The 2.3 liter engine powered the M3 (which really was a middle class car compared to its rivals such as the Ford Sierra RS500) to the 1987 World Touring Car Championship, the 1987 and 1988 European Touring Car Championship's, the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship, the 1988 British Touring Car Championship, the 1987 and 1989-93 Italian Touring Car Championships, and the 1987, and 1989-90 German DTM championships.
O motor de 2,3 litros motorizou o M3 (que en realidade era un coche da clase media en comparación cos seus rivais tales como o Ford Sierra RS500) no Campionato Mundial de Turismos de 1987, o Touring Europea Car Championship de 1987 e 1988, o Campionato australiano de automóbiles de turismo de 1987, o 1988 British Touring Car Championship, Italian Touring Car Championship de 1987 e 1989-93, e Campionato DTM alemán de 1987 e 1989-90.