M3 GTR

There’s rare, and then there’s the M3 GTR Strassenversion. For years, we believed BMW built 10 of these at €250,000 apiece. In truth, the only E46 3 Series ever fitted with a V8 from the…

We’ve always been under the impression that BMW built 10 road-going M3 GTRs for customers. Even the official M website says so, listing an astronomical €250,000 price tag. However, the street-legal version turned out to…

The road-legal M3 GTR has always been something of a unicorn. People talk about it, but the ultimate E46 is rarely seen out in the open. Only 10 were ever built, and not even BMW…

Whether on the track or the street, the M3 GTR is a veritable unicorn. Built in tiny numbers and even scarcer today, it’s the kind of car that makes collectors’ hearts race. Thomas Plucinsky, head…

2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the original Need for Speed Most Wanted. Rather than waiting until then to bring the video game’s hero car to life, BMW is already showing it off at the…

BMW surprised us all earlier this week when it dusted off an M3 GTR for a special occasion. The decommissioned race car returned to celebrate 30 years since the first Need for Speed Game came…

It’s been 30 years since the original Need for Speed changed racing games forever. BMW is celebrating this important milestone in the NFS lineage by bringing to life an iconic car. Yes, the M3 GTR…

There are rare M models, and then there’s the M3 GTR. Born during the E46 era, the hero car from Need for Speed Most Wanted makes a rare appearance in a new official video from…

For many people, the love affair for BMWs started by playing Need for Speed while growing up. By far the most illustrious model was the M3 GTR from Most Wanted (2005), although it appeared in…

As someone who is pushing 40, I grew up during the golden era of the Need for Speed franchise. By far the most recognizable BMW to star in a video game was the M3 GTR…