Featuring an 8,000-rpm redline, a perfectly balanced chassis, and a distinctive exhaust roar, the E46 M3 is often considered the ultimate M3.

From boxer twins and inline sixes to sonorous V12s and even diesels, BMW has built numerous iconic engines throughout its ...

Both dials are reading slightly over, as many road cars do: the only car at our Track Car of the Year test to top 140mph on our VBox data is a Revolution racer, but the M3 CS is second fastest of ...

For the 2001 through 2006 BMW M3 model years, third-gen E46 variants delivered the goods via a 3.2-liter inline-six making 333 hp. Of all the BMW M3 generations, only the fourth-gen E90 series ...

Mention BMW’s M3 to ... To many the E46 epitomises what an M3 should be about: zesty straight-six, tough looks thanks to blistered arches to cover the widened track, and a chassis that’s ...