영국 BBC방송 프로그램인 Top Gear에서 BMW M GmbH의 역대 모델들을 모아놓고 순위를 매겨놓은것입니다..
20 - 1972-73: 3.0 CSL Alloy-skinned homologation special, the car that Motorsport GmbH was initially set up to develop
Engine: 3153cc 12v in-line 6-cyl, 200bhp
Performance: 0-60mph in 7.3 seconds, max speed 134mph
Price: £12,000-£16,000
Soper Says: 'I joined BMW Motorsport just after the ultimate race version of this car came to an end. I was never a lover of the road version. It has a long, slow gearchange and generally feels its age'
19 - 1980-81: M535i (E12) The second-fastest BMW of its day and the first M-badged saloon, using a detuned engine from the M1
Engine: 3453cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 218bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 7.5 seconds, max speed 138mph
Price: £2,500-£6,000
Soper Says: 'I don't really like old cars, so this one's a surprise. Yes, it rolls a bit and, yes, it's slow at getting into the corner, but once it's there it tucks into its line. It's got great torque - it's an effortless Q car'
18 - 1988-91: M3 cabrio (E30) BMW lopped the roof off the hard-core 'Eighties M3, reducing rigidity and adding over £10k to the price
Engine: 2302cc 16v in-line 4-cyl, 215bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 6.9 seconds, max speed 143mph
Price: £9,000-£12,000
Soper Says: 'Though it doesn't have the horsepower of most of the other cars here, you can still feel this one's race car origins. It's nimble, light and resists understeer well. Nice, but the saloon is nicer'
17 - 1996-00: M3 EVO cabrio (E36) Roofless second-generation M3, in later Evolution spec with added bhp and six-speed ?box
Engine: 3201cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 321bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.7 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: ?12,000-?16,000
Soper Says: ?More steering movement is required to cope with the same corner in this one than in the equivalent Evo coupe; that could be due to the increased body flex. Quite pleasant, though harder work overall?
16 - 1992-95: M3 Coupe (E36) The first of the second-generation M3s, with straight-six engine matched to five-speed gearbox
Engine: 2990cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 286bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 6.0 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: ?8,000-?11,000
Soper Says: ?Quicker than the M3 it replaced. Even so, it leaves me feeling cluttered ? unless you get it absolutely perfectly balanced entering a corner you?re going to need armfuls of opposite lock everywhere?
15 - 1984-87: M5 (E28) The first M5, with bigger brakes, quicker steering and oodles more bhp than the contemporary M535i
Engine: 3453cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 286bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 6.5 seconds, max speed 152mph
Price: £9,000-£13,000
Soper Says: 'The engine's the thing that stands out: above 5,000rpm it really gallops away. Then you find yourself with a quicker approach speed and discover that it's not as nicely balanced as the M535i'
14 - 1998-02: M roadster M-tweaked Z3 with a body structure stiffened in an attempt to cope with power borrowed from the M3
Engine: 3201cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 325bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.3 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: £18,000-£26,000
Soper Says: 'Loses speed where I expected it to, with understeer in places. Clearly slower and not as sharp as the M Coupe, although I feel this is a car that mostly does what owners would want it to'
13 - 1989-90: M3 sport evo (E30) The first M3 solely existed so BMW could go racing. All were lhd. This Sport Evo is the ultimate version
Engine: 2467cc 16v in-line 4-cyl, 238bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 6.5 seconds, max speed 154mph
Price: £8,000-£20,000
Soper Says: 'The version I drove in the DTM revved all the way round to 10,800rpm. Straight away you can feel how taut this car is. It's easy to drive very quickly and I'm impressed by how well it's held together'
12 - 1995-98: M3 evo saloon (E36) Rare four-door M3 did without the coupe?s M-tuned suspension and love-handle clenching sports seats
Engine: 3201cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 321bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.5 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: ?12,000-?16,000
Soper Says: ?Slightly more body movement than in the coupe and slightly more slip in corners; feels mostly similar in most respects and nearly as quick. Not at all sure about the wood trim inside. One for the wife?
11 - 1995-99: M3 evo coupe (E36) More power, quicker steering, stronger brakes and new springs and dampers next to first E36 M3 coupe
Engine: 3201cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 321bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.5 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: ?12,000-?16,000
Soper Says: ?Pulls like crazy away from corners and very comfortable at high speeds. Enough torque to avoid messing about with constant gearchanges, so I can concentrate on getting the steering inputs right?
