原标题：Five Cars From The 50 Years Of BMW M Celebration

原作者：Chaydon Ford

On May 24th, 1972, BMW Motorsport GmbH was founded. Shortly after, the 3.0 CSL won the 1973 European Touring Car Championship, setting the standard which would be met and exceeded with hundreds of further wins in various disciplines including touring cars, endurance racing and Formula 1.

1972年5月24日，宝马M性能部门正式诞生。在那不久之后，著名的 3.0 CSL 在1973年的欧洲房车锦标赛夺得冠军。这场胜利成为了M今后在包括房车锦标赛、耐力赛和一级方程式等的各个领域获得了数百项荣誉的基石。

Many dozens of M cars, both road and race, have rolled off BMW’s production line over the years, and the Munich-based automaker brought a large number of these models along to the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed for this year’s official event theme – 50 Years of BMW M.

多年来，宝马的生产线上已经下线了数十款M车型——既有公路街车，也不乏专业赛车。这家总部位于慕尼黑的汽车制造商在2022年的古德伍德速度节(Goodwood Festival of Speed)上展出了大量经典的M车型，以此作为今年的官方活动主题——宝马M部门50周年纪念。

There just isn’t enough space to dedicate a feature to every one of the cars showcased in this in half century celebration, so I’ve selected five BMWs from the wider event that stood out to me.

限于篇幅，我无法向观众一一细数这场跨越世纪的展出的全部细节，因此我从所有展品中选出了五台最具代表性的M，以此见证这段长达50多年的传奇。

BMW M3 Touring

M3 旅行版

While BMW has had a touring model in the 3 Series lineup since the E30, as well as going so far as to produce a working example of an E46 M3 Touring , the current generation marks the first production M Touring.

尽管宝马在历代3系都有旅行车的设想，自E30以来，除了一台E46的旅行版样车，并没有一台标着M标志的旅行3系。因此，这一代M3旅行车（G82）是M3旅行车的开山之作。

The front end of the G82 generation has proved controversial, with many debating the visual appearance. That said, the model’s performance and handling abilities have been widely praised. While the Touring doesn’t change the look of the front end, the overall improvement to the car’s proportions really makes it look the part with pumped up arches and aero add-ons.

G82的前包围外观极具争议性，但该车型的性能和操纵能力得到了广泛的好评。虽然旅行车保留了前部硕大无比的双进气口，但两厢造型在整体上改善了汽车的比例，真正使它配得上宽体套件和其他空气动力学组件。

The twin-turbo straight six putting out 510hp in ‘Competition’ trim level gives the M3 Touring performance to live up to its looks. While the model functions in four-wheel drive primarily, when Dynamic Stability Control is completely disabled, the Touring reverts to rear-wheel drive.

在“竞技”状态下，双涡轮直六引擎可以输出510匹马力——完全对得起这副侵略性的外观。该车四轮驱动为主，但当动态稳定控制完全失效时，会恢复到后轮驱动。

The M3 Touring is also the official safety car for MotoGP, fulfilling the same role during the Festival of Speed. The more observant readers will notice the optional exhaust, with the tips in a trapezoidal layout.

M3 Touring是MotoGP的官方安全车，并且在速度节中发挥着同样的作用。细心的读者会注意到，该车排气可选为梯形中出样式。

Z4 GT3

Z4 GT3 赛车

One of the best-sounding cars on the FIA GT roster, the Z4 GT3’s sonorous 4.4L V8 derived from the E92 M3 GTS graced circuits for five years between 2010 and 2015, until BMW replaced it with the M6 GT3.

作为国际汽联GT阵容中声浪最优美的赛车之一，Z4 GT3的4.4L V8引擎源自E92 M3 GTS，在2010年至2015年的五年时间里，它在赛道上大杀四方，直到被M6 GT3取代。

What the car lacked in straight line speed, it more than made up for in handling, with over two dozen teams opting to contest a Z4 in either GT3, IMSA or the JGTC.

与其说Z4略逊于直线，不如说这辆车是真正的操控者之车。有超过24支车队选择在GT3、IMSA或JGTC中使用Z4作为赛车。

This specific car is special for another reason. It was the first time that double amputee Alex Zanardi had shared a cockpit with other drivers, requiring the car to be modified and adapted, allowing for both regular and hand controls to function effectively. It wasn’t in any way detrimental to performance either, with the team running in the top 10 until an issue with the car resulted in a DNF.

这辆车还因为另一个独特的原因闻名于世——它曾经由双腿截肢的赛车手亚历克斯·扎纳尔迪驾驶参赛。为此，该车进行了特殊的改装和调整，以使常规控制和手动控制都能有效地发挥作用。这对车队的表现也没有任何影响：车队一直跑在前10名，直到赛车的一个问题导致退赛。

Qwick Motorsport E21

Qwick Motorsport重制的E21

The Group 5 era of racing is defined by almost caricature-like vehicle proportions, big turbos, big arches and big wings. While this particular E21 is not owned by BMW, it is a faithful recreation of the car that was raced in 1979.

