E30’s racing pedigree

The E30 was, from its launch, an atypical saloon car. Although it could do anything a saloon car is required to do: carrying five people and their luggage, making the school run in the morning, then getting to work in comfort, peace and quiet, the E30 somehow let you know that underneath its simple but beautiful design lays more than a regular car. BMW engineers made that obvious when they launched the M3 a car than had no rival for many years. The M division proved even more this car’s potential by wining many important events from the era, like the touring racing championships from Germany, Italy, Great Britain, France and other countries, ant the world title in 1987, or the 24 hour Spa race, Guia race and even a rally stage, Tour de Course, in a time when the rally world was dominated by all wheel drive cars.

Tuning the E30

As all this publicity around the model was created, every man that takes driving as one of life’s pleasures, began to want a sporty, fast E30. The M models were rare, and very expensive, and the Alpina, Hartge or Schnitzer tuned car were even harder to find. Read more »