In the case of E36 M3s with stock gearing (3.15 for 1995 models and 3.23 for 1996-on and M3 ... the car's cooling systems for both water and oil. Victory Product Design, known for its BMW high ...

Some enthusiasts fussed at the E36 M3 when it bowed in 1995, as BMW transitioned the M3 from a niche thoroughbred to a high-volume grand tourer. Other enthusiasts, like our friends at Car and ...

the E36 M3 aimed to soften BMW's highest-spec 3-series for mass market appeal. Where the boxy, rev-happy original M3 really only made sense to a hardcore track rat, the new car's smooth straight ...

But not if it's under the hood of an E36 M3. This car is a supporting wall in the house that BMW built. A house that stands for rear-drive dynamics, autobahn-blasting, and unarguable automotive class.

Some cars are simply made to be messed with. Customization is every gearhead's sacrosanct right, and the best carmakers build certain models with that in mind. As large manufacturers invest in ...

the E30 is obviously the first BMW M3, but it's not the car I consider to be the true spiritual forefather to the M3. In my opinion, the E36 is the starting point for what the M3 has come to signify.

Old-car ownership can be a soul-crushing, wallet-draining joy, whether it's a big piece of American iron like a 1963 Pontiac StarChief or a finicky E36 BMW M3. Mr. Alex Kersten from CarThrottle ...

Not to be confused with its similar E46 successor, who starred in the original Need for Speed: Most Wanted video game, the E36 M3 GTR was BMW's original thoroughbred street-legal race car that we ...