and it’s the #42 BMW E46 M3 GTR that was raced by Jörg Müller and J.J. Lehto in 2001. Not only is this a legitimate M3 GTR, ...

The E46 M3 GTR was an exception to that rule. See, BMW made a mighty V8 to compete in ALMS GT series racing. But to qualify for the class BMW wanted to race in, a street-legal variant needed to exist.

For the 2001 through 2006 BMW M3 model years, third-gen E46 variants delivered the goods via a 3.2-liter inline-six making 333 hp. Of all the BMW M3 generations, only the fourth-gen E90 series ...

But I’ll start with the lightweight, carbon-roofed BMW. Cherished and fettled by owners almost to the point of fetishism, the E46 ... the M3’s motor and the turbo-muted growl of the GT-R ...

BMW has dabbled with such prototypes in the past, chiefly an E30 that never saw the light of day and an E46 ... GT Touring is a fine and unique alternative to the very best fast estates The M3 ...