Some enthusiasts fussed at the E36 M3 when it bowed in 1995, as BMW transitioned the M3 from a niche thoroughbred to a high-volume grand tourer. Other enthusiasts, like our friends at Car and ...

The folks at StanceWorks dragged this $8,000 decrepit M3 out of its hiding place to set about putting it right again, and the ...

But not if it's under the hood of an E36 M3. This car is a supporting wall in the house that BMW built. A house that stands for rear-drive dynamics, autobahn-blasting, and unarguable automotive class.

An ice sculpture? Whatever the case, all fluids in an E36 M3 should be replaced on the same regular intervals as you would any other car, and more often if you plan to track the car regularly.

The very first Pandem E31 and the M3-powered E36 wagon that BMW wouldn't build. Ever wonder what happens to those dazzling ...

To briefly recap, I recently bought a stripped-out, 124,000-mile, half roll cage-equipped E36 M3 with the goal of turning into a race car for the dirt and gravel. Since then, I spent most of June ...

It was the E36 generation introduced in 1992 that established the modern M3’s daily sports car formula: four doors (starting in 1994), a stick shift, rear drive, and a rev-happy straight-six engine.

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 ...

Some cars are simply made to be messed with. Customization is every gearhead's sacrosanct right, and the best carmakers build certain models with that in mind. As large manufacturers invest in ...

With such stiff shocks, the car felt over-damped and under-sprung, way too stiff for everyday use. Had I considered turning Project E36 M3 into a track-only car I would probably have kept the ...

That’s about where the E36 is now. Not just an old car, but an emblem of its time ... the S54 is the inline-six that powered the E46 M3, Z3 M cars, and Z4 M cars. Power output varied a little ...

Whereas the previous, E36-gen M3 with a less powerful engine than the ... The E46 M3 was a pure driver's car. Even by today's standards, its quarter-mile time of just over 13 seconds is still ...