On a track an M3 is a car you want to be able to hoof around on the throttle but when the back started to go on an E90 your first instinct was to round it up, lest it got that stage where it stayed gone. Its flaw was simply that it was a difficult car to drive fast, less intuitive than earlier cars and distinctly tricky on the limit.
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It still had manual gears still lacked turbochargers and seemed on paper almost too good to be true.
This was and remains to date the only M3 to come with more than six cylinders, its 4.0-litre V8 howling out 420PS (309kW) at a dizzy 8,300rpm.
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So let’s turn our attention to the M3 that really should have claimed that crown, the E90 series that existed from 2007-2013. Its case was dramatically improved in 1995 when its 3.0-litre engine became a 3.2, and another cog found its way into the gearbox and it is these later E36s that are perhaps the most under-appreciated of all. Indeed I remember clearly asking some BMW board member if it would not have been more honest to badge it 330CSi. At its launch unkind hacks like me ignored the fact it was so much faster and practical than the E30 and complained only that it didn’t fit our picture of what an M3 should be.
The first of these, the E36, made its debut in 1992 and hung around for seven years. This leaves three more generations to consider. But so too are they ruinously expensive with cars costing £60,000 and up even before you start talking about Evo cars or any of the special editions. And wonderful street machines and track day toys they are too. Its unique 2.3-litre engine, dogleg gearbox, suspension and even its bodyshell existed only to make it a better racing car. That brief alone confers upon it an authenticity no later M3 could ever hope to command. ‘Legend’ is a sorely overused term in the motor industry but I think it applies to the ‘E30’ M3, conceived as a homologation special and sold for five years from 1986. In fact conventional wisdom (and current market values) will tell you the best M3 is the original. Produced between 2000-2006, this included a 2-door coupe or convertible with a wheelbase of 2720 mm and powered by a 3.2 L S54B32. The F80 M3 is a bit of a brute, hugely effective in the right hands but not exactly subtle. But it is a car with a problem, namely that the cheaper M2 is lighter, more agile, easier and more entertaining to drive. It’s a good car, a better driving machine than the car that replaces it. OTR Includes Valet, PDI, HPI Certificate, MOT, 6 months comprehensive warranty.I’ll start with the last M3, the one that has just gone off sale. OTR On The Road GBP: POA (Price on Application)
A unique opportunity to own the finest example of the most iconic manual E46 M3 Coupe in a stunning colour combination. In exemplary conditon, original panels & unmarked factory paint. Our example is one of the last 28 UK 6 Speed Manual cars produced in the final year of 2006. A total of 223 UK / Ireland models were registered, with 137 SMG and only 96 manual cars between 2005-2006. Offered in either SMG or 6 Speed Manual transmissions guises, global RHD BL92 CS production numbers totalled a truly limited, 275 units. In other markets such as the US is was offered as the Competition Package. The CS (Coupe Sport) was model specific to the UK and Ireland.
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