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Top Gear publicó estas interesantes fotos de todos los carros M de BMW desde su inicio con un poco de su historia! banderitaa


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Perhaps unwittingly, BMW technically referenced the iconic aphorism of legendary architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe when building its new M6. Because with the announcement of the new super coupe, BMW has waved a fond farewell to the old high-revving, 5.0-litre V10 monster, and introduced a new, smaller, 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8. 'Less is more'?

Well, yes. Quite a lot more, actually. The new V8 produces 552bhp - 42bhp more than the old car - and as such, ascribes to the late architect's maxim of minimalism. Sort of. Anyway, its a brand new M car, and this is terribly exciting news.

As such, we felt an urgent and immediate need to revisit the M Division's mighty back catalogue. So journey with us as we look back on some incredible machinery. Two notes of caution, though. First, there is an X5 M included. Second, you might spend a considerable amount of time looking through the classifieds. Which is your favourite BMW M car, Internetters?

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BMW 3.0-litre CSL

In the beginning, there was this - the 3.0-litre CSL.

It was a homologation special built by the manufacturer's racey subsidiary, BMW M, so the car could compete in the European Touring Car Championship.

Established in 1972, M only had eight staff, and this was its inaugural project. The CSL was lighter than the standard E9 by using thinner steel to build the body, shaving off the chrome chintz, binning the soundproofing, fitting alloy doors, bonnets, and boot lids then replacing the side window glass with Perspex.

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BMW M1

As far as manufacturer partnerships go, you'd file Lamborghini and BMW in the "it'll-never-happen" drawer. But this is the result of the two firms' collaboration - the rather lovely M1.

In the late 1970s, Lambo agreed to work with BMW on a production racing car that could be built for homologation, and it remains the only mass-produced mid-engined BMW.

It got a twin-cam 3.5-litre six-pot, which later found itself in the South African-spec 745i, E28 M5 and E24 M6/M635CSi, which leads us nicely on to...

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BMW M635 CSi

..the coolest M-sport BMW in the history of ever. Fact. Maybe. You may argue about it among yourselves.

The sporty shark-nosed 6er's actually the second fastest BMW ever built - it had a top speed of 158mph and all the cars since have been electronically restricted to 155mph. The first is the M1, which is where it gets its engine comes from.

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BMW M5 (E28)

FUN FACT: American E28 M5 owners actually sued BMW over the car's exclusivity. When Bee-Em first announced the car, it claimed that only 500 would be made, but when production ended almost three times as many had been built. Custodians claimed that, despite having an M1-derived twin-cam 24-valve engine and fancypants chassis work, the collector's value of the car was diminished.

BMW settled by giving owners a rebate on the purchase of a new BMW. Nice.

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BMW M3 (E30)

This is the first 3-series to wear an M badge, and the one most likely to get Internet readers frothing anonymously into an online comments box.

The engine's a bit of BMW Best Of - it got the basic block layout from an M10 4-pot (as you'd find in a 2002) and the head was based on M1 architecture.

Outside, it got 12 unique body panels to help with the aero and box-flared arches to accommodate larger rims. Apparently, it was rather good. Hammond certainly liked it...

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BMW M5 (E34)

Probably the cheapest way to get yourself into a jen-you-wine M car, this M5, which was built between 1988-1995, got a 311bhp S38 six-pot engine, which later grew to a 3.8-litre honking out 335bhp.

As well as a meaty engine, its suspension, wheels and bodywork were beefed up to cope.

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BMW M3 (E36)

This was BMW's ‘difficult second album', the perilous ‘sequel'; The Godfather II to the original, barnstorming E30 M3's Godfather. And it was a different barrel of apples to the original. In fact, BMW itself says the E36-gen M3 "was the end of an era for an uncompromising sports car that was consistently tailored to be competitive in racing". It now wanted a sophisticated, elegant brute.

The first iteration ushered in a 3.0-litre straight-six - BMW's trademark - producing 286bhp and took six seconds to hit 60mph. It used the rear axle from the Z1, tauter anti-roll bars and dampers than standard and, of course, those fabulous (and sought after) door mirrors.

A tweaked version came along in 1995, sporting new wheels, a black air intake, and white indicator lenses. Oh, and a 3.2-litre, 321bhp straight-six. Not as sharp as the original, but still a mini-bruiser.

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BMW 850 CSi

OK, so this doesn't technically have an M badge on it, but spiritually the 850 CSi's got the Motorsport division in its blood.

