TOP 10 BEST BMW M CARS OF ALL TIME EVER.

 

Meet BMW's M best cars ever with high performance you can drive every day. And after four decades of hair-raising thrills, it's still pushing the limits. It all started on the track in 1972 what began as a division for BMW's racing team quickly grew to become an incredible passion for many BMW enthusiasts.

TOP 10 BEST BMW M CARS OF ALL TIME EVER.

 

10.BMW E30 M3

The idea behind the first BMW M3 was to make a racing sedan available as a street version. Nobody foresaw just what a roaring success the M3 would become – on everyday roads as well as the world’s greatest race tracks. The heart of the BMW M3 was undoubtedly its sophisticated four-cylinder engine. The basis for this was the two-liter four-cylinder from the then 3 Series, which was completely revised. In its five years of construction, the car’s performance continued to rise. In 1988, for example, the Evolution version was launched on the market with 220 hp and a maximum speed of 243 km/h. Only 600 models of the BMW M3 sport evolution were made – making the most powerful series E30 of all time, one of the rarest and therefore most coveted classic cars.

 

9.BMW E34 M5

This came out in 1988 two years after the M3 and it looked rather like the normal 5 series apart from some side skirts though these did increase the drags it wasn't quite as aerodynamic as the normal 5 series it didn't matter because under the bonnet was a 3.4-liter straight-six with 315 hp. This drove the rear wheels by a 5-speed manual gearbox and could propel the car from naught to 60 in just 6.3 seconds and on to 160 miles an hour. The car came with adaptive a suspension which is very high-tech for its day and the problem is it's also a bit unreliable so if you've got one of those cars now you could be looking at a huge repair bill to get it fixed.Another interesting thing about the E30 for M5 is that it's the first-ever M car to be available as a touring also is the last ever M car to be completely hand build.

 

8.BMW E26 M1

Back in the 70s BMW and Lamborghini and the two firms worked together to produce BMWs first-ever and only ever supercar and it was BMW M1. Lamborghini did the chassis and BMW provided  the engine which was the 3.5-liter straight-six from the E24 M6 and it had 277hp was mid-mounted drove the rear wheels for a 5-speed manual gearbox and could propel the car from naught to 60 in just 5.6 seconds on to 162 miles an hour.Now back in the days the M1 cost 37,500 pounds which are 7 grand more than a Ferrari 512 BB and if you account for inflation it means the M1 will cost in today's 235,000 pounds where that's actually considerably less than the cars fetched today or auction.BMW only made four hundred and fifty-three of the cars and they gave one of them to Andy Warhol in 1978 for him to paint and that car is now super-super expensive.

 

7.BMW E39 M5

The important thing about this car was that it was the first M5 to get a V8 engine. It was a 4.9 liter with a double Vanos which basically is variable valve timing and BMW speak had a dry sump and individual throttle bodies. As a result it produced 400hp that drove the rear wheels for 6-speed manual gearbox and could propel the car from naught to 60 in just 4.8 seconds though top speed was limited to 155 miles an hour. The interesting thing about this car is that it actually had a worse steering system than the 6-cylinder normal 5 series because of the big V8 upfront, it couldn't use rack and pinion steering. It had to use recirculating-ball steering which is kind of old fashioned and it's what they used in the previous generation G-wagon. One of the great things about the BMW E39 M5 is that it's a classic sleeper car and yes it does sit slightly low to the ground because it's got loads stiffened suspension and be for anti-roll bars but it just looks pretty much identical to the normal 5 series.

 

6.BMW Z3M COUPE

It was nothing of the sort had a weird shooting brake design and was so distinctive it even earned itself a nickname "Clown Shoe" which is short of appropriate really as well as upgraded bodywork with flared arches. It also had a widened track for improved handling a limited-slip differential uprated suspension and anti-roll bars and breaks from the E36 M3. It also got the 3.2 liter straight 6 engine which had 321hp and later on got the 3.2 liters straight from the E46, unfortunately, didn't get that car 6-speed manual gearbox and had to make do with a 5-speed manual because it was so short that you can actually fit 6-speed in it. It still had an impressive performance and could propel the car from naught to 60 in just 5.6 seconds while top speed was limited to 155 miles an hour.

