When BMW announced the CSL version of the E46 M3, the changes they claimed the lighter car had were obvious and led even Jeremy Clarkson went out and bought one, it was that good. However, what BMW ...

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 ...

All horsepower and torque numbers are quoted at the wheels. Testing was done with the same tank of 91 octane fuel for the baseline and subsequent dyno runs with the VF Intake and GIAC software. To ...

More than six years ago I was fortunate enough to be one of the first journalists to drive the new generation E46 M3. The previous E36 M3 was perhaps the most balanced and inspiring car in the world; ...