Group 5时代的赛车都被设计有漫画一样的夸张比例——大涡轮，大拱门和大尾翼。这款特殊的E21不是宝马所有，而是1979年赛车的忠实再现。

The 490hp that’s been extracted from the mechanically-injected and dry-sumped 20-4 Schnitzer turbo engine that spins to 9,000rpm only has to move 878kg (1,936lb), resulting in an impressive power-to-weight ratio. The motor is run in a ‘straight up and down’ configuration like in a Formula 2 car rather than canted over, just like the naturally aspirated version of the same motor fitted to the March 782 which placed second up the hillclimb over the weekend.

机械增压的20-4型Schnitzer涡轮发动机有490马力的功率，转速可达9000转/分，而全车净重878公斤(1936磅)，从而获得了令人印象深刻的功率重量比。这款赛车的发动机是“垂直上下”的配置，就像f1 2赛车一样，而不是倾斜的，就像安装在March782上的自然发动机一样，后者在周末的爬坡比赛中获得了第二名。

Hats off to Eric Qvick and his team at Qvick Motorsport for an outstanding build.

向Eric Qvick和他的团队致敬——正是他们带来了这个出色的作品。

E24 635CSi Group A

E24（M6）635CSi  Group A 组别赛车

When Tom Walkinshaw Racing’s V12 Jaguar XJ-S coupe entered into the European Touring Car Championship, the 528i quickly became uncompetitive. BMW’s response was the 635CSi.

当年，当Tom Waikinshaw Racing车队的V12 捷豹XJ-S半路杀进欧洲房车竞标赛时，宝马的528i就显得力不从心了。宝马对此的回应是更加强悍的赛车——635CSi。

Built as a successor to the E9 CSL ‘Batmobile’, the 635CSi came powered by a 3.4L M30 inline-six engine developed in conjunction with Alpina.

作为上文中E9 CSL“蝙蝠车”的继承者，635CSi使用了3.4L M30直列六缸发动机。这是M与Alpina公司共同研发的产物。

Nicknamed ‘sharknose’ for its distinctive forward-sloped front end, the 635CSi proved successful in not only endurance racing, but also shorter touring car races throughout its tenure – which was long. In fact, having been produced from 1976 to 1989, the E24 is the longest-running production series for BMW.

由于其独特的向前倾斜的前端，635CSi被称为“鲨鱼鼻”，事实证明，它不仅在耐力赛中战果累累，而且在其任期内的其他房车比赛中也取得了成功。事实上，E24从1976年生产到1989年，是宝马生产时间最长的系列。

‘Original Teile’ translates to Original Parts, and this livery was done to promote BMW Genuine Parts, with the design displaying parts in their respective position in the car as if the car was transparent.

“Original Teile”直译过来就是“原始图装”，这个涂装为了宣传BMW Genuine Parts，而将零部件的简笔画分直接展示在汽车中各自的位置，仿佛汽车是透明的。

BMW V12 LMR

BMW V12 LMR 勒芒赛车

Providing BMW with its only overall victory at Le Mans in 1999, the LMR was a radical revision of the V12 LM from the previous year’s race. During the 1998 Le Mans 24 Hour, both cars succumbed to engine failure from cooling ducts placed too low in the bodywork, which suffered from residual track surface temperatures. Collaborating with the Williams F1 team. who built the chassis, the 1999 cars had the intakes placed higher, along with exploiting a loophole which meant a smaller roll hoop was placed only behind the driver, providing less drag.

1999年，宝马在勒芒获得了唯一一场胜利。比赛中使用的LMR赛车是对前一年的V12 LM的彻底修改。在1998年的勒芒24小时比赛中，两辆车都因车身冷却管道过低，受到赛道温度的影响而导致发动机故障。所以，宝马选择与威廉姆斯车队合作，后者制造了赛车的底盘——把进气道放在了更高的位置。这台赛车还钻了漏洞——一个更小的滚环放在车手后面，提供更少的阻力。

The cars were powered by an iteration of the same S70 engine that powered the McLaren F1, found here in slightly restricted form as the P75. So effective and well designed was the S70, that for more than two decades in unrestricted form, it remained the most powerful production engine emerging from the Bavarian manufacturer, only recently being surpassed by the 626hp M5 CS.

这两款车使用的是与迈凯轮F1相同的S70发动机的改装版本。S70的设计师如此成功，以至于该引擎在超过20年的服役中，仍然是来自巴伐利亚制造商最强大的生产引擎，直到最近才被626马力的M5 CS超越。

Five decades of the hallowed M badge has resulted in countless trophies on track and delivered engaging, emotive driving experiences from cars which belie their more humble origins on the road. But what of the next 50 years? We are on the precipice of a time where the internal combustion engine’s days seem to be numbered. Despite that, I believe whatever the propulsion method, BMW M will not only continue their high performance legacy, but also continue to preserve their heritage and honour all the cars from their history that have put them on the map.

50年来，神圣的M标志不仅为宝马带来了无数的奖杯，更为那些隐藏在车流中的平民“买菜车”带来迷人的乃至感人的驾驶体验。但未来50年以后呢?我们正处在一个时代的边缘，内燃机的日子似乎屈指可数。尽管如此，我相信无论采用何种动力来源，宝马M不仅会继续他们的高性能产品，而且会继续保存他们的遗产，并尊重所有使他们成名的历史车辆。

【译者注：为响应欧盟电气化号召，据宝马M部门主席透露，即将发布的全新一代M2 (G87)将会是M部门最后一款纯燃油车型，之后将发布的新车型例如XM、M5等车型，都将采用插电混动形式。】

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