They received a different engine entirely ... Late versions of that engine put down 321 horsepower. BMW E36 M3: European Spec vs. American BMW E36 M3 Buyer's Guide BMW E36 M3 Buyer's Guide ...

In the US, the E36 M3 sort of lives in the shadow of its predecessor, the legendary E30. In Europe, the story is a little different. There, the M3 got a real BMW Motorsport engine, the 282-hp S50 ...

As the 1990s came about, it was time for a successor, but BMW chose a different approach for its development. The second iteration of the M3 based on the new E36 3 Series was no longer a ...

The BMW M4 GTS is the brand’s fastest ... Throughout its production run, the E36 M3 was offered with two different engines in Europe in pre-facelift and post-facelift guises.

even if it looks a lot different now. The ultra-rare and therefore now very expensive M3 Lightweight came to be after BMW North America convinced Munich that the E36 needs to race in America.

The S52 engine code identifies a BMW powerplant, in this case the engine from an E36 M3. The E36 M3 debuted ... A turbo cam is far different than a cam designed for a naturally aspirated engine ...

Throughout seven generations of the 3 Series, BMW offered a wide range of variants with different body styles ... its six-cylinder M52 engine under the E36 328i's hood, which was a replacement ...