According to Super Touring Register, BMW was on board from the beginning with its new 3 Series, the E36, which it was keen to build on the pedigree of the E30. It was only modestly successful ...

BMW’s most successful touring car, the E30 M3 ... many championships around Europe adopted in the 1990s. Instead the E36 was fitted with a 2-litre version of BMW’s S14 engine, the four ...

the M3 Competition Touring is the fourth body variant in the M3/M4 family. Over the years, enthusiasts have stuck running gear from E30, E36, and E46 M3s into wagon bodies—and BMW itself ...