{"id":20441,"date":"2026-05-22T11:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/20441\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:41:12","slug":"real-e30-m3s-trade-for-six-figures-legos-new-bmw-approved-version-is-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/20441\/","title":{"rendered":"Real E30 M3s Trade For Six Figures, Lego\u2019s New BMW-Approved Version Is $30"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Lego’s team traveled to BMW’s headquarters to perfect the design of its miniaturized E30 M3 <\/p>\n

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Lego Speed Champions is launching a special BMW<\/a> E30 M3.<\/p>\n

The car will sport a special M Motorsport-inspired race livery.<\/p>\n

Lego and retailers will start selling the model on August 1.<\/p>\n

Forty years after the original E30 BMW M3<\/a> turned a touring car homologation special into a permanent fixture of the enthusiast canon, the celebration is taking a smaller form. BMW\u2019s classic performance model is getting the Lego treatment, and the result will land in the Speed Champions range later this year.<\/p>\n

Designers from Lego recently paid a visit to BMW\u2019s headquarters in Germany, working with a team of designers from the automaker and working on the best recreation of the E30 M3 possible. The model will form part of the Lego Speed Champions range, which already includes the BMW M4 GT3 and BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh prototype<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read: BMW\u2019s Hottest M3 CS Loses 70 HP But Gains A Manual<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Will Thorogood, head of design at New Business within the Lego Group<\/a>, his team has aimed to replicate many of the E30 M3\u2019s most important details in brick form. For example, Lego will use two tiny forks to replicate the car\u2019s kidney grills.<\/p>\n

Several teaser images hint at what the model will look like, but they are only mock-ups, and the final design may be a little different. In addition to Lego working out the best way to recreate the E30 in brick form, it has also worked with BMW<\/a> designers to create a special livery for the model.<\/p>\n

Launching On August 1<\/p>\n

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Previewed on a life-size E30 M3<\/a>, the livery combines elements of black, red, blue, and white and includes large \u201840\u2019 stickers on the doors. The car also sits on a set of gold wheels, which may also be added to the model.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe livery visually embraces the layered block form construction inherent to LEGO, while also referencing BMW M Motorsport race liveries of the past and present with a bold diagonal schematic traversing the entirety of the car,\u201d BMW M head of design, Michael Scully, noted. \u201cAdding to the high contrast layout, the large number 40 emblazoned on the hood celebrates a significant anniversary of the M3 production car in a graphic language which again draws inspiration from LEGO\u2019s geometric aesthetic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Speed Champions E30 M3 goes on sale August 1 through Lego directly and via the usual third-party retailers. Pricing lands at $29.99 in the US and \u20ac27.99 in Europe.<\/p>\n

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