The SHOCKING M3 E30 Facts Why BMW DECLARED WAR On Mercedes In 1986!

The SHOCKING M3 E30 Facts Why BMW DECLARED WAR On Mercedes In 1986! On today’s episode… two German companies became so offended by each other that they accidentally created touring car history. Because during the mid-1980s, Mercedes-Benz committed a deeply provocative act. It built a small sports saloon that BMW could not ignore. The 190E 2.3-16 arrived first. Cosworth cylinder head. Dogleg gearbox. Recaro seats. Enough engineering obsession to make ordinary executive cars suddenly feel completely irrelevant. And Munich took that personally. So BMW responded with something far more dangerous. A homologation weapon. The strange part? The BMW existed almost entirely because Mercedes started the fight first. Two German legends. One segment. But which one actually won the war in 1986? #classiccars #bmw #mercedes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💲To donate for our efforts: https://buymeacoffee.com/4wheelsandfuel 🔗 Link to 4W&F USA:    / @4wfusa1   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright Disclaimer This video is created for educational, commentary and historical purposes. Some voices are AI-generated and are not the real voices of Jeremy Clarkson or any other public figures. Images, clips and references to Top Gear are used under Fair Use (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act) for purposes such as criticism, comment, scholarship and research. We make no claim of ownership over any copyrighted material. All rights remain with their respective owners.