The M division of BMW is known for producing some of the world’s best sports cars. And of all the M cars, the 3-series is the bread and butter of BMW. Or it used to be. With so many M cars nowadays, the M3 is sometimes overshadowed by its other stablemates. But the E30 is where it all began, and this is what Hot Wheels decided to put on their Modern Classics Car Culture set. Not a bad choice then.
Hot Wheels chose to be a bit conservative with this version of the E30 M3. It stands out with its blue hue and M color striping on the side. Okay. No, it doesn’t stand out at all. It is a simple colorway of the fantastic E30. However, it seems that Hot Wheels has forgotten to put in detailed head and tail lamps on this Car Culture release. These are premium die casts and they are expected to be better than the mainline cars. However, this small omission of detailed head and tail lamps really put it down. The Real Rider RRA wheels in black with chrome looks okay, but it doesn’t bring out the full potential of this casting.
It still stays in my collection though, but it isn’t going to be one of those models that I would be looking at over and over. It would be something that I would look at and say to myself, “that looks nice” and move over to the casting beside it.
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