Ep. 6 - BMW E30 M3 CS vs. BMW G80 M3 CS | Season Finale

The Final Showdown: 1988 BMW E30 M3 CS vs 2024 BMW M3 CS | Heritage vs Modern Engineering

Nearly four decades apart.
Two generations of BMW’s most iconic performance sedan.
One track. One answer.

In the HER Season 1 Finale, we put a fully built 1988 BMW E30 M3 CS head-to-head against a bone-stock 2024 BMW M3 CS in a true on-track, lap-for-lap comparison to answer the question every enthusiast asks:

Can heritage still compete with modern engineering?

This is not a drag race.
This is not bench racing.
This is real-world performance on a technical circuit, where balance, driver confidence, braking, and chassis feel matter more than spec sheets.

After an entire season spent rebuilding, reinforcing, tuning, and testing the E30 M3 from the ground up, everything comes together in this episode suspension setup, braking performance, weight balance, driver feedback, and ultimately…

Lap times.

In this episode, we put heritage and modern BMW engineering to the test on track. You’ll see side-by-side hot laps between a fully built 1988 BMW E30 M3 CS and a stock 2024 BMW M3 CS, showing how each car performs in real driving conditions—not on paper.

We capture raw driver feedback from both cars, breaking down what the driver feels behind the wheel and how confidence, balance, and chassis behavior differ between eras. The episode also explains key suspension and alignment concepts—camber, caster, and toe—and how those adjustments affect grip, turn-in, and stability on track.

Finally, we highlight where modern technology clearly has the advantage, where analog engineering still holds its own, and deliver the moment that settles the debate between vintage motorsport purity and modern performance.

This is what Heritage Enthusiast Racing (HER) is all about.
Respecting the past.
Testing it honestly.
And letting the track decide.

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