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To quote noted boxing MC Michael Buffer, let"s get ready to rumble. Fighting out of the red corner, weighing in at around 1,200kg and sporting a dominant record of multiple touring car victories across Europe, it is the fighting pride of Munich, the BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution.Fighting out of the, erm, black corner, weighing in at 1,340kg and scoring a perfect 1-2-3 in the 1992 DTM championship, the fighting pride of Stuttgart, the Mercedes-Benz 190 Evolution II.Now, both of these touring car legends are coming up for auction at Silverstone Auctions" Classic Motor Show sale at the Birmingham NEC on 12 November, and they both carry rather heavyweight price tags. So the simple question is, which one gets your money?First up, the M3. For an estimated auction price of between 95k and 115k, and boasting just 65k on the clock from new, you get one of the lairiest, most iconic BMWs ever built. One of the reasons, if you will, why BMW is important today. This later Sport Evolution model featured a larger version of the E30"s four-cylinder engine, bored out from 2.3 to 2.5 litres, to producing 238bhp. Essentially, BMW turned the M3 into a road-going touring car.Then there"s the not-so-small matter of the adjustable front splitter and rear wing, along with a smaller fuel tank (for weight saving), and an overall suspension drop of 10mm.It found its way to BMW specialist Windynook Motorsport, Preston, as a company demonstrator, and after 19 months, was upgraded by BMW-specialist Rossiters Ltd to include lowered springs, adjustable anti-roll bars, heated racing door mirrors and a rear panel.
Date written: 3 Nov 2016
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To quote noted boxing MC Michael Buffer, let"s get ready to rumble. Fighting out of the red corner, weighing in at around 1,200kg and sporting a dominant record of multiple touring car victories across Europe, it is the fighting pride of Munich, the BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution.Fighting out of the, erm, black corner, weighing in at 1,340kg and scoring a perfect 1-2-3 in the 1992 DTM championship, the fighting pride of Stuttgart, the Mercedes-Benz 190 Evolution II.Now, both of these touring car legends are coming up for auction at Silverstone Auctions" Classic Motor Show sale at the Birmingham NEC on 12 November, and they both carry rather heavyweight price tags. So the simple question is, which one gets your money?First up, the M3. For an estimated auction price of between 95k and 115k, and boasting just 65k on the clock from new, you get one of the lairiest, most iconic BMWs ever built. One of the reasons, if you will, why BMW is important today. This later Sport Evolution model featured a larger version of the E30"s four-cylinder engine, bored out from 2.3 to 2.5 litres, to producing 238bhp. Essentially, BMW turned the M3 into a road-going touring car.Then there"s the not-so-small matter of the adjustable front splitter and rear wing, along with a smaller fuel tank (for weight saving), and an overall suspension drop of 10mm.It found its way to BMW specialist Windynook Motorsport, Preston, as a company demonstrator, and after 19 months, was upgraded by BMW-specialist Rossiters Ltd to include lowered springs, adjustable anti-roll bars, heated racing door mirrors and a rear panel.
Date written: 3 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5666