Work on the BMW E46 3 Series began in earnest in 1994, with the exterior design coming from BMW’s DesignWorksUSA consultancy in California, which was previously responsible for the BMW Z3 roadster. It ...

Designed to supplement the general BMW Group Archive, this visual catalogue of BMW design charts both the company’s evolution ... a company subsequently acquired by BMW the following year) to the E46 ...

To comply with ALMS homologation rules, BMW created the M3 GTR Straßenversion (Street Version) but plans to produce 100 cars were abandoned after rule changes. For its real-life tribute to the ...

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.

Starting with yet another sure-to-be-controversial BMW design, the X3 is longer (1.3 inches), wider (1.1 inches) and lower in height (1 inch) than the previous model, giving it a more aggressive ...

From the M1 to the i3, BMW has always had a reputation for making innovative cars. It was first formed as a maker of aircraft engines, but after the Second World War, transitioned solely to making ...

Lovers of BMW’s old-school boxy design: shield your eyes. At IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich over the weekend BMW debuted its Vision Neue Klasse conceptual EV — a departure from the automaker’s ...

In no particular order, here's a look at 10 of the best BMW M cars to ever make an impression on enthusiasts. The E46-generation BMW ... You might not see an M logo on the outside of the Z8 ...

Even though this new publication on the art and design of BMW runs to three volumes, one gets the sense it could have been much longer. Over 80 years, BMW has often taken an idiosyncratic design path, ...

A few months ago, PH's own Matt Bird pitched the new, manual BMW M2 against the SMG-equipped E46 M3 CSL to see if Munich’s latest (and last) combustion-only M-car could topple the mighty Coupe ...