BMW is extending the life of its biggest combustion engines, even as the automotive world moves rapidly toward electric ...

In the same way that flat-six engines are considered stock-in-trade for Porsche 911s, the same can be said for straight-sixes being synonymous with the BMW M3. That is, of course, excluding 1986’s ...

A little over a decade ago, the performance-oriented premium compact executive segment comprised V8-powered thrillers exclusively. Sam CarLegion has brought no fewer than four such models together to ...

The original BMW M3 landed in 1986 with a 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine between its punched-out fenders. It upsized to a straight-six for its second and third generations, and it received a V8 for ...

The BMW E9X M3, revered for its performance and iconic V8 engine, carries with it a set of well-documented issues. From rod bearing wear to throttle actuator failure, these challenges remind buyers ...

The E90 BMW M3 is something of a unicorn in the M3 lineage, and it owes that status to one very special feature: its naturally-aspirated V8 engine. This generation marked the first – and only – time ...

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

BMW’s E9X-generation M3 has long been regarded as a modern classic, and for good reason, as it was the last to feature a naturally aspirated engine and the only one ever fitted with a V8. Moreover, it ...