{"id":44052,"date":"2023-03-02T10:28:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=44052"},"modified":"2023-03-02T10:28:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:28:44","slug":"bmw-m3-e30-rally-car-sounds-glorious-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=44052","title":{"rendered":"BMW M3 E30 Rally Car Sounds Glorious For A Four-Banger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/03\/02\/bmw-m3-e30-rally-car-sounds-glorious-video\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"BMW E30 M3 Rally car\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of BMW E30 M3 Rally car\"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"BMW E30 M3 Rally car\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-car-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of BMW E30 M3 Rally car\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"65.62962962963\">\n<p>The original BMW M3 only had a pesky four-cylinder engine, but that didn\u2019t stop the homologation special from becoming an absolute legend. The S14 is at the heart of this rally car as well, but it makes much more power. Indeed, the 2.3-liter unit has been modified to produce around 300 horsepower and 300 Newton-meters (221 pound-feet) of torque.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s quite the bump considering the most powerful E30 road car was the extremely rare Sport Evolution (Evo3) with its larger 2.5-liter engine rated at 235 hp and 240 Nm (177 lb-ft) on tap. In motorsport guise, the most potent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/11\/23\/bmw-m3-e30-e46-2022-classic-motor-show\/\">M3 E30<\/a> had as much as 360 hp. Today\u2019s M3 G80 packs 550 hp in the limited-run CS flavor.<\/p>\n<p>Power advantage aside, this rally-spec build also happens to be a lot lighter, tipping the scales at a mere 960 kilograms (2,116 pounds). The lightest M3 from the first generation was still roughly 200 kg (441 lbs) heavier than this purpose-built machine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-361860\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"BMW E30 M3 Rally 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW E30 M3 Rally 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-361860\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"BMW E30 M3 Rally 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BMW-E30-M3-Rally.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW E30 M3 Rally 830x553\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New footage shot at the end of February shows the rally car making wonderful inline-four music during the 2023 Rally van Haspengouw event held in Belgium. Driven by Bjorn Syx and Thijs Ozeel, the M3 E30 finished second in the BMW M-Cup class and was 17th overall out of a total of 60 vehicles. It sounds better than most four-cylinder cars we\u2019ve heard in recent times and looks like a hoot to drive.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, BMW M is still committed to showcasing the motorsport side of the M3 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/07\/10\/bmw-m4-gt4-hockenheim-video\/\">GT4<\/a> and GT3 versions of the mechanically identical M4 Coupe. The two track-only models are positioned below the M Hybrid V8 endurance car and above the M2 CS Racing based on the previous-generation M2 (F87). In 2024, we\u2019ll see the flagship race car at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, a quarter of a century after the V12 LMR\u2019s triumph on Circuit de la Sarthe.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B9GAtoLlqBQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belgian-Motorsport \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BMW E30 M3 Gr.A Bjorn Syx | Pure Intake sounds &amp; drifts | Rally van Haspengouw 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B9GAtoLlqBQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original BMW M3 only had a pesky four-cylinder engine, but that didn\u2019t stop the homologation special from becoming an absolute legend. The S14 is at the heart of this rally car as well, but it makes much more power. Indeed, the 2.3-liter unit has been modified to produce around 300 horsepower and 300 Newton-meters [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}