The year was 1972 when BMW Motorsport GmbH is born, a company that soon became much more than just a brand sports division.
Shortly created, BMW M was able to cause furor with the BMW M1; in just a few months he developed the first turbo engine that managed to win a title of world champion of Formula 1; and a few years later she gave birth to the first BMW M3, a model group A tourism became the most successful competition in the world until today.
The first BMW M3 (E30 series) was first manufactured in 1986, founding a completely new automotive category. For 30 years, every generation of the BMW M3 and now BMW M4, has always set a benchmark in its segment, becoming the object of desire of drivers with sporting ambitions.
With the recent arrival of BMW M4 GTS, BMW M GmbH back to its roots, but would make no sense to celebrate their success without first stopping to know a small part of its great history.
In 1988, BMW M GmbH launches the BMW M3 Evolution, a special series limited to just 500 units. Its four-cylinder engine 2300 cc in line had a power of 162 kW / 220 hp, which was 19 kW / 25 hp more than the BMW M3.
This increased power was the result of a series of changes that affected, among others, valves, pistons, cylinder head and camshaft. In addition, the weight of the car was optimized by changes in the body and the windowpanes, while improved aerodynamics with a front baffle most striking shapes and an adjustable rear spoiler.
From mid-2003, BMW again offered a special limited series BMW M3 Sport -Coupé whose distinctive acronym Ligero- commemorating the legendary BMW 3.0 CSL of the early seventies. By using a series of components and lightweight materials in their manufacture, the M3 CSL 2003 weighed 1,385 kilos, less than the standard version.
On the other hand, the six-cylinder engine of 3,246 cc online had an output of 265 kW / 360 hp. To optimize cooling of the engine was necessary to modify the guidance of the cooling air flow, which resulted in the inclusion of the round air intake in the front apron feature guiding air into the airbox.
Resorting to launch control, the BMW M3 CSL stopped the clock in just 4.8 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h and to reach 200 km / h only 16.7 seconds passed. In its day, this model managed to turn around the Nurburgring Nordschleife-in just 7:50 minutes, a record time for the time.
BMW M will continue in 2016 with the tradition of the special series of sporting genes and 700 brand enthusiasts can enjoy the amazing benefits of the new 'child' of the family. But what makes him so special is not only the engine of 500 horses and 600 Nm of torque, but the fact of having been designed to celebrate the 30 year history of the BMW M3 / M4 and the centenary of the brand itself.
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