page_title: BMW 3 Series (E30)
section_title: M3 model
hierarchical_section_title: BMW 3 Series (E30) / M3 model
caption_attribution_description: English: BMW E30 "M3 Sport Evolution" (one of only 600 cars ever built).
context_page_description: The BMW E30 is the second generation of BMW 3 Series, which was produced from 1982 to 1994 and replaced the E21 3 Series. The model range included coupé and convertible body styles, as well as being the first 3 Series to be produced in sedan and wagon/estate body styles. It was powered by four-cylinder petrol, six-cylinder petrol and six-cylinder diesel engines, the latter a first for the 3 Series. The E30 325iX model was the first 3 Series to have all-wheel drive.
  The first BMW M3 model was built on the E30 platform and was powered by the high-revving BMW S14 four-cylinder petrol engine, which produced 175 kW in its final iteration. The BMW Z1 roadster was also based on the E30 platform. Following the launch of the E36 3 Series in 1990, the E30 began to be phased out.
context_section_description: The BMW M3 utilised a widened and heavily redesigned variation of the coupé body style, therefore the M3 shares few body parts with other E30 models. The M3 suspension is also significantly different from regular E30 models, including five-lug wheel bolts.
caption: BMW E30 "M3 Sport Evolution"
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