REVIEW | 2021 BMW M3 veils wild streak with refinement Brenwin Naidu Motoring editor, reporter and presenter 12 May 2021 - 09:40 The BMW M3 will hit 100km/h in a claimed 3.9 seconds. Image: Supplied
The recipe for the iconic BMW M3 has evolved considerably in its decades of existence. From starting out as a two-door-only, four-cylinder-powered homologation-special for competitive pursuits, the appeal broadened in subsequent iterations.
There were four-door variants, convertibles and there was potential for a wagon format in the E46 too – as cruelly promised by a concept that never materialised in series production.
You might remember some years back that BMW also did a pick-up version of the E30 M3 in the spirit of April 1 jesting. There was even a stubby-tailed Compact body M3 in the E36 series that BMW built as a one-off.