It’s the era of polyester and malaise, of oil embargoes and inflation, one where mammoth Detroit land-yachts powered by ...

The E46 generation was the best-selling generation of the BMW 3 Series and is by far their most popular model to date, having sold over 3.2 million examples. Their popularity has also made them ...

The best EPA-rated figures for the E46 come from the 325i with the automatic and rear-wheel drive, which returns 19/28/22 mpg city/highway/combined. Those figures apply to the sedan, coupe, and wagon.

The fourth generation BMW 3 Series, known as the E46 platform and sold in the U.S. from 1999 to 2006, was not only the best-selling 3 Series of all time, but the best-selling BMW of all time.

Power is sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed Getrag 420G manual gearbox—the same unit found in the E39 M5. A year into production, BMW added the second iteration of its Sequential Manual ...

The E46 M3 engine, designated the S54 , shared the familiar layout of other BMW inline 6-cylinder engines. Virtually all of its engineering details, however, were unique and oriented to the very ...

The timeless lines of the E46 integrate perfectly with the M3 coupe additions, like the power bulge on the hood, M wheels and mirrors, the side fender vents, and the quad-exit tailpipes. As per ...