28 years ago, the E30 M3 was making 235HP and 177ft-lbs from a naturally aspirated 4 cylinder. Now, 28 years later...

28 years ago, the E30 M3 was making 235HP and 177ft-lbs from a naturally aspirated 4 cylinder. Now, 28 years later, no other NA I4 comes close. Why the fuck did this happen?

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I'd rather have the extra torque over the S2000's peaky power that doesn't start until 7000 RPM.

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but funny how JDM fanboys claim the F20C is a gods gift from heaven and shit even though it's just on par with a 80's bmw engine lol

There was also the 968, but that had a full 3 liters of displacement and it's not exactly modern either.

e30 M3 - 94hp/L
toyota 86 - 102hp/L

BTFO

e30s are the best cars (even the ones with carbed m10)

gods chariots

(yourer waifu a shit)

negar wot
E30s are great but let's not pretend the m10 is acceptable

well done BMW

HOWEVER

>275 bhp
>1975

Only basic bitch """enthusiasts""" care about this worthless metric. How about stats that matter?
235hp > 205hp
177ftlbs > 156ftlbs
Linear power band > torque dip
I4 > pigfat H4

>e30 m3 - 2,646 lbs
>86 - 2,624 lbs
why is the e30 so pigfat? it doesn't even have airbags?

>7% improvement in 30 years
LOL

my waifu is furry trash so you're right
>yourer

because i4s are inherently shit, why go to the trouble?

end urself faggot

>handbuilt homosexual racing model of which only 600 were made
>a regular shitbox you can buy for $20k

Toyota Celica GTS - 108 hp/L

>7000rpm
it starts at 5500

I loved the M10 in my old E21, they're tanky engines if nothing else
>yfw S14 is a modified M10

Post BMEP or Nm/litre
BHP/Litre is worthless

M3 - 96Nm/L
86 - 102Nm/L

Muh MPGS. And most 4cyl were being shoved into decidedly non-sporty cars.

You can boost them to the moon, unlike m42's

later E30's came with airbags, and they're fairly solid cars.

You think that's bad? E39 M5's were 2tons.