The Glory Days of M3 and the GTS: A Super Track-Focused Hardcore M3 Coupe

The late 90s to early 2000s were the golden days of the BMW M3 series, with the E36 and E46 models being particularly revered by enthusiasts. The M3 from this era was a driving icon, known for its exceptional performance, handling, and style. Among these iconic models, one stands out as a true masterpiece: the GTS.

The GTS was created to take on the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, with the goal of producing an ultra-track-focused, hardcore M3 coupe that could hold its own against the best. This beast of a car was designed to deliver unparalleled performance and handling on the track, making it a true rival to the Porsche. The GTS's development was shrouded in secrecy, but rumors and whispers among enthusiasts hinted at its incredible capabilities.

When the GTS finally hit the market, it came with an eye-watering price tag of £113,000 (approximately $150,000 USD), which was roughly double the cost of a standard M3. Despite this hefty price, only 137 units were produced, making the GTS one of the rarest and most exclusive M3 models ever made.

A Rare Find in Singapore

Fast-forward to the present day, and we find ourselves in Singapore, home to some of the world's most impressive car collections. One such collection belongs to a Ferrari enthusiast who has taken his passion for cars to new heights – literally! He has parked his prized Ferrari collection outside his house, creating an epic sight that any car enthusiast would love to behold.

As we make our way through the city, we catch glimpses of other incredible machines on display. We spot a Lamborghini Countach, a Jaguar E-Type, and even a rare Ferrari F40 Testarossa. It's clear that this individual has an extensive knowledge of cars and is willing to share his passion with others.

A Reverend's Ride

We eventually find ourselves at the home of Reverend Tom, where we discover an astonishing collection of iconic supercars. The sight takes our breath away as we see a Ferrari F40, a Porsche 911 GT3 RS, an Enzo, and even a Lamborghini Aventador. It's as if we've stumbled into a dream world where the laws of physics no longer apply.

We take a moment to appreciate the sheer magnitude of this collection, knowing that each car has its own unique story to tell. We can only imagine the adventures these cars have had, from racing tracks to exotic destinations.

Back on the Road

After taking in the sights and sounds of Reverend Tom's incredible collection, we return to our trusty ride – a modern classic BMW M3 GTS. As we drive through the city streets, we're struck by the sheer power and agility of this beast. The M3 GTS is a force to be reckoned with, capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in just 4.2 seconds.

As we navigate the twisty roads, we can't help but feel a sense of exhilaration. This car is designed for driving, not just being driven. Every feature, every button, and every detail has been carefully crafted to provide an unparalleled driving experience.

A Comparison with the E36 M3

For comparison's sake, we recall a recent drive on a track day, where we had the opportunity to test both the 997-gen1 GT3 RS and the M3 GTS. While both cars are exceptional in their own right, there's something special about the M3 GTS that sets it apart.

The E36 M3, while an iconic car in its own right, can't compare to the M3 GTS in terms of sheer performance and handling. The latter is a more modern take on the classic formula, with features like advanced aerodynamics and a more powerful engine. Still, there's something undeniably charming about the E36, which has captured the hearts of many enthusiasts.

A Final Impression

As we conclude our journey through the streets of Singapore, we can't help but feel grateful for the experience. From Reverend Tom's incredible collection to the M3 GTS itself, every car we've encountered has left an indelible mark on our minds and hearts.

The BMW M3 GTS is truly a special machine – one that embodies the spirit of driving and performance. Whether you're cruising through the city streets or tearing up the track, this car delivers in spades. We can only imagine the countless adventures we'll have with this beast by our side, exploring the limits of speed, agility, and style.

