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View Poll Results: What generation M3 looks the best?
E30 14 9.03%
E36 6 3.87%
E46 66 42.58%
E9x 36 23.23%
F80 30 19.35%
G80 3 1.94%
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      10-15-2020, 09:38 AM   #23
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E92, E36(I am biased), E46, E30, E90, and I don't like the rest.
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List is good but I would swap first and second place.
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sometimes i wonder how our ages correlate to what we prefer. Like how often our favorite is just a function of what was out when we were getting into the car game and most impressionable.

I probably fit this more than I'd like to admit. I got into it right after the E46 was introduced and started driving E30's at that time. Thus my one two punch, E46, then E30.
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      10-15-2020, 10:23 AM   #26
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List is good but I would swap first and second place.
Exactly.
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      10-15-2020, 10:43 AM   #27
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While the exterior of the E92 is not bad and definitely not as bad as the rest of the models from that generation... there's no way it beats the e46 sorry.

I'm also assuming this is strictly an exterior looks competition, because that E92 double hump interior needs to be burned in the fires of hell!!
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      10-15-2020, 11:05 AM   #28
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sometimes i wonder how our ages correlate to what we prefer. Like how often our favorite is just a function of what was out when we were getting into the car game and most impressionable.
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Great point!

If “M3” wasn’t specified, I’d have listed the 3.0CSL first and 2002tii second (or maybe the 2002turbo) and I prefer both in race trim.

If “M” was specified, then the M1 would come first and I think several M6 variants would beat the M3/4 for looks IMO.

I’ve always liked the e30 M3, but probably because I was well into BMWs by then and it was a real step up for BMW at the dealerships. A lot of nostalgia with that one for me, but I do think the e46 is the best looking of the M3 generations.
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Yeah man, I'm struggling with it. It's like tasting something that everyone else hates, but some how you are surprised at how much you like it. It makes me question my own opinions.....and I've always been fond of my own opinions.
If it makes you feel any better, I like arugula.
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There are coupes and sedans and they all fall in different places:

4 Door Sedan M3:

4) G80
3) E90
2) E36
1) F80

2 Door Coupe M3/4:

6)G82
5)E36
4)F82
3)E92
1)E30 & E46 (tie)

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If it makes you feel any better, I like arugula.
I love arugula! You don't even need to put pepper on it because it already tastes like pepper!
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Exactly. I think a lot of people think it's growing on them or they actually like it but in reality, they are drawn to it simply because it's different and over the top. I haven't found one person that actually thinks these monstrosities are beautiful or elegant. Nobody has commented on the beautiful and flowing and congruent lines because they simply don't exist. All the major BMW design cues that have won them praise for decades are gone. Nowadays its only x5 etc. I even rented it once https://realcar.nyc/rent-a-bmw-x5 and did not like it very much. The front and the rear end don't even match each other and they're from completely different design styles.

Bottom line, it is so different and so obnoxious and that's the appeal. But wait till you put a US license plate on the front or no license plate that all and you will see this gaping bucktooth nightmare that's asymmetrical. Chris Harris described it the best:

"The new M3 and M4 appearing to have borrowed facial features from a yawning rabbit"

We are in the same boat here pretty much, cannot really vote for any of these since I dont find any model to be at least ddecently looking.
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We are in the same boat here pretty much, cannot really vote for any of these since I dont find any model to be at least ddecently looking.
Why does your post of my quote talk about renting a X5. I never said that. Who put that in there?
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There are coupes and sedans and they all fall in different places:

4 Door Sedan M3:

4) G80
3) E90
2) E36
1) F80

2 Door Coupe M3/4:

6)G82
5)E36
4)F82
3)E92
1)E30 & E46 (tie)

This is the way.

im hard headed and dont really recognize the differentiation. i guess im living in the old days.
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"Even the coolest of M3 design elements throughout history have been pragmatic in nature. For instance, the E92 M3's hood bulge was only added to accommodate the big V8 engine. The F80 M3's killer fender flares were only added to fit the M3's wider wheel track than the standard 3 Series."

The hood bulge was also used for esthetic reasons as well. Basically to signal greater performance/power. Hence why the e46m3 had a hood bulge.


IMO, other than the current iteration, all of the M3's look great except for the F80. I just didn't like the roof line of the F80(30).
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There are coupes and sedans and they all fall in different places:

4 Door Sedan M3:

4) G80
3) E90
2) E36
1) F80

2 Door Coupe M3/4:

6)G82
5)E36
4)F82
3)E92
1)E30 & E46 (tie)

This is the way.

im hard headed and dont really recognize the differentiation. i guess im living in the old days.
The thread is about looks, and I always thought the E90 was so far removed from the E92 especially with the rear lights. They look like two completely different cars.
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E46
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I'll be honest. The F80 CS is in the top 3 best looking 4 door ever made in my personal opinion.
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E46
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G80

I'll be honest. The F80 CS is in the top 3 best looking 4 door ever made in my personal opinion.
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I'll be honest. The F80 CS is in the top 3 best looking 4 door ever made in my personal opinion.
100%!! its almost right up there with the E39 M5 in terms of perfection. Just a much more aggressive variant of it. Can you imagine if it had a real M motor?
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