Regarded as one of the best driver’s cars ever, the E46-gen BMW M3 CSL did, however, have one major flaw: its automated manual gearbox. The SMG was not the most smooth- or fast-shifting transmission ...

The 2004 BMW M3 CSL is arguably the best M3 the Bavarian company has made so far. A limited edition of just 1,383 cars, the E46 CSL was lightened and upgraded to stiffer springs, a quicker steering ...

Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...

There have been many superb BMW specials over the years, but there has been one odd correlation between some of the best hardcore M models of the early 2000s, an unfortunate transmission choice that, ...

It's near enough impossible to imagine now, but back in 2003 the world wasn't all that enamoured by the M3 CSL. Here was a car only marginally faster than the standard E46 M3 - because it only had ...

As cars get more technologically complex, the only option for manufacturers is to take the driver out of the equation, making for a driving experience that's getting more numb by the second. That's ...

A UK-based BMW specialist called Everything M3s – which, unsurprisingly, only deals with BMW M3s – has announced a new modification for owners of E46-generation CSLs. Said modification is a good ‘un, ...

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 Sport ...

When you think of perhaps the two most iconic generations of the BMW M3, it is likely the E30 M3 and E46 M3 will jump to mind. The following E30 M3 brings the best of both worlds, but is it really the ...

There have been many superb BMW specials over the years, but there has been one odd correlation between some of the best hardcore M models of the early 2000s, an unfortunate transmission choice that, ...