10 - 1984-89: M635 CSi Sizeable grand tourer that shared its engine with the M5 and its price tag with the Ferrari Mondial QV
Engine: 3453cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 286bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 6.4 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: £10,000-£15,000
Soper Says: 'Surprisingly clumsy in the slower stuff and doesn't flow as easily as the M535i. It's disappointing to drive, but I've always wanted one and I still love the look of it, so I'm giving it tenth place here'
9 - 1992-95: M5 Touring (E34) The first ridiculously rapid load-lugger, with 340bhp and a five-speed 'box. Never officially sold in UK
Engine: 3795cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 340bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 6.1 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: £10,000-£13,000
Soper Says: 'Performance is strong, there's little roll and it feels like a limo to drive gently too. Pushes on in the tighter stuff and there's a tiny bit of brake fade - fairly acceptable for a car of this size and age'
8 - 1988-95: M5 (E34) Finest of the second-generation M5s has 340bhp, six-speed 'box and 'Nurburgring' suspension set-up
Engine: 3795cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 340bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.9 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: £10,000-£13,000
Soper Says: 'I could do 700-800 miles a day in one of these and still feel fresh when I got in a race car at the end of it. Great fun and gives me so much confidence. In its era there was nothing that could touch it'
7 - 1979-81: M1Mid-engined M-powered supercar, styled by Giugiaro and developed in part by Lamborghini
Engine: 3453cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 277bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.6 seconds, max speed 163mph
Price: £40,000-£55,000
Soper Says: 'Night and day compared to the 3.0CSL. It sounds great, the steering is quick, the gearchange is good and it dives into the apex. A very focused sports car, yet one that you feel at home in straight away'
6 - 2001-: M3 cabrio (E46) The current-generation M3 packing 343bhp and promising maximum 'bling' in convertible guise
Engine: 3246cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 343bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.5 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: £35,000-£42,435
Soper Says: 'Clearly another leap up in technology. So much less effort is needed in this than in, say, the M Roadster. Driving it in isolation, you'd struggle to know it was a convertible. Extremely high limits'
5 - 1984-87: M535i (E28) Not the M anorak's favourite: essentially a re-badged 535i, with bodykit and Bilstein suspension
Engine: 3430cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 218bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 7.4 seconds, max speed 143mph
Price: £2,500-£5,000
Soper Says: 'Feels so fresh. Has a lovely balance to it - there's some measured understeer, then you can use the throttle to get the nose in and step the tail out. I really didn't think I'd like it. Deserves fifth place'
4 - 1998-02: M Coupe Odd two-seat Z3-based coupe only offered in the UK as an M, later using a detuned E46 M3 engine
Engine: 3201cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 325bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.3 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: £19,000-£32,000
Soper Says: 'The weirdest thing you've ever seen and one of the stiffest chassis BMW's made. After the M Roadster this gets everything done quicker, making the straights and the corners seem far shorter'
3 - 2000-: M3 coupe (E46) Present M3 coupe, with toys such as sport-mode drive-by-wire throttle and trick M Differential
Engine: 3246cc 24v in-line 6-cyl, 343bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.2 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: £30,000-£39,735
Soper Says: 'Easier by a gnat's around here than the current M3 convertible. Holds its line tighter, feels that bit stiffer. Capable of going so quickly that if you end up having an accident, it'll be like a plane crash'
2 - 1999-03: M5 (E39) The plushest and most powerful M car so far, also the only one to receive a V8. Just cruelly killed off
Engine: 4941cc 32v V8, 400bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 5.3 seconds, max speed 155mph
Price: £24,000-£44,000
Soper Says: 'If I hadn't had three passengers with me at the time, it could well have approached the M3's best time. Carries so much speed, sounds so dramatic, makes you ask why you'd ever want another car'
The winner: the M3 CSLOne M car remains to receive the Soper treatment. It's ominously black, it's covered in carbon-fibre bits and it's a bit loud...
Engine: 3246cc 24v in-line six-cylinder, 360bhp
Performance: 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds, max speed 155mph electronically limited, (or around 170mph with limiter removed 'for holders of a valid racing licence, for track use only')
Price: £58,455
With 19 M cars down and 57 laps of the TG track behind him, every expectation is that Steve Soper will now be ready to succumb to the combined effects of so much accleration, deceleration and tyre smoke inhalation. While he's fairly convinced that the 400bhp M5 sets an unbeatable standard, there's the latest Motorsport creation still to be rated, the lightweight M3 CSL.
"These would soon finish me off," he says frowning in the direction of the severely winged, fixed-backed seats. He opts to avoid 'Track Mode' which only allows the Dynamic Stability Control system to intervene in the most extreme circumstances, relying on his reflexes instead. The Sport button is pressed to maximise throttle response, the paddle-shift Sequential Manual Gearbox is switched over to its most aggressive setting and then he launches the car in an explosion of tyre shriek and exhaust wail.
