simple formula of: take normal car, add giant engine, tweak springs and off you go was something of a winner.
In 1986 the first ‘proper’ M3 came to be — the E30. It was more aerodynamically sound than the 3er it was based on, it came with oodles more power than the standard three series and handled like nothing before. Its steering was the most applauded part of it. It offered an almost electric feel so direct and wonderful that many people still lose their cool at the merest utterance of the E30.
Fast forward a decade or two and you’ll find the E30s grandchild — the E92 M3 GTS. It’s the ultimate M3. More power, less weight, a proper harness, a big wing and more orange than ever before all serve to let you, and many innocent bystanders, know that you’re not tooling around in a toy. It’s a serious bit of kit. 450bhp falls from its 4.4-litre V8 to conjure an experience like no other. 0-62mph is dispatched in 4.4seconds, it’ll go on accelerating way beyond any legal limit and it handles incredibly.
XCAR compares the two vehicles and discovers how hardcore the pursuit of the perfect car can be.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3txaZLyfhA[/youtube]For more information on BMW M, contact:
Munich Automobiles Singapore
30 Teban Gardens Crescent Singapore 608927
Showroom: 6899 6996 Service center: 6566 7666
http://www.munichauto.com.sg
