The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH. M3 models have been produced for every generation of 3 Series since the E30 M3 was introduced in 1986.
The initial model was available in a coupé body style, with a convertible body style made available soon after. M3 saloons were offered initially during the E36 (1994–1999) and E90 (2008–2012) generations. Since 2014, the coupé and convertible models have been rebranded as the 4 Series range, making the high-performance variant the M4. Variants of the 3 Series since then have seen the M3 produced as a saloon, until 2020, when the M3 was produced as an estate (Touring) for the first time, alongside the saloon variant.[1][2]
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into the 4 Series, the M4 replaced those variants of the BMWM3. Upgrades over the standard BMW 4 Series include an upgraded engine, suspension, exhaust...
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equivalent high performance engine, used in the E46 M3, the Z3 M Coupé/Roadster and the E85/E86 Z4 M. The BMW M56 SULEV engine (sold in several states of the...
being the most powerful engine ever built by BMW. As the base of the BMW S14 engine of the original BMWM3, it collected many more wins. Other impressive...
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version of the M50 which was used in the E36 M3, replacing the four-cylinder BMW S14 engine used in the E30 M3. Like the M50, the S50 has an iron block and...
from the N55 engine by BMW M. It was introduced in the F80 M3, F82 M4 and later to the F87 M2 Competition/CS, replacing the BMW S65 naturally aspirated...
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produced by BMW, for sports car racing, between 2001 and 2005. The P60B40 was the powertrain for the BMW E46 M3 GTR from 2001 to 2005. The BMWM3 GTR competed...
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