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Written by Vijay Pattni
"The philosophy here was the same one followed by Singer Vehicle Design," explains Atanas Vilner, boss of tuning house Vilner Garage. A philosophy that marries the more powerful straight-six lump of a later BMW M3 to the classic E30"s bones. Merry Christmas, everyone. Yup, this unique build is straight out of Singer"s playbook: take a much beloved bodyshell, modify with choice components, sit back, hold for applause. Choice component number 1: the S50B32 from the E36 M3. So, out goes the old E30"s four-pot, in comes a 321bhp/258lb ft straight-six that revs to 9,000rpm. This is matched to a five-speed manual and of course, rear-wheel-drive. And while no 0-62mph time is quoted, the regular, heavier E36 M3 recorded somewhere in the region of mid-fives. This Vilner E30 is only 1,200kg, so therefore faster. Probably.
Date written: 11 Dec 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
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"The philosophy here was the same one followed by Singer Vehicle Design," explains Atanas Vilner, boss of tuning house Vilner Garage. A philosophy that marries the more powerful straight-six lump of a later BMW M3 to the classic E30"s bones. Merry Christmas, everyone. Yup, this unique build is straight out of Singer"s playbook: take a much beloved bodyshell, modify with choice components, sit back, hold for applause. Choice component number 1: the S50B32 from the E36 M3. So, out goes the old E30"s four-pot, in comes a 321bhp/258lb ft straight-six that revs to 9,000rpm. This is matched to a five-speed manual and of course, rear-wheel-drive. And while no 0-62mph time is quoted, the regular, heavier E36 M3 recorded somewhere in the region of mid-fives. This Vilner E30 is only 1,200kg, so therefore faster. Probably.
Date written: 11 Dec 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14289