It took over from the M8 prototype - built as a Ferrari killer, but never actually manufactured - and used a tuned version of the 850i's engine. Capacity increased to 5.6 liters (and power to 375bhp), it got modified suspension, aero bumpers, wider wheels, a six-speed manual ‘box and four-wheel steer. Obviously, production versions didn't benefit from the rather outlandish paintwork, here courtesy of David Hockney.

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BMW Z3 M Coupe

Instead of getting its own bespoke M bits, the hotted-up Z3 pilfered lots from the M parts bin. It got an M3's engine. It got some extra gauges in the center console, an illuminated M shift knob (classy), some additional chrome garnish in the cabin, big, spaced-out wheels and scary-looking bumpers. We'll take one in 'breadvan coupe' flavour, thankyouverymuch.

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BMW M5 (E39)

Built in BMW's era of conservative thuggery, this version of the M5 lived between 1998 and 2003. And to this day, is still a seriously powerful car. Seriously.

At the time, its 5.0-litre V8 was BMW's most powerful production engine in history, packing 400bhp and many, many torques. The 0-60mph dash took just 4.9 seconds - four point nine in a family saloon - while top speed was limited to 155mph. At this point we'd say, ‘remove the limiter and you'd hit'... a speed which is only legal on an Autobahn.

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BMW M3 (E46)

Introduced in October 2000, the E46 got a super-fast 3.2-litre S54 M-tuned engine. At the time, it was BMW's most powerful normally aspirated engine (save the one it built for the McLaren F1) and produced 343bhp and 269lb ft of torque. You could only buy one as a coupe and convertible. Which is nice.

Also nice is the CSL version, pictured above. Hardened Top Gear fans - and by that, we means hardened fans of daytime Dave - will no doubt recall it sent Jeremy into a bit of a tizz. And by that, we mean he liked it muchly.

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BMW M5 (E60)

Magnificent. Flawed, but magnificent. With this, the fourth ever BMW M5, the Division went a bit nutty. Out went the 5.0-litre V8, in came a 5.0-litre V10 and many horsepowers and many torques. 507bhp and 384lb ft, to be precise.

20,548 owners experienced venom, M-style: 0-62mph took 4.7 seconds and this four-door saloon would rocket on to 205mph. Ride was a bit on the firm side and the gearbox a tad clunky in town, but otherwise, just magnificent. Jeremy, don't forget, said this was one of the best cars he'd ever driven...

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BMW M6 (E63)

Be wary of this car. Yes, it has a bodyshape that might cause spontaneous things to occur to your gut. And not in a good way. But underneath those controversial curves beats the heart of a demon. A 5.0-litre, 507bhp V10 - like the old M5 - allows this behemoth to accelerate from 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds and on to a top speed of over 200mph (with the limiter removed). Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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BMW Z4 M Coupe

A modern legend. A modern legend with a 3.2-litre straight-six engine lifted from the E46-generation M3. That's 340bhp and a 0-62mph time of five seconds. The rabid attack dog will literally head-butt the limiter at 155mph, if it hasn't head-butted your vegetables before that: it is very hard, it is very fast, it is very unforgiving, and it is ruddy marvellous. This is M at its very best. Buy one. Now.

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BMW M3 (E90)

In the world of Top Gear, there is an unspoken adage every person employs: More Is Better. Thus, BMW adhered to a strict TG code of honour when it rolled out the fourth generation BMW M3: it came with a ruddy big V8.

Codenamed E90, the new coupe had a completely new 4.0-litre eight-pot producing 400bhp, and could accelerate from 0-62mph in just 4.8 seconds. If the previous two M3s chipped away at the original's fizzy, lightweight enthusiasm, this one aimed a double barrel at it.

Despite being a tad softer than the outgoing six-pot, it still offers up oodles of sideways hooliganism/track-based hooliganism/shopping hooliganism. And BMW remedied the 'soft' bit by unveiling the limited edition GTS (above). Even more sideways, even more orange.

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BMW X5 M/X6 M

Oh dear. An attempt to M-ify the X5 and X6 results in two of the worst M entrants to date. Yes, they're both exceedingly powerful and yes, they both have quad tailpipes. But that's all we're prepared to say on the matter.

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BMW 1 Series M Coupe

"In the 1M, the journey is the destination. Sounds crass, so how about putting it this way: the present is a fleeting moment; after that, everything is memories. Days after driving the BMW, I could still recall the exact way it tackled particular corners, how it moved over rough surfaces, entire sections of an early-morning blat were vivid in my head..."

As told by TG. You want one.

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BMW M5 (F10)

We gave you a very simple, easy-to-digest and Internet-friendly verdict on the new BMW M5. It's chuffing excellent. That is all.

Read our full review of the stonking new M car here, but in summation, it is a worthy addition to the M annals. Which means it is A Good Thing.

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