"The E46 has such a timeless design that still ... along with KG front and rear splitters, and set of OEM M3 mirrors. Four different wheel set ups have been used by Michael, the most recent ...

BMW pretty much birthed the sports sedan market when it introduced its M3 and M5 models during the 1980s, the vehicles combining sports car-like performance with the practicality of a family sedan.

BMW also built an E46 M3 Touring Concept ... The 325Ci had rather small 16-inch alloy wheels equipped as standard, but 17s ...

Yet even in the company of the E46 M3 CSL and the much-lauded M2 CS ... You unlock it by twisting a key in the door lock, there’s no steering wheel adjustment, no radio and no air con.

You may have noticed in our recent ‘best cars for x amount’ web features that we’re quite fond of the E46 BMW M3. Nick Trott, evo’s editor, said he’d choose the car if he had £10k or £ ...