For those who haven’t warmed to the post-Chris Bangle era BMWs, the BMW E46 3 Series is regarded as the last truly ... job than BMW did at applying ‘performance’ and ‘styling’ modifications. Find a ...

It’s time to get serious about seat time! 🏁 In this video, I install a set of bucket seats in my drift BMW E46 330ci, giving the car a major interior upgrade for both performance and safety.

Despite fundamental differences in how power is delivered in the two Audi 3.0 V6 engines, popular modifications are similar. Similar to the BMW M57 engine, software ECU is the first thing most ...

We couldn't pretend the standard E46 BMW 3 Series was a sportscar, but the 330ci? That was more like it ... V6 models also got worthwhile upgrades like variable-ratio power steering, Brembo brakes and ...

BMW has recently unveiled a special edition of its M3 E46 GTR sports car that was prominently featured in the 2005 video game Need For Speed: Most Wanted. To celebrate the gaming franchise’s ...

To comply with ALMS homologation rules, BMW created the M3 GTR Straßenversion (Street Version) but plans to produce 100 cars were abandoned after rule changes. For its real-life tribute to the ...

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.

My 2003 BMW 330ci is bone stock with nice tires, used by my wife and me for backroad blasts and the occasional road trip. Comfort is the priority, but I do love the E46’s undertones of sportiness.

However, being matched to a timeless six-speed manual ’box and the first application of BMW’s ... the E46 M3's 3.2-litre straight-six featuring an evolution of the 330Ci’s Double Vanos ...

The BMW 3 Series attained something close to perfection in its fourth generation, internally known as the E46. More recent versions of the 3 Series may be quicker, larger, and far more advanced ...

A few months ago, PH's own Matt Bird pitched the new, manual BMW M2 against the SMG-equipped E46 M3 CSL to see if Munich’s latest (and last) combustion-only M-car could topple the mighty Coupe ...