If you're a fan of modern classics, high-performance cars, or simply exceptional driving experiences, then the BMW M3 GTS is an absolute must-see. It's a testament to the power of engineering, design, and passion – all coming together in one incredible machine that will leave you breathless and wanting more.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enbut nothing even this acklin's gonna save me singapore is so humid hello wanna know more welcome to see-through glass what did the Singapore the Asian leg Oh try the world has begun and is starting in a very good way I'll be honest I've had a sort of checkered past with BMWs on this channel I've never been that nice bathroom but that is all about to change because you join me in what I think could be one of the best BMWs ever made the e92 m3 GTS now for new viewers I want to take you back all to explain my history with Beamer so that you kind of understand my previous rhetoric and why I think this car is one of the best so when I was like 20 years old my beloved grandfather unfortunate past away but did leave me some money in his will it was about six or seven thousand pounds for remember rightly and at that time I was a complete buffoon and whilst I was working then probably it saved up three or four thousand pounds rather than saving his money away or investing into something smart I thought I'd blow in on the car so I immediately jumped on order trader that was like the coolest most powerful car I can buy for around ten to twelve thousand pounds and I found an e 9330 I saloon at that time most 330i saloons were around the twenty thousand pound mark however this one was listed at 12 and of granite that's because it had 77,000 miles in the block bar again I was above food so I went what a fantastic opportunity of course caught up the BMW dealership I think in Rochester which is North England and placed deposit and bought the car that turned out to be one of the best and worst car buying decisions I've ever made because whilst the car was fantastic and I had amazing memories and let's face it at that point of my life it was an incredible car to own I was super young all of my friends were driving around an absolute bankers and there I was in a relatively modern BMW and a powerful one of that I was obsessed with the m3 of that generation and having a 330 I can kind of like squeeze my eyes and blow my vision a bit ago I'm base being an m3 however the car Phillip are having 77,000 miles the clock wasn't the least of the issues I had a fuel leakage I had a brake failure head fuses going constantly my doors wouldn't open windows would know but it was a bit of a disaster now that wasn't sort of the reason for my dislike for the BMW brand as I say that car was very important to me and I had great memories with them however when four or five years later I jumped back into BMW to test drive one and potentially think about purchasing one again I was shocked to find that really nothing had moved forward everything felt very familiar to the car that I owned which was a 2006 330 I and I was like well BMW don't seem to be doing anything about exciting and I have to say that metric continues to this day so in my mind of this generation he 90 92 were the glory days of the three series and the m3 and this particular car is kind of like the ultimate m3 from that general the GTS is a super track focused hardcore m3 coupe aid it was it was made to go up against oh I'm in a whoo I'm in a yellow box is that is that a thing in Singapore in the UK I'd be getting a hefty fine right now so let's edge it out of here but yes this car was made to go up against the Porsche gt3 RS not the gt3 the gt3 RS this is a really really intense and focused car it was also insanely expensive when it came out 113 or 18,000 pounds I think which was basically double the price of a standard m3 I think they were gonna make around 200 when they first announced production of this car they actually end up making a hundred and thirty seven so it's ended up being a super super rare car and so with big thanks to the owner I hope Troy everyone here in Singapore we are headed somewhere where I can pull over and get some shots the car and talk you through it but on the way there you mentioned there's a there's a Ferrari collector who leaves all of his cars parked outside his house basically on the street and you can kind of view them so I think that's where we're about to go right somewhere up here there is a go look Oh My gods a reverent on that was a reverend Tom oh my lord this is I've heard about this guy he's got an insert this is it look he's got f40 testa Rossa Enzo f50 and there was a bloody Raven tana that is mental I've heard about this gun Hey oh my god I feel like I need to go back and get more pictures okay I've driven down the road a bit but suddenly did the AIRC or not oh my god what a road we've driven down I did not expect to find things like this in this Singapore area right let me turn the air con down a touch this and the fans not glowing in the GoPro microphone but was this one big flat city one second because the roads does got epic again this thing it's an absolute animal whoa just hanging back slightly to see if I can open this thing up because you need to hear this thing let alone yup that was me breaking traction constantly muscle-car that turns in like a Ferrari maybe that's nervous Damon but still this thing is just epic anyway cool up with traffic agenda immediately because that is a common trade with Singapore a lot of traffic you know it's amazing the amount of insane cars you see here and fundamentally alters drive between traffic lights at 2030 miles an hour a few minutes later now as I mentioned you've got lots of the visual clues to the fact that this cars a bit special but it's really what sort of underneath the Larry orange paintwork it's a really motorsport sort of tuned car light is one that's made for the track which again makes driving around Singapore slightly pointless but amazing so I'm very grateful to the owner for the opportunities you can still drop back and do a bit of this which is I guess straight-line acceleration rather than corners but still a ton of fun no 264 and a half on seconds and weren't like 440 horsepower which was 30 or so up from the standard car but is just about the winning feels the road it rides quite quite hot like it's you know it's still a good road car so unsettled in an exciting way it's a car full of character a car that makes you smile so wide and I'm a massive modern classics fan I think you all know it I mean the 360s me really indulging in my whole modern classic obsession but anything from like mid 90s to mid nought is really ticks my box and yeah this has just got so many features on it they're just I think we're great and it's simple in here it's simple its basic the buttons do what you need them to do there's no Francie frilly bits there's no mega touch screens it's just a car made for driving I think on my sort of Alpine Road or twisty road it must be absolutely epic and falling off the owner of this car swapped his 997 gen1 gt3 RS for this having driven both back-to-back on a track day and I can kind of see why this thing might have blown his mind and hilariously here is I think at a 90 m3 what a perfect comparison but yeah I mean that's still a good-looking cars no that's a 