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Welcome to a pilot thread for The Generation Game. In it, we simply poll and discuss a car which has gone through multiple generations.
Which one is the best?
Which one is your favourite?
Remember:
It's not the cool wall, but you can judge it that way.
It's not a like wall, but you can choose the one you like the most.
You might have a personal link to it.
You might have a video game memory of it.
You might love its motorsports credibility.
You can change your vote after voting.
The poll question is open-ended because I don't want to put the discussion on rails where we have to pick the objective "best" as opposed to your subjective favourite. Information and specs in the original post are kept to a basic minimum or rounded figure at this stage to avoid overexplaining every facet of every variation but feel free to add whatever you wish in your own posts.
It's entirely up to you and hopefully we get some interesting discussion about each generation and why one is good, others are bad and anything in between. With that in mind...
The Generation Game: BMW M3
1986-1991 BMW M3 (E30)
Bodystyles: 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible
Engines: 2.3-2.5L I4
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.34m / 171in
Weight: ~1,200kg / 2,700lbs
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1992-1999 BMW M3 (E36)
Bodystyles: 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible, 4-door saloon
Engines: 3.0-3.2L I4
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.4m / 174in
Weight: ~1,420kg / 3,100lbs
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2000-2006 BMW M3 (E46)
Bodystyles: 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible
Engines: 3.2L I6, 4.0L V8 (M3 GTR)
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.49m / 177in
Weight: ~1,570kg / 3,400lbs
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2007-2013 BMW M3 (E90 saloon, E92 coupe, E93 convertible)
Bodystyles: 4-door saloon, 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible
Engines: 4.0L V8, 4.4L V8
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.6m / 180in
Weight: ~1,700kg / 3,650lbs
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2014-2019 BMW M3 (F80)
Bodystyles: 4-door saloon
Engines: 3.0L twin-turbocharged I6
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.67m / 183in
Weight: ~1,620kg / 3,500lbs
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2020-present BMW M3 (G80 saloon, G81 estate)
Bodystyles: 4-door saloon, 5-door estate
Engines: 3.0L twin-turbocharged I6
Drivetrain: RWD, 4WD
Length: 4.79m / 188in
Weight: ~1,780kg / 3,900lbs
Which one is the best?
Which one is your favourite?
Remember:
It's not the cool wall, but you can judge it that way.
It's not a like wall, but you can choose the one you like the most.
You might have a personal link to it.
You might have a video game memory of it.
You might love its motorsports credibility.
You can change your vote after voting.
The poll question is open-ended because I don't want to put the discussion on rails where we have to pick the objective "best" as opposed to your subjective favourite. Information and specs in the original post are kept to a basic minimum or rounded figure at this stage to avoid overexplaining every facet of every variation but feel free to add whatever you wish in your own posts.
It's entirely up to you and hopefully we get some interesting discussion about each generation and why one is good, others are bad and anything in between. With that in mind...
The Generation Game: BMW M3
1986-1991 BMW M3 (E30)
Bodystyles: 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible
Engines: 2.3-2.5L I4
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.34m / 171in
Weight: ~1,200kg / 2,700lbs
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1992-1999 BMW M3 (E36)
Bodystyles: 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible, 4-door saloon
Engines: 3.0-3.2L I4
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.4m / 174in
Weight: ~1,420kg / 3,100lbs
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2000-2006 BMW M3 (E46)
Bodystyles: 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible
Engines: 3.2L I6, 4.0L V8 (M3 GTR)
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.49m / 177in
Weight: ~1,570kg / 3,400lbs
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2007-2013 BMW M3 (E90 saloon, E92 coupe, E93 convertible)
Bodystyles: 4-door saloon, 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible
Engines: 4.0L V8, 4.4L V8
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.6m / 180in
Weight: ~1,700kg / 3,650lbs
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2014-2019 BMW M3 (F80)
Bodystyles: 4-door saloon
Engines: 3.0L twin-turbocharged I6
Drivetrain: RWD
Length: 4.67m / 183in
Weight: ~1,620kg / 3,500lbs
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2020-present BMW M3 (G80 saloon, G81 estate)
Bodystyles: 4-door saloon, 5-door estate
Engines: 3.0L twin-turbocharged I6
Drivetrain: RWD, 4WD
Length: 4.79m / 188in
Weight: ~1,780kg / 3,900lbs
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