As much as I love the M3 it's not without fault. Well, maybe fault isn't the right word as some buyers would rather not have a 6-disc in-dash CD changer standard due to the added weight penalty. It's ...

The launch of a lightweight BMW M3 back in 2003 - the now iconic and appreciating CSL - was big news. When the E46 M3 CSL hit the streets, there were gasps. Here was a hardcore statement of intent.

Starting from their desire to make the current M3 generation a worthy competitor to Porsche’s 997 Turbo, the tuners at Manhart Racing released a kit destined to boost the M3’s power to 550 horsepower, ...

Leave it to BMW to make something special out of a transmission. Its sequential manual gearbox has been officially named SMG, and it's a seriously high-tech piece. Like the Magneti-Marelli system ...

BMW’s hand-finished, paddle-shifting M3 SMG packs a technological power punch for well-heeled enthusiasts. It’s bliss on a racetrack or open road but demands concentration-plus in traffic.

When BMW announced the CSL version of the E46 M3, the changes they claimed the lighter car had were obvious and led even Jeremy Clarkson went out and bought one, it was that good. However, what BMW ...

It's hard to believe BMW introduced the iconic E46 M3 ten years ago. Producing 333hp and 262 lb-ft from its 3.2-liter motor, it carried BMW's most powerful naturally-aspirated six-cylinder at the time ...

BMW’s desire for a ‘sporty 3 Series’ in the mid-1980s gave rise to what has gone on to become one of the true greats of performance motoring.

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Pulling into the BMW Canada western zone office always sparks a little excitement, no matter how often it occurs. Rows of gleaming 3s, 5s and 7s, X5s, Z4s and even the odd Z8 are in parc fermé.