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Originally Posted by M2M3M3
M was for MotorSPORTS.
the last true M car was the E30 M3.
A Race car toned down for the street.
All M's since have been have been street cars with extra parts.
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Actually no, it was a street car modified and hand built for the track. A street car with extra or replaced parts. The street E30 came first
They took E30 chassis and moved them to M assembly and beefed them up. The engine was the same engine from the M5/6 with cylinders 5 and 6 cut off.
The E30 is a prime example of parts bin reuse. The hubs came from a 5 series. Engine parts shared with an M5/6. Chassis shared with a 318/325.