Rounding off our list, perhaps unsurprisingly, is the third-generation E36 model produced between 1991 and 1998. This car was originally a four-door sedan, but later on BMW introduced coupe ...

The second-gen E36 BMW M3 models followed in 1995 with the first use of a straight-six making 240 horsepower. For the 2001 ...

Introduced to the market in 1975, the BMW 3 Series is the German automaker's most prolific lineup throughout the years. As the successor to the impactful 02 model, the 3 Series raised the bar for ...

The follow-up to the iconic BMW E30 3 Series was the E36 model, a car that was and still is very underestimated. The E36, especially the coupe, was a nimble, agile car and, in the M3 guise ...

It’s usually the E30 BMW M3 that gets all the love, followed by the high-strung E46 M3. What about the E36, though? In reality, it was the car that bridged those two legends, and for some good ...

Touring and Compact models, reached a grand total of 2,745,773 -- 69,794 of which were M3 variants," BMW notes. The E36 was a worldwide hit for BMW, one which reconfirmed the range as the Munich ...

Chronologically speaking, 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 ...

The third generation 3 Series E36 can reach a top speed of around 145mph, depending on the model. The <a href='/buy/bmw/e36-m3-92-99'>M3 version</a> can reach a ...

If it's anything like the U.S. model, then it's inferior in many ways to the European counterpart. The E30 hadn't sold that well, and BMW of America wanted to make the E36 M3 cheap ($35,000 when new).