After pitching the CSL into a series of lurid angles whilst warming through the no-cost-option semi-slick Michelin Pilot Sport Cup rubber, he sets about laying down a full-on lap time - the fastest of the day by over four seconds.
"Just listen to it," he shouts, unleashing the 360bhp peak (or 17bhp more than the regular M3 has to play with) at an intense 7,900rpm, clearly enjoying himself.
He slings the CSL through the corners, the smirk now spread across his face revealing the increase in lateral forces next to the standard car. "It just grips," he grimaces. "There's far more stop-point to it, it's absolutely positive in the way it responds to steering inputs. That's down to the tyres and the weight; not just that it's lighter, but that all the weight's low down - that's why they've given it a carbon fibre roof."
He continues, "It feels and sounds so much like a race car, I'm surprised it's road legal. The paddles are quicker than messing around with a gearlever too; in the twisty stuff, they allow you to always keep your hands on the steering wheel."
So isn't our former Touring Car star needing a rest now, given that he's just passed the 65-lap mark? "This is the sort of car you never want to stop going round in," he responds, confirming the M3 CSL's top placing and showing no sign of slowing, "at least, not until it ends up buried in the grass, needing a new front spoiler."
20위-1972~73년 3.0 CSL 12밸브 직렬6기통
19위-1980~81년 M535i (E12) 처음으로 M 뱃지를 단 세단..M1의 엔진을 사용 24밸브 직렬6기통
18위-1988~91년 M3 카브리올레 (E30) 16밸브 직렬4기통
17위-1996~00년 M3 EVO 카브리올레 (E36) 2세대 M3, 24밸브 직렬6기통 엔진과 수동6단 기어박스
16위-1992~95년 M3 쿠페 (E36) 2세대 M3. 24밸브 직렬6기통 엔진과 수동 5단 기어박스
15위-1984~87년 M5 (E28) 첫번째 M5, 더 큰 브레이크과 빠른 스티어링, M535i보다 강력해진 엔진 성능 24밸브 직렬6기통
14위-198~02년 M 로드스터 Z3을 베이스로 한 M 로드스터. M3의 엔진을 사용. 24밸브 직렬 6기통
13위-1989~90년 M3 sport evo (E30) 첫번째 M3. 레이스를 위해 태어난 모델. This Sport Evo is the ultimate version. 16밸브 직렬 4기통. 전 세계 각종 투어링카 레이스에서 활약. 그 활약은 말할것도 없이 전무후무한 전설로 남았음.
12위-1995~98년 M3 evo 설룬 (E36) 4도어 M3세단 24밸브 직렬 6기통
11위-1995~99년 M3 evo 쿠페 (E36) 2도어 M3 쿠페 24밸브 직렬 6기통
10위-1984~89년 M635 CSi 24밸브 직렬6기통
9위-1992~95년 M5 투어링 (E34) 2세대 M5의 투어링 모델.24밸브 직렬6기통
8위-1988~95년 M5 (E34) 2세대 M5세단. 수동6단 기어박스. "Nurburgring" 서킷에서 서스펜션 셋팅 24밸브 직렬6기통
7위-1979~81년 M1 미드쉽엔진, 조지아로 디자인, 람보르기니의 바디기술, 최초의 M시리즈 모델. 레이스를 목표로 태어난 모델. 24밸브 직렬 6기통
6위-2001~ M3 카브리올레(E46) 현재 생산중인 M3 카브리올레. 24밸브 직렬6기통. 수동6단 기어박스&sMg∥
5위-1984~87년 M535i (E28) 535i에 다시 M뱃지를 단 모델. 24밸브 직렬6기통
4위-1998~02년 M쿠페. Z3쿠페를 베이스로 한 모델. E46 M3엔진 사용. 24밸브 직렬6기통
3위-2000~ M3쿠페 (E46) 현 생산중인 M3쿠페. 드라이브 바이 드로틀 기술을 사용한 직렬6기통 엔진 (더블 바노스)
2위-1999~03년 M5 (E39) V8엔진 유닛을 올린 세계에서 가장 빠른 4도어 세단 M5. 최초로 세단의 400마력 벽을 넘어섬
1위(The Winner!! ) the M3 CSL
-M3을 바탕으로 첨단 신소재와 경량소재등을 이용하여 보다 가볍고 보다 강력하고 보다 빠른 세계에서 가장 빠른 4시트 2도어 쿠페 완성. M3 24밸브 직렬6기통 엔진 modify
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