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  • Let's start with the basics here. The tri-colour M logo basically stands for the partnership BMW had with the oil company, Texaco. The red stood for Texaco 

while the blue stands for BMW. The purple was added in the middle to provide a good transition.
  • The first car to bear the M moniker. This only went into production as a homologation effort. Featuring a mid-mounted, all-aluminium inline-six engine and a light body, it was one of the fastest road-going cars of its time.
  • After the success of the M1, BMW decided to sprinkle some M magic on their normal cars as well. This lead to the production of the M535i and the M635CSi cars.
  • Imagine a saloon leaving your sports car for the dead in a straight line drag and completely vanish from sight in the corners. Well, the M5 did just that and earned quite a reputation for itself.
  • The sheer demand for this car forced BMW M to move to its current facility in Munich. It was one of the most successful touring car produced by BMW, winning the 1987 World Touring Car Championship along with a few others including the German DTM.
  • Combine one of the most beautiful looking sedans with an M-fettled V8 engine and you have one of the best sedans ever made!
  • Motorsport derived technology trickles down to the most affordable M car. The M3 now comes with an optional sequential manual gearbox (SMG). The lightweight CSL also makes a return for this generation.
  • Sharing powertrains with the M3, the Z3 based M roadster and coupe brought the magic of M to a whole new level. The Z4 based cars, which still sported the 3.2-litre straight-six, were a great alternatives for people who didn't like the V8-engined new M3.
  • The buttery smooth inline-six engine makes way for a 4.4-litre V8. The purists complained, but no one could argue with its performance.
  • This one excites us like no other recent M car. Some call it the spiritual successor to the legendary E30 M3, all we know is, it's one hell of a car to drive!
  • What's next, you ask? Well, M is looking to use oil-burners as the base for its next few cars. Who said diesel cars can't be sporty?

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