The 30 Jahre M3 Is BMW's Way Of Saying Happy Birthday To A Super Saloon Legend
We’ve just seen the wraps get taken off the latest version of the BMW M3 at the Nurburgring 24 Hours. It’s called the ‘30 Jahre M3’, and as you might have gathered by the name, it’s all about celebrating 30 years since the gorgeous and boxy E30 M3 burst onto the performance car scene.
Just 500 Macao Blue metallic examples will be built - a finish intended to be an homage to the old E30 M3. You also get a liberal spreading of ‘30 Jahre’ badges, and on the inside, you’ll find an exclusive full leather Merino trim with a ‘Black/Fjord’ Blue finish, with the option of ‘Black/Silverstone’, should the former not be to your liking. Oh, and yet more 30 Jahre badges, plus lots of carbonfibre.
Mechanically, it’s identical to the M3 Competition Pack, which means 444bhp, 406lb ft of torque, and a 0-62mph time of four seconds dead. You also get the Comp Pack’s 666 M star design wheels, which is fine by us - they’re flipping gorgeous.
The UK has been given just 30 examples of the 30 Jahre (see what they did there?), although us in Blighty will be treated to BMW Individual Frozen Silver metallic finishes, as opposed to Macao Blue.
It’ll set you back a rather considerable £82,675 when it goes on sale this summer.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
I prefer the body style of the M3 than the M4. It looks more proportional to me
I love that Macao Blue color
Not sure why but I read ‘The 30 Jahr M3 is BMW’s way of saying goodbye to a super saloon legend’ but it really stressed me out thinking they were getting rid of the M3 completely.
So first the 30 Jahre M5, and then this? Right, anyway, looks good in both colors, but those rims are the same in the M4 GTS, no?
Not to be a rash, but what enthusiast would but this in their right mind? This is light years apart from the style of the E30 M3. And yes, BMW has changed more to a Luxury manufacturer from a Sports Car, but still. What this should be is a no-nonsense Coupe, with racing seats and accessories, a color pallets consisting of the longtime cult favorites (Alpine White, Laguna Seca Blue, Techno Violet, etc.) and a roaring naturally-aspirated engine. I’m sorry but I’m done with BMW’s “sports cars.” They’re more like Mercedes now, and not in the good way.