BMW E46-series M3 is an easy modern classic to fall in love with. The car’s muscular styling has aged well — ditto for its ...

The BMW E46 3 Series is from a different era, though, and a 330i ZHP with a stick shift is one of the finest sports sedans ever produced. The 330i replaced the 328i for the 2001 model year and ...

The BMW E46, the 3 Series of the ’00s ... “LCM fires” have been discussed on BMW forums and Facebook groups for years, but somebody finally took the time to articulate and show exactly ...

The automated manual SMG gearbox is one of the most notorious talking points about the E46 BMW M3. For this latest edition of The Classic Drivers, we spoke to longtime owner Lukasz Gasperowicz, who ...

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 ...

And is it enough to outweigh the inevitable negatives attached to a car approaching 15 years of age? Below, we explore whether it’s worth spending your hard earned cash on an E46 BMW M3.