{"id":82735,"date":"2025-06-03T08:42:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82735"},"modified":"2025-06-03T08:42:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:42:04","slug":"bugatti-boss-dreams-v10-bmw-m3-e30-restomod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82735","title":{"rendered":"Bugatti Boss Wants A V10-Powered BMW M3 E30 Restomod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\">This isn\u2019t just any M3 E30. It\u2019s a rare Sport Evolution, owned by one of our heroes in the car business. Mate Rimac bought one of just 600 cars ever made, and it\u2019s far from his first BMW. His electric journey actually began with an E30, though a lesser 325i with a blown engine that created the perfect opportunity for an electric swap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\">Many years later, his passion for the second-generation 3 Series is still very much alive. To the point that he dreams of building the ultimate E30. The Bugatti Rimac CEO told <em>Top Gear<\/em> magazine that he wants to do a complete restomod of an E30 with a big ol\u2019 V10. Although the 37-year-old Croatian entrepreneur didn\u2019t go into detail about the engine, we can make an educated guess.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_495635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-495635\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-495635\" title=\"1990 BMW M3 E30 Sport Evolution-148\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-554x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-554x830.jpg 554w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-495635\" title=\"1990 BMW M3 E30 Sport Evolution-148\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20554%20830%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-554x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"830\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-554x830.jpg 554w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1990-BMW-M3-E30-Sport-Evolution-148.jpg 1334w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-495635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos: damir_arapovic, Mate Rimac \/ Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\">After all, there was just one from M: the naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V10 from the M5 E60\/E61 and M6 E63\/E64. The S85B50 had a short run, with BMW producing it for only about six years between 2005 and 2011.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\">But there\u2019s a problem: time, or more accurately, the lack of it. Running both Bugatti and Rimac keeps him busy around the clock, which is why he sees a V10-powered M3 E30 restomod as more of a retirement project. If and when it happens, it\u2019ll be about far more than just shoehorning six more cylinders than the original M3 was designed to accommodate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\">The head honcho envisions a full restomod, covering everything from design to the oily bits. His appreciation for BMWs goes well beyond the original M3. He\u2019s owned everything from an M3 CSL to the M6 E64 mentioned earlier. Over the years, his garage has also included an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/11\/14\/bugatti-rimac-ceo-drives-bmw-m5-e39\/\">M5 E39<\/a>, a Z4 M Coupe, an M5 Competition F90, and likely other M models we are not aware of.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\">Mate Rimac also has a direct connection with BMW. Last year, BMW Group and Rimac Technology signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/04\/09\/bmw-rimac-team-partnership-battery-ev\/\">long-term partnership<\/a> focused on EVs. It\u2019s still unclear what will come of the collaboration. But whatever it is, we\u2019re confident it\u2019ll be something exciting. Perhaps even related to future M products? Fingers crossed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topgear.com\/car-news\/interview\/e30-bmw-resto-powered-a-v10-thats-bugatti-boss-rimacs-dream-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Gear<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This isn\u2019t just any M3 E30. It\u2019s a rare Sport Evolution, owned by one of our heroes in the car business. Mate Rimac bought one of just 600 cars ever made, and it\u2019s far from his first BMW. His electric journey actually began with an E30, though a lesser 325i with a blown engine that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82736,"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-82735","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\/82735","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=82735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}