BMW M division celebrates 30 years and 300,000 vehicles
by Dan Roth (RSS feed) on Jun 19th, 2008 at 11:29AM
Click above for high-res gallery of BMW's latest M3It's been 30 years since the first BMW wearing a trademark tri-color marking was introduced in a homologation effort as the M1. Since then 300,000 vehicles have been graced with that coveted "M" telltale, and still countless others have had the logo applied in the hopes the letter would add some magic to a plebian 318 or 528. Fully one percent of BMWs sold in 2007 were M models, and the milestone 300,000th car, an alpine white M3 Coupe, will live with its owner in the town of its birth, the East Bavarian hamlet of Regensburg. The M3 is likely... Read More
