The BMW E46 design is ... because it was "the new M3" when my friends and I got driver's licenses, but I know I'm not the only one who imagined the Euro-spec E46 M3 CSL was the ultimate street ...

Few cars make BMW fans weak in the knees like the E46 M3 CSL. Unfortunately for us Yanks, BMW never brought what is potentially its greatest driving car to North America. Tuning shops and ...

Few iterations of the BMW M3 are as beloved as the E46-generation and the crew over at Vorsteiner has made it even more desirable thanks to a host of components inspired by the legendary M3 CSL.

With hindsight, it's clear that the early 2000s were a high point for BMW. Cars like this, the 2004 M3 CSL prove it. The E46-generation M3 was already a great car, but with the CSL, the engineers ...

Fans of BMW have always held the E46 M3 CSL in high regard. The “Coupe Sport Leichtbau” (Coupe Sport Lightweight) was a stripped-down version of the M3. A product of a time when journalists ...

Watch the BMW M3 CSL E46 go head-to-head against the VW Bora VR6 in an intense 1/4 mile drag race! Feel the power of the M3 CSL’s high-performance engine and the unique sound of the VR6 as they ...

2008 BMW M3 Sedan Aftermarket tuner Vorsteiner has just announced that its discontinued V-CSL carbon fiber program for the E46 BMW M3 is being brought back to life, starting with four cosmetic ...

After months of rebuilding an abandoned E46 BMW M3, the project hits a major milestone with its first road drive and MOT pass. The build tackled diff rebuilds, bushings, prop shaft repairs, and a ...

the 3.0 CSL, a homologation hero nicknamed The Batmobile, and this oh-so-delicately styled special edition of the E46 BMW M3, introduced in 2003. All credit to M Division, really – it’s surely ...

Your passenger won’t get why the E30 BMW M3 is so revered ... Yet even in the company of the E46 M3 CSL and the much-lauded M2 CS, it still looks fantastic. You have to wonder why nobody ...

If there’s one car that deserves to be called the Holy Grail of BMW 3 Series ... anywhere any time soon. The M3 CSL was the ultimate production version of the E46, the last M3 powered by ...

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 ...