BMW E46 M3 CS: The Golden Child. Shooting Brake's UK road review

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If you wanted the fastest, lightest, sharpest E46 M3 for the road, you had to buy the GTR, with its motorsports purebred P60 V8. Except you couldn't, because BMW wouldn't sell you one. So instead, you could buy the CSL, which had a track focus and a pared back interior - unless, of course, you wanted a manual. BMW wouldn't sell you a manual CSL.

If you wanted the ultimate (and the last) traditional BMW M3, with 6 cylinders, three pedals and four seats, you had to buy the M3 CS. A late model M3 distilled with some of the CSL's highlight parts, the M3 CS has long been lauded as BMW's golden child - their best suited, most appropriately setup road car ever.

This 1 of 1, low mileage, low owner, Imola Red 6-speed manual E46 M3 coupe sold on Shooting Brake for £38,250. If you're looking to buy or sell your next pride & joy, Shooting Brake is the place for you. We tailor-make digital marketing campaigns for each car to ensure they reach their optimised audience, whilst 100+ professional photos, a comprehensive writeup and a stringent consignment vetting process ensure buyers can bid in confidence.

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All Comments (16)
  • @oktanskioktan9372
    I Always wanted M3. Sadly when I was 27 I had no money to buy and maintain M3. So I bought 330Ci'04 instead. Now, 8 years later I still got it. Thought many times to get rid of it, but it is Such a great car. And M3 now is still expensive and much older - I think BMW are for driving. I done almost 70k miles in 330Ci'04 and still ride it from time to time.
  • @angry.8
    Watching any M3 review never get old.
  • @ghaleboncars
    Phenomenal car. M cars have become faster and larger since, and in many ways better, but the sense of flow you develop in a well sorted E46 M3 on real life roads is something to behold.
  • @interlagos.m3cs
    Stunning car that. Love mine and completely agree the CS upgrades further elevate the E46 M3 package. Very well executed video too, congrats to Ghaleb and the SB team.
  • @DjNikGnashers
    Thank you for the in-depth attention to detail, of the finer points that make this particular model such a fantastic car. These are just out of my price range now, for a second car, but my OG M2 seems to be the spiritual successor to it, and aside from it not being as rare, I do think it is a slightly better car in every way, and will eventually be a classic.
  • @jf9601
    Well done for slowing down your pace of delivery, it makes a difference and now I can watch and enjoy.
  • @bekabeka71
    To me the E36 coupe is the best looking one bmw ever created along with E34 legendary Giorgi tevzadze died in ✝️🇬🇪🇬🇪
  • @ES-REDROT
    For you to be saying these things you are saying you need to have the car on the track. These aren’t things you can feel on a normal back road …