When BMW was getting the E36 3 Series ready, it also wanted to have a smaller version to compete with the hot hatches of the day. Thus, the E36 Compact was born. The body style was primarily designed ...

The E36 3 Series Compact is the best kind of E36. And I promise I'm not saying that because 318ti owner José Rodríguez Jr. forced me. It's the smallest and lightest E36, the funkiest looking and the ...

The E36-generation BMW 3-Series Compact is far from the most desirable two-door coupe out there but this particular example is special. Very special. Watch Also: Youngster Showing Off Tuned BMW E30 To ...

Garret Donahue, a Southern California native, has been involved in car culture for the majority of his life. From organizing local group drives to attending open track days, Garret dives deep into the ...

Throughout the lifetime of its most popular high-performance model, BMW developed some experimental one-offs that never made it into production. The BMW M story began in May 1972 when only 35 of the ...

The E36 M3 is the follow-up series production model after the original and groundbreaking E30 in the 1980s. Introduced in 1992 and manufactured until 1999, it was the first M3 to utilize a ...

From intern to editor, Damian Adams' story reads like a well-written novel where he steadily worked to become the youngest-ever editor of South Africa's leading motoring publication, CAR Magazine. He ...

This Bimmer's flared arches should give it away, but in case you're unfamiliar, this is a BMW E36 M3 campaigned by PTG in IMSA GT. Bring a Trailer is auctioning the car off, and you've got seven days ...

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 ...

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 wish ...

BMW has just updated its configurator tool for the M3 sedan for 2026. That means we get official pricing and options, though nothing has really changed. That is, almost nothing. Perusing BMW's paint ...