For the most part, performance cars all come with auto gearboxes, either of the DCT or conventional variety. But the BMW M3 stubbornly refuses to give up on its stick shift. Even 300-horsepower hot ...

I swear, I’m not a manual transmission evangelist, but the 2021 BMW M3 makes it hard not to be. For the vast majority of modern road cars—and crucially, the people who use them—the manual isn’t ...

The verdict: Even more capable than before, the new M3 is a supercar disguised as a sedan — but it’s the disguise itself that might just be a deal breaker. Versus the competition: The M3’s ...

Redesigned last year from the ground up, the M3 is considered the very best sedan in the segment. Available with a manual or automatic transmission and rear- or all-wheel drive, the four-door thriller ...

BMW introduced the “E30” series M3 — a street-legal variant of a race car — in 1986 as a way to satisfy racing’s Group A Touring homologation rules. The requirements said that an automaker had to ...

Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he's as happy with a wrench or welding gun in hand as he is in front of the camera or ...

How much would you pay to get your heart racing every day—even on the morning commute? Does $69,900 sound about right? That’s the entry point for the 2021 BMW M3 sedan. The model has been a ...