The E36 BMW M3 holds a special place in the heart of Bimmer enthusiasts and those in the know. It wasn’t the first M3, but it was the first to give owners the full suite of M Division’s brilliance, ...

The E36 M3 is the follow-up series production model after the original and groundbreaking E30 in the 1980s. Introduced in 1992 and manufactured until 1999, it was the first M3 to utilize a ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most successful road and race nameplates in the automotive world: The BMW M3. It was not the first BMW Motorsport product—that would be the 1973 BMW ...

For those of us in our 30s, it's time to face facts. Restoring an E36-generation BMW M3 in 2025 is about the same time gap as restoring a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle would have been when the E36 was still ...

Not to be confused with its similar E46 successor, who starred in the original Need for Speed: Most Wanted video game, the E36 M3 GTR was BMW's original thoroughbred street-legal race car that we wish ...

After the E30 generation set the stage, the newer E36 helped make the M3 wildly popular worldwide. But while most buyers were treated to the legendary Euro-spec S50, US enthusiasts had to settle for a ...

The current M3's styling isn't for everyone, but BMW does at least still offer an enthusiast-pleasing manual transmission and rear-wheel-drive pairing. Now you can get your new 2026 M3 in colors ...

The owners of rare cars are often derided for letting their prized possessions sit on display in climate-controlled garages to collect dust. However, there are a few examples of exclusive performance ...

Countless bench races between BMW enthusiasts have highlighted the virtues of the different generations of M3. In fact, if we had a nickel for every time somebody claimed the E30 was the ...

Raised around cars, professionally trained in elite restorations, and now helping run his family’s specialty auto shop—Michael Spyropoulos’s gearhead resume is strong. His personal project car, a ’97 ...