Its response was to increase production numbers, and eventually, a total of 18,000 examples were sold before a second-generation M3 was unveiled based on the E36 3 Series. Across that run ... A blue ...
The S50B30 engine (later replaced by the S52) was a different variant than the Euro-spec cars. While not a bad engine in itself, the U.S.-spec E36 M3 was considered the slowest BMW M-car at the time.