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

Your passenger won’t get why the E30 BMW M3 is so revered ... but you drop low into the fixed-back bucket of the wider E46 and it feels like the window line is much higher.

From boxer twins and inline sixes to sonorous V12s and even diesels, BMW has built numerous iconic engines throughout its history. For many car enthusiasts, though, it's the Bavarian automaker's S85 ...

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 anyone with even a modicum ... the latest electric power steering set-ups, the E46 M3’s hydraulic system will bring back memories of when steering still had feel and ...

BMW M Motorsport revealed a special livery for the M Hybrid V8, to commemorate 50 years of BMW North America. The new livery ...

BMW won’t use a downsized petrol hybrid powertrain in the next-generation M3, but will instead retain the six-cylinder engine that has been integral to so many of BMW’s vehicles over the decades.

BMW operates an official museum as part of its headquarters in Munich, Germany. However, for armchair travelers, the ...

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BMW's next-generation M3 is testing ahead of a market launch around 2027 The next M3 will offer the choice of gas or electric powertrains The electric M3 will ride on the Neue Klasse platform and ...