92 92 anyway here we are a sure blast in this thing but so epic so I hope you've enjoyed it give it a thumbs up if you have and make sure to subscribe for plenty more videos to comebut nothing even this acklin's gonna save me singapore is so humid hello wanna know more welcome to see-through glass what did the Singapore the Asian leg Oh try the world has begun and is starting in a very good way I'll be honest I've had a sort of checkered past with BMWs on this channel I've never been that nice bathroom but that is all about to change because you join me in what I think could be one of the best BMWs ever made the e92 m3 GTS now for new viewers I want to take you back all to explain my history with Beamer so that you kind of understand my previous rhetoric and why I think this car is one of the best so when I was like 20 years old my beloved grandfather unfortunate past away but did leave me some money in his will it was about six or seven thousand pounds for remember rightly and at that time I was a complete buffoon and whilst I was working then probably it saved up three or four thousand pounds rather than saving his money away or investing into something smart I thought I'd blow in on the car so I immediately jumped on order trader that was like the coolest most powerful car I can buy for around ten to twelve thousand pounds and I found an e 9330 I saloon at that time most 330i saloons were around the twenty thousand pound mark however this one was listed at 12 and of granite that's because it had 77,000 miles in the block bar again I was above food so I went what a fantastic opportunity of course caught up the BMW dealership I think in Rochester which is North England and placed deposit and bought the car that turned out to be one of the best and worst car buying decisions I've ever made because whilst the car was fantastic and I had amazing memories and let's face it at that point of my life it was an incredible car to own I was super young all of my friends were driving around an absolute bankers and there I was in a relatively modern BMW and a powerful one of that I was obsessed with the m3 of that generation and having a 330 I can kind of like squeeze my eyes and blow my vision a bit ago I'm base being an m3 however the car Phillip are having 77,000 miles the clock wasn't the least of the issues I had a fuel leakage I had a brake failure head fuses going constantly my doors wouldn't open windows would know but it was a bit of a disaster now that wasn't sort of the reason for my dislike for the BMW brand as I say that car was very important to me and I had great memories with them however when four or five years later I jumped back into BMW to test drive one and potentially think about purchasing one again I was shocked to find that really nothing had moved forward everything felt very familiar to the car that I owned which was a 2006 330 I and I was like well BMW don't seem to be doing anything about exciting and I have to say that metric continues to this day so in my mind of this generation he 90 92 were the glory days of the three series and the m3 and this particular car is kind of like the ultimate m3 from that general the GTS is a super track focused hardcore m3 coupe aid it was it was made to go up against oh I'm in a whoo I'm in a yellow box is that is that a thing in Singapore in the UK I'd be getting a hefty fine right now so let's edge it out of here but yes this car was made to go up against the Porsche gt3 RS not the gt3 the gt3 RS this is a really really intense and focused car it was also insanely expensive when it came out 113 or 18,000 pounds I think which was basically double the price of a standard m3 I think they were gonna make around 200 when they first announced production of this car they actually end up making a hundred and thirty seven so it's ended up being a super super rare car and so with big thanks to the owner I hope Troy everyone here in Singapore we are headed somewhere where I can pull over and get some shots the car and talk you through it but on the way there you mentioned there's a there's a Ferrari collector who leaves all of his cars parked outside his house basically on the street and you can kind of view them so I think that's where we're about to go right somewhere up here there is a go look Oh My gods a reverent on that was a reverend Tom oh my lord this is I've heard about this guy he's got an insert this is it look he's got f40 testa Rossa Enzo f50 and there was a bloody Raven tana that is mental I've heard about this gun Hey oh my god I feel like I need to go back and get more pictures okay I've driven down the road a bit but suddenly did the AIRC or not oh my god what a road we've driven down I did not expect to find things like this in this Singapore area right let me turn the air con down a touch this and the fans not glowing in the GoPro microphone but was this one big flat city one second because the roads does got epic again this thing it's an absolute animal whoa just hanging back slightly to see if I can open this thing up because you need to hear this thing let alone yup that was me breaking traction constantly muscle-car that turns in like a Ferrari maybe that's nervous Damon but still this thing is just epic anyway cool up with traffic agenda immediately because that is a common trade with Singapore a lot of traffic you know it's amazing the amount of insane cars you see here and fundamentally alters drive between traffic lights at 2030 miles an hour a few minutes later now as I mentioned you've got lots of the visual clues to the fact that this cars a bit special but it's really what sort of underneath the Larry orange paintwork it's a really motorsport sort of tuned car light is one that's made for the track which again makes driving around Singapore slightly pointless but amazing so I'm very grateful to the owner for the opportunities you can still drop back and do a bit of this which is I guess straight-line acceleration rather than corners but still a ton of fun no 264 and a half on seconds and weren't like 440 horsepower which was 30 or so up from the standard car but is just about the winning feels the road it rides quite quite hot like it's you know it's still a good road car so unsettled in an exciting way it's a car full of character a car that makes you smile so wide and I'm a massive modern classics fan I think you all know it I mean the 360s me really indulging in my whole modern classic obsession but anything from like mid 90s to mid nought is really ticks my box and yeah this has just got so many features on it they're just I think we're great and it's simple in here it's simple its basic the buttons do what you need them to do there's no Francie frilly bits there's no mega touch screens it's just a car made for driving I think on my sort of Alpine Road or twisty road it must be absolutely epic and falling off the owner of this car swapped his 997 gen1 gt3 RS for this having driven both back-to-back on a track day and I can kind of see why this thing might have blown his mind and hilariously here is I think at a 90 m3 what a perfect comparison but yeah I mean that's still a good-looking cars no that's a 92 92 anyway here we are a sure blast in this thing but so epic so I hope you've enjoyed it give it a thumbs up if you have and make sure to subscribe for plenty more videos to come\n"