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Long Term Update 3: 2009 BMW M3
"Hit the M button, mash it, and you're gone" more
Long Term Update 2: 2009 BMW M3
"Dayy-emmm...what a car!" more
2009 BMW M3 Convertible
The engine's smooth high-pitched crescendo to redline is a sweet song, and the dual-clutch transmission is impressively smooth. more
Long Term Update 1: 2009 BMW M3
A Sport Sedan that Can Endure Numerous Flogs Along Winding Canyon Roads and Stop-and-Go Traffic more
Arrival: 2009 BMW M3
Deeper Into Perhaps the World's Greatest All-Around Car more
2009 BMW M3
The 2009 BMW M3 just may be the consummate "gets better the harder you drive it" machine. more
2008 BMW M3 M DCT
A little programming short of perfection. more
2008 BMW M3 Sedan
Now that the "regular" 3-series is so good, with that wonderful twin-turbo six, the V-8-powered M3 is overkill for most. more
First Test: 2008 BMW M3 DCT
Think dual clutch transmissions have no place in a performance car? You haven't driven the 2008 BMW M3 DCT more
2008 BMW M3 Sedan
A four-door variant has once again joined the M3 stable, and in so doing makes BMW's raciest 3-series not only ergonomically more practical but also financially more palatable, with a base price that undercuts the coupe's by nearly $3000. more
First Drive: 2008 BMW M3 Convertible
Blazing toward 8400 rpm: Shifting the gears of BMW's new double-clutch transmission in the latest M3 Convertible more
Comparison: 2008 BMW M3 vs. 2008 Lexus IS F vs. 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
There Will Be Blood: We take three fast,new-to-market, bloodthirsty sport sedans out to CenCal'soil country more
Quick Test: 2008 BMW M3 Sedan
Speed, balance, and athleticism converge more
First Drive: 2008 BMW M3 Sedan
As you know by now, the all-new 2008 M3 has apparently "sold out" once again, annoying purists with not only a return to the sedan but by adding another two cylinders. more
Comparison: 2007 Audi RS4 vs 2008 BMW M3 vs 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
Big Thunder: Three power-stormers converge in the sleepy German countryside to wake the locals and make some noise. more
2008 BMW M3 - First Drive
Read about the new 2008 BMW M3 which features 420 hp @ 8300 rpm and 295 lb-ft @ 3900 rpm. more
First Drive: 2008 BMW M3
This is it. The 2008 BMW M3. The car the BMW faithful have been waiting for. The 4.0-liter V-8 up front barks as the tach needle zings around the dial - 6000, 7000, 8000 rpm. I grab fourth just before the 8400 rpm redline - no, that's not a typo - and turn into the fast right-hander. more
First Drive: 2008 BMW M3
The 2008 BMW M3 is either a complete winner or a big disappointment. It all depends on your expectations. more
BMW M3 Coupe - Fast Forward
Read about the 21st anniversary of the BMW M3 Coupe featuring a 4.0L 420hp engine which has 295 lb-ft at 3900 rpm. more
2008 BMW M3
Never mind that the confrontation is a year away; the shooters are already vying for high ground. Knife fighters know better than to show up at this bazooka battle. Contenders armed with anything less than a hot V-8 will be blown to smithereens. more
2005 BMW M3 Competition Package
The Comp Package is a pretty good deal, but it works best for hard-core M3 drivers--the ones who think stock eighteen-inch wheels and tires are for wusses. more
2001 BMW M3 Convertible: Long-term Wrapup
The M3 is the brawniest-looking car you're likely to see on the road today. Take it up a mountain road loaded with sightseers who insist on doing exactly the speed limit, or slightly under. Normally, they will drive for miles before letting you by, if they eve more
2001 BMW M3 Convertible - Long-Term Wrapup: 2001 BMW M3 Convertible
Check out the final wrapup of this 2001 BMW M3 Convertible from European Car Magazine more
2001 BMW M3 Convertible Part 2: Update
One of the major tenets of the Shaker communal groups whose innovative farms once flourished in America was, "Every force evolves a form," and I think this phrase neatly sums up a dynamic at work within BMW. The "force" in this case radiates from BMW's 30-year more
2001 BMW M3 Convertible Part 3: Update
When Editor Brown told me we were getting a long-term M3, I nearly wet myself. I loved our long-term 330i. I loved driving it, I loved riding in it. The Laguna Seca Blue M3 Coupe I drove early last year was even better. It looked cool. It made people freak out more