Driving the best BMW M cars ever: Track Test by Steve Sutcliffe [Auto Express]

Mani59 · 06-01-2022, 12:09 PM

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BMW’s M division might well be 50 years old this month, but to begin with it made only racing cars – hence the M (for motorsport) in the name – its first-ever creation being the outrageous 3.0-litre CSL ‘Batmobile’ from 1972. At the start, the M Division employed a mere 35 people. In 1978, however, everything changed. In the same year that Britain birthed its first test-tube baby, BMW Motorsport GmbH – as it was known back then – also produced its first- ever road car, the M1. Since then, it has never looked back. Five decades on, the M Division has built more than half-a-million cars, at the same time underwriting BMW’s reputation as a creator of some of the world’s finest driver’s machines. It’s a reputation that many manufacturers have tried, and largely failed, to emulate.

So for a magical couple of days in May, nearly 50 years to the hour after M was born, we brought together a rare and varied collection of the best cars made by the now-mighty division during the past half century. Steve Sutcliffe took to the track in each, to review some of Bavaria's finest creations to date.

Obioban · 06-02-2022, 09:35 AM

gilberjj · 06-02-2022, 12:31 PM

Go to 17.50 for e92 m3 gts. Great vid, thanks for sharing.

swagon · 06-02-2022, 04:49 PM

He was mobbing that GTS.

Misunderstood car in its period, like the F82 GTS.

F87EVO · 06-03-2022, 03:54 PM

The M2 CS has just entered the chat

JustChris · 06-03-2022, 03:58 PM

No 218i Active Tourer

?

swagon · 06-03-2022, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JustChris

No 218i Active Tourer

?

It understeered off into the woods.

MrOhnoez · 06-03-2022, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JustChris

No 218i Active Tourer

?

The track would've been to covered in ladies undergarments if they brought out that monster.

Montaver · 06-03-2022, 04:29 PM

I'll take the CSL and the E92 GTS please

DocWeatherington · 06-03-2022, 04:31 PM

Great post

Frosty · 06-03-2022, 04:52 PM

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The track would've been to covered in ladies undergarments if they brought out that monster.

pure sex appeal...

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NotSharocks · 06-03-2022, 05:02 PM

SMGII is so awesome lol

IcewaterPete · 06-03-2022, 06:03 PM

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The M2 CS has just entered the chat

Indeed!!

IcewaterPete · 06-03-2022, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

pure sex appeal...

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OMG WHAT is THAT abomination??!! ROFL that is a piece of $&!@ on wheels.

JLS_397K · 06-03-2022, 06:33 PM

S85 V10 .... Glorious like women. You want to enjoy it and be around it when it works, yet regret it when it breaks.

Logical · 06-03-2022, 07:15 PM

The E39 M5….miss mine dearly

ssabripo · 06-03-2022, 08:16 PM

So no F87 M2C/M2CS in there, when it's widely considered one of the best driving M's ever??

No Boost · 06-03-2022, 08:26 PM

What?, no 992 GT3..sorry, wrong thread. I'm lost.

ASAP · 06-03-2022, 08:50 PM

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S85 V10 .... Glorious like women. You want to enjoy it and be around it when it works, yet regret it when it breaks.

Everyone thinks the m5 and m6 w s85s are the greatest thing ever until they actually own and love w one. BMW never built this car w long term intention... bcuz a high revving v10 is not a good idea for a street car... in effect u see exactly 0 around today.

Mavus · 06-03-2022, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

[COLOR="Green"]pure sex appeal...[/COLOR]

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OMG WHAT is THAT abomination??!! ROFL that is a piece of $&!@ on wheels.

hey watch it! it has nicer nose than g8x abomination 😂

OnlyGerman · 06-03-2022, 09:22 PM

E60 M5 looking majestic

Malfunkshun'd · 06-03-2022, 09:51 PM

Epic stuff!
Thanks for sharing

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