With new aluminum suspension components, the E46 was notably stiffer than the car it replaced ... the first 3 Series with iDrive—a now-ubiquitous technology found in every modern BMW.

The famous Florida car show will be 3 Series central from March ... With almost 3.3 million sold, the E46 was (and still is) the best-selling BMW in history. M3 aside, the three-liter 330 was ...

The BMW E46, the 3 Series of the ’00s ... Most of the issues that E46 owners deal with these days are standard old-car ailments like oil leaks and bad bushings. But there are a few platform ...

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 came with a V8 starting in 2008, good for 414 hp.