My brother had a 1997 BMW M3 (manual) and that was the first car that I drove in the US. Driving that car was awesome – the feeling of power ! That was the E36 model – At 4 door 240 bhp that car would rip through ! Sad to say though that he had to sell that car to get an SUV when Rhea (his daughter) was born. I tried hard to convince him to not sell that car – but that was not practical. Before he sold the car – I did get some good shots of the car. I took a panorama (hahahaha – yes yet another panorama) of the inside of the car – pretty smooth ha? ;) Here is the shot that I am talking about :

1997 BMW M3 Panorama
I also love the E46 model as well – In fact, overall I think the E46 BMW M3 looks and performs much better than most of the cars that I have ever sat in. I sat in one of the BMW M3 (E46 model) and that ride was sweet ! The acceleration was absolutely thrilling !

Here is a review of the BMW M3 from Jeremy Clarkson who hosts the show ‘Top Gear’ on BBC. I like one of the quotes he make in this video about the engine – “But under here – you will find the heart of medieval manx dog !”. The car featured in this video though is a special edition !

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And now….

The new BMW M3 – which I really do not like that much. It looks like the new 3-series – What a let down ! I expected sooo much more from BMW and the M3 ! I think a lot of BMW M3 fans will be disappointed with the new BMW M3 – though the real enthusiasts will definitely buy it ! The car has the power – 420 bhp, but it surely doesn’t have that look that the E36 or the E46 has !

Here is a video of the new M3 :

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And more pictures…