Dan Clougher is an automotive journalist and former classic and sports car dealer with hands-on experience across luxury, performance, and collector vehicles. Before joining CarBuzz, he managed his ...

The 1994 BMW 318is didn't have a lot of power from the factory. Its 1.8-liter engine was only good for 138 horsepower, so it's not surprising that so many people swap in more powerful engines, ...

For a blend of performance, handling precision, comfort and refinement it’s hard to go past any of the BMWs of the last 20 years, and of course there’s the prestige that comes with the blue and white ...

Sebastian's spare time is spent watching Formula 1, fiddling with his friends' cars (usually German money pits), and soaking up as much architectural amazement and engineering excellence as he can ...

While BMW is generally credited with inventing the compact prestige car segment with the original 3-Series of the '70s, the concept is in some ways a victim of its success. The fact that the 3-Series ...

From the third generation comes one of the most relaxed and, at the same time, fastest long-distance 3 Series of its time: the 325 tds with a six-cylinder diesel Have you felt old today? If not, most ...

BMW never sold the 286-hp E36 M3 in the US, but a handful of examples made it to Canada. Hagerty tells the story of how just 45 Euro-spec E36 M3s quietly ended up in Canada before BMW corporate shut ...

For those of us in our 30s, it's time to face facts. Restoring an E36-generation BMW M3 in 2025 is about the same time gap as restoring a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle would have been when the E36 was still ...

Liam Krie is a Communications graduate and dedicated writer with a passion for the automotive industry. Liam is enthusiastic about research, motorsport and keeping up to date with current affairs. The ...

The BMW service intervals are set by engine time and indicated on the dash when you first turn the ignition on. If you choose not to follow that changing the engine oil and filter every 10,000 km ...

North America has missed out on many unique cars in motorsports, with the most elusive being the coveted BMW M3 GT. M3 purists will tell you it's the least loved M3 (a weighty argument). After all, it ...

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 ...