German cars are known for a lot of things. They're somehow no-frills, straight-to-business vehicles that are still very over-engineered. They flash a closed-lip smile and give a curt nod to their ...

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 ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

BMW's iconic inline six engines have had a long and storied history for the Bavarian brand. The company's inline six origins go back as far as the company's first engine, known as the IIIa, developed ...

Few cars make BMW fans weak in the knees like the E46 M3 CSL. Unfortunately for us Yanks, BMW never brought what is potentially its greatest driving car to North America. Tuning shops and independent ...

The E46 BMW M3 CSL is rightly a bit of a TG hero car, and it’d be fair to say we felt a little let down in 2022 when the badge was brought back for the lardy rather than lightweight M4 CSL. And yet, ...

For a while now, the BMW M3 CSL has been worth an awful lot of money. As little as a decade ago, when the E46 was inaugurated into the PH Heroes hall of fame, they were available for less than £30k; ...

Few iterations of the BMW M3 are as beloved as the E46-generation and the crew over at Vorsteiner has made it even more desirable thanks to a host of components inspired by the legendary M3 CSL.

Davies has had a keen interest in cars from a very young age. It didn't matter what kind of car it was, as long as it had four wheels and made some cool noises, he was into it. His interest in cars ...

A MYSTERY has sprung up around a BMW left abandoned in a garage after the owner barely drove it before dumping it in a private car park. The swish M3 CSL model was left for a decade in the monitored ...

If there’s one car that deserves to be called the Holy Grail of BMW 3 Series, it’s the 2004 BMW M3 CSL. The rare, lightweight coupe isn’t the kind of car you’d expect to be forgotten for years in a ...