The E46 BMW 3 Series might look like an evolution of the E36, but its journey from sketch to reality is worth a look ...

Amrit has been in love with trucks ever since the first time he rode in his dad's work truck when he was 5 years old. Over the years, he has fallen in love with classic cars and spends all his spare ...

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The fourth generation BMW 3 Series, known as the E46 platform and sold in the U.S. from 1999 to 2006, was not only the best-selling 3 Series of all time, but the best-selling BMW of all time. The ...

The E46 BMW 3 Series is one of the most beloved cars of the past 25 years. Even if I’ve had my beef with them after owning a couple, nobody can doubt the greatness of a golden-era BMW sedan. I’ve ...

“Paul Rosche thought we had a hick NASCAR team running our M3 programme.” The words not of an observer or outsider, but BMW North America’s former head of product planning and strategy, Rich Brekus.

There's little doubt that BMW is the brand that paved the way for the plethora of other prestige brands that now litter our market, and the 3-Series was the BMW model that made the breakthrough. The ...

The E46 BMW M3 starred on the cover of issue 024, September 2000, along with the line ‘Why this will be the best driver’s car BMW has ever built’. Bold, given the pre-existence of the E30 M3, but BMW ...

This is the zenith for many, the tippy top of M3 mountain. Because the third-gen M3 (code name: E46) is one of the last BMWs that feels old-school Bimmer where it matters. A naturally aspirated inline ...