3 Series
As car enthusiasts, we often was poetic about classic cars; their superior driver feel, lack of complicated technology, and engaging visceral qualities. One older BMW that’s constantly being buried in praise is the E46 3…
Nico DeMattia / January 18, 2022
3 Series
I recall being invited to the launch of the BMW E46 3 Series Coupe back in 1998 (coupe, sedan versions launched in 1997) and how this new Coupe was the next best 3 Series to…
Richard Stern / December 17, 2021
3 Series
As part of The Smoking Tire’s show “All Cars Go to Heaven”, Matt Farah and Zack Klapman decided to make crossovers out of regular cars and then put them through a series of challenges, old-school…
Nico DeMattia / December 16, 2021
3 Series
It almost seems impossible to buy a good, cheap BMW at the moment. To be honest, I blame people like me; always talking about which cheap BMW is the next great one to buy usually…
Nico DeMattia / July 30, 2021
3 Series
How Did the E46 BMW 3 Series Compete Back in its Day?
by Nico DeMattia / Date: January 4, 2021
News
rIn the ’70s and ’80s, German cars built a reputation for being incredibly well-made. Mercedes-Benz and BMW had the biggest impact on such reputation, as both brands built wildly over-engineered cars that seemed miles ahead…
Nico DeMattia / December 17, 2020
3 Series
It seems like the Takata airbag scandal won’t come to an end anytime soon. Millions of cars have already been recalled around the world to have their airbags changed over the last several years and…
Gabriel Nica / December 5, 2019
3 Series
If you want a used BMW but don’t want to spend a lot of money, the E46 3 Series is the car for you. It’s an excellent cheap sports car, as it’s great fun to…
Nico DeMattia / January 6, 2019
3 Series
When we first saw the G20 BMW 3 Series in spy photos, we noticed something very specific — its headlights. Even more specific than that, we noticed little upward notches in the bottom of the…
Nico DeMattia / December 14, 2018
BMW M2
In a recent interview, a high-ranking BMW executive actually exclaimed that he’s tired of hearing people comparing new BMWs to the old ones. He was referring especially to the E46 M3 model which is still…
Gabriel Nica / November 5, 2018
3 Series
The project Car Throttle is working on right now is pretty darn interesting. They set out with a standard, pre-owned BMW 330d Touring (E46) to try and beat a BMW E92 M3 on the track….
Gabriel Nica / October 6, 2018