 

5.BMW E60 M5(V10)

This car's pie piece is, of course, it's fabulous formula one derived V10 five-liter naturally-aspirated engine and it is glorious. In normal mode, it will produce rather healthy 400hp but if you press a power button it will give you a full 500hp that's good to propel the car from naught to 60 in just 4.7 seconds and if you pay to have that speed limiter removed it will go on from 155 miles an hour all the way up to 190 which is insane for a family car and it also sounds awesome. Some of the problems this car has is it can throw a rod bearing and if does that then you're looking at massive repair bills because it could run-off the engine and then there's a problem with the automatic gearbox and the pumps which power it and they could be costly to replace as well. One interesting thing about the M5 is that you could also get it as a toy, they're rarer and they're undoubtedly cooler.

 

4.BMW E82 M1 or1M COUPE

This was the first time the one series got any treatment though interestingly didn't actually, get a proper M engine instead it used the normal 3-liter twin-turbo straight-six from the Z4 though the original Hp is still quick enough so  that it could drove the rear wheels bar a 6-speed manual gearbox and could propel the car from naught to 60 in just 4.9 seconds and on to 155 miles an hour. However, underneath the skin the 1M was a proper M car, in fact, it was almost identical to E92 M3 used that car's brakes suspension, suspension control arms, wrists subframes and rear limited slip differential, as a result, it was a bit of beasty to drive because when he combined that setup with the power and the short wheelbase, you got a car which is pretty twitchy on the limit and did like to go sideways very-very quickly especially if you press the M button on the steering wheel because then you got an extra 50 newton meters of torque for the lighting of those rear tires.

 

NOW WE COME TO THE TOP 3 BEST M CARS EVER

 

3.BMW M635 CSI

It was released in 1983 and it used the same 3.5 liters straight-six up from the M1 supercar only tuned up slightly so it now had a 286hp so this could propel the car from naught to 60 in 6.2 seconds and on to a top speed of 158 miles an hour. The car was based on the normal E24 6 series having a sharp nose look though at the front it also  had a splitter whereas at the back had some deeper bumpers and a little spoiler and essentially mounted exhaust. Underneath the skin though it was quite different so it had to rated suspension, strong brakes, stronger chassis and a beefed-up gearbox to cope with an extra performance from the engine.

 

2.BMW E46 M3 CSL

Now the normal E46 M3 is a pretty plumbing decent car but BMW made it even better for this limited edition version so they stripped out a load of weight by fitting light windows, composite body panels and a carbon-fiber roof and they reduced the weight by 110 kilos and obviously helped improve the performance as did and it rated 3.2 liters naturally aspirated straight-six petrol engine which now delivered 360hp thanks to retuned internals and a more aggressive camp profile also has a carbon fiber airbox and as a result it sounds absolutely awesome. The car also got rated suspension, brakes and a quicker steering rack as well that made it even better to drive and quicker around a circuit and it's also got semi-slick tyres as well for improved corner handling grip though of course it's quite easy to still light up the rear tyres and do big skids in it and the only applying ointment is a six field robotized manual SMG automatic gearbox which is just a little bit clunky no wonder many owners actually convert to manuals now if you fancy buying an E46 M3 CSL they are quite rare less than 1400 were made as a result to hold their value very well.

1.BMW M8 COMPETITION

Back in the 90's BMW actually tried to develop a V12 M8 but that never happened and we had to wait until now to get a M8 and it has a 4.4 twin-turbo V8 and in the case of competition this produces 625hp, it drives all four wheels via 8-speed automatic gearbox with a torque converter, not a clever deal clutch like in some other M cars but still it does have launch control and can go from naught to 60 in just 3.2 seconds and top speed is limited to 155 miles an hour though if you pay BMW extra 2 grand they would be restricted and then it will do 190 miles an hour and if you want to you can press a button to put the car from 4-wheel drive into 2-wheel drive mode so you can do massive skids only if you're on track but this is not a track car since it weighs almost 2 tons.

In my opinion, BMW M's blistering power and is matched with responsive handling to deliver track level performance in every maneuver.BMW's legendary engineering lies at the heart of every M.Grip the wheel of any of the BMW's M vehicle-from coupes and convertibles to sports activity vehicles-and elevate your adrenaline rushes to a higher level.