And so they did. It’s well known the Lime Rock Edition’s now-legendary Fire Orange paint was borrowed from the M3 GTS, a track-focused variant of the E92 with a bigger engine only sold in Europe.

The E92 M3 was set to compete directly with Audi ... and a Mercedes C63 AMG. Road & Track’s Shaun Bailey said its performance was “downright silly and put many true sports cars to shame.” ...