Our 15 Favorite Classic Cars

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10. 1986 BMW M3

Top speed: 146 MPH

The 1986 BMW M3 is one of our favorite classics from the highly popular German auto manufacturer. When the car was first released, it was a hit on both the track as well as the open road. The car is powered by both an inline-four cylinder and an inline six-cylinder engine. The inline-four is rated at 192 horsepower, and it has a top overall speed of 146 MPH. The M3 made use of a redesign variation of a two-door body style, and it shares some body parts with other E30 models of the automobile. The car was sold stock with a five-speed manual transmission, and it saw above average gas mileage for its time at 17 MPG (city) and 29 MPG (highway). The car has a zero to 60 MPH time of just 6.5 seconds, and it runs the quarter mile in 15.4 seconds.