In the March issue we tackled some common and not-so-common power adders for the S50 3.0 and S52 3.2 motors found in '95-99 BMW E36 M3s (and some first-generation Z3 M Roadsters). We followed that in ...

Raised around cars, professionally trained in elite restorations, and now helping run his family’s specialty auto shop—Michael Spyropoulos’s gearhead resume is strong. His personal project car, a ’97 ...

At the turn of the millennium, the tuning industry went into overdrive with E36 M3 upgrades, with off-the-shelf items ranging from mild to wild. Therefore, we were excited to get our turn at building ...

The E36 doesn't rank very high on anybody's list of best BMWs. However, it's a modern classic, and with the right combination of mods, it can look cool. Well, the girls might not understand why you ...

For those of us in our 30s, it's time to face facts. Restoring an E36-generation BMW M3 in 2025 is about the same time gap as restoring a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle would have been when the E36 was still ...

North America has missed out on many unique cars in motorsports, with the most elusive being the coveted BMW M3 GT. M3 purists will tell you it's the least loved M3 (a weighty argument). After all, it ...

John has a BCom Degree with a background in corporate Marketing. He has been in automotive journalism since 2014 and has worked at CarBuzz since Feb 2024. John has written for Magneto, the BMW Car ...

Thinking about buying an original 1980s M3? Too late. Hoping to tuck one of the last naturally-aspirated straight-six M-performance BMWs in your garage with a mint-condition early 2000s M3? You ...

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 ...