Since we're looking at an E30 BMW M3 that now has a Nissan Skyline GT-R heart, we're expecting Bimmer aficionados to seriously dislike this one - the E30 now fully deserves the status of a cult ...

I also drove my Nissan Skyline GT-R. I'm talking about the E30 BMW M3, which is essentially a standard E30 BMW 3 Series that looks extra athletic and brawny, like Rocky after he ran up those ...

Bottom line, without the E30 M3 and the Skyline GT-R, we wouldn’t have cars like the E63 AMG (or any AMG, for that matter), RS4s and R-Line Volvos today in Europe and STIs coupled with Evos in ...

BMW Owner Swaps E30 M3 Engine for Skyline Power. Goodbye four-cylinder, hello RB26DETT! ... As such, the E30 M3 GT-R produces 408 horsepower and 386 lb-ft of torque, at the rear wheels.

That is, of course, excluding 1986’s pioneering four-cylinder E30 M3, ... BMW grew frustrated with their M3 GTR’s 3.2-liter six-cylinder engine lacking the firepower to outrace the 911 GT3-Rs.

Short Film Starring BMW E30 M3 Shows What Driving Is All About. ... As Kevin drives his BMW through the streets, a Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R pulls up alongside him at a set of traffic lights.

While the BMW M3 GTR is quite rare, it is based on the E46 M4. Its engine is even more unique as BMW never used it in any other car it has manufactured. BMW developed a bespoke engine for the M3 GTR.

To be competitive, BMW created the E30 BMW M3 based on the BMW 3 Series. The E30 M3 featured a four-cylinder engine producing around 200 horsepower. The body was different than the standard 3 Series.

Unlike the road-going E46 M3 that uses a straight-six, the GTR racer is powered by a naturally aspirated V8. Latest; ... This 1-Of-600 1990 E30 M3 Sport Evolution Is The Pinnacle Of BMW’s Icon.

In the US, the E36 M3 sort of lives in the shadow of its predecessor, the legendary E30. In Europe, the story is a little different. There, the M3 got a real BMW Motorsport engine, the 282-hp S50 ...