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 ...

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 ...

But I’ll start with the lightweight, carbon-roofed BMW. Cherished and fettled by owners almost to the point of fetishism, the E46 ... the M3’s motor and the turbo-muted growl of the GT-R ...

BMW has called time on the wheel, claiming that data shows most people prefer to touch these days. We haven’t got the space here to cover every single BMW model ... for the E46 M3’s interior ...