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Re: E30 M3 Handeling, **Why so good?** (archive)
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Posted by Barry Robinson on December 31, 2001 at 02:15:19:

In Reply to: E30 M3 Handeling, **Why so good?** posted by Eric on December 30, 2001 at 17:12:58:


I am a little confused as to why such a conventional car (e30 m3)achieves outstanding handeling performance.The e30 m3 is nearly identical to all e30's. So why is it that is does so much with so little! It doesn't have a low center of gravity (like a boxer engined car) It doesn't have the double wishbone control arms like the most modern sports cars. The e30 m3 is said to be a better handeling car than the e36 M's. If someone out there has some time, please give a simi-technical amswer to this perplexing question? Thanks

E30's in general are great handling cars. Compared to other E30's, the M3 has better balance and a tighter suspension from the factory. Linking the front sway bar to the front strut tubes instead of the control arms like on other E30's helps also.


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