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BMW S14: The four-cylinder this site is named after
Regulations, M88 genes and a legendary Rosche quote: the history of the S14 — with all versions from the 320is to the Sport Evolution in one table.
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Value retention of classic BMWs: these models are in demand
In 2026, a Sport Evolution breaks the half-million-dollar mark, while the regular E30 gains 62 percent: which classic BMWs are in demand — with figures and sources.
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OGP 2026: 40 Years of BMW M3 at the Ring
7–9 August at the Nürburgring: the 53rd Oldtimer Grand Prix with the “40 Years BMW M3 Drivers Meeting”, DRM Revival and DTM classics. The BMW highlights.
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BMW M GmbH: From Racing Team to Brand Core
BMW M did not originate as a luxury trim line but from an organisational problem: BMW was successful in motorsport, yet development, customer racing and race entries lay with a small internal sports department and with strong partners such as Alpina and Schnitzer. BMW Motorsport GmbH, founded on 1 May 1972, brought this system together.…
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BMW 323i E21: 66,132 kilometres, one folder full of evidence
Some cars tell their story through invoices, stamps, and an odometer that hasn’t even reached 70,000 in 46 years. This BMW 323i from the E21 model line is one such case: handed over to its first owner on 17 July 1980 at the Dingolfing plant, documented without gaps ever since — and today, with 66,132…
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Four beats six: Why the M3 E30 never got a six-cylinder
The first BMW M3 broke with an expectation that remains firmly part of the brand to this day. The S14 was not created as a cost-cutting measure, but because BMW Motorsport did not want to build a fast 3 Series, but a successful touring car with road homologation.
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Fact Check E36 M3: The Underrated Update from 3.0 to 3.2
When switching from the S50B30 to the S50B32, the engine was in the spotlight. In fact, BMW M revised the entire car — and three figures firmly established in the scene do not hold up to source verification.
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Sharper than from the factory: A BMW M635 CSi with 350 PS
An M635 CSi from the E24 model line with an S38 block, M88/3 technology, and 350 PS — plus an interior in Alcantara.
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How to spot a Sport Evolution from the inside
A complete fabric interior of the M3 Sport Evolution, photographed piece by piece — and what the details reveal about the model line’s rarest special edition.
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WTCC Years: The E46 as a Works Touring Car
Andy Priaulx won the WTCC three times in a row — but only once in the E46. Why the attribution is wrong almost everywhere, and what the P54 six-cylinder engine was capable of.
