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Originally Posted by vanish1
2002 is the correct car for the initial post. The neue klasse range of cars that spawned during the era essentially brought BMW into its golden age. 2002, e9 coupe, 1800/2000 coupes/sedans.
its has the strongest following for BMW classics and is extremely iconic.
15 year production span from the 60s-70s, over 900,000 built, its the one classic BMW you will see show up at any meet or event, baby boomer gen loves them (and so does the new gen!)
e30 m3/e36 m3 too low of production #s to have the same on the ground impact the 2002 had.
andddddd the M10 which powered everythinnggggg back then was the basis for the s14 which is found in the e30 m3.....
love this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZyWuXfQbxM |
Sure it started everything and sold well. It does not make it the best and it was never viewed that way outside of BMW fandom .
Whereas as the E36 literally was voted the best car for ten years running and the E36 M3 was actually stated by many publications to be one of the best handling cars in the world. It also has the track wins to prove it. On the flip side sure the 2002 sold a lot but it gots its ass kicked on the track repeatedly.
Plain and simple. The opening statement was poorly written with the intention of setting off a debate. Let's just say S14DB is most likely snickering right now becuase he knew he was talking smack.
If he had siad is a thread about BMW's and their heritage started by the iconic 2002 it would have been absolutely correct.
Sure BMW started the Sport Sedan or saloon sports car segment with the 2002 but that does not automatically make it the best.
Nissan went and built the 510 and it just destroyed the 2002 in so many ways. The mistake Nissan made is not exactly sticking to the Formula like BMW did.
Oh and Nissan brought the formula back with the S and R chassis. In fact E36's and R/ S chassis rear suspensions are strangely alike. Had the R32 been a world car it would have compared equally to a E36 as well.
Yet none the less the opening statement is incorrect and inflammatory.