Regarded as one of the best driver’s cars ever, the E46-gen BMW M3 CSL did, however, have one major flaw: its automated manual gearbox. The SMG was not the most smooth- or fast-shifting transmission ...

Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...

The 2004 BMW M3 CSL is arguably the best M3 the Bavarian company has made so far. A limited edition of just 1,383 cars, the E46 CSL was lightened and upgraded to stiffer springs, a quicker steering ...

Fans of BMW have always held the E46 M3 CSL in high regard. The “Coupe Sport Leichtbau” (Coupe Sport Lightweight) was a stripped-down version of the M3. A product of a time when journalists fawned ...

A few months ago, PH's own Matt Bird pitched the new, manual BMW M2 against the SMG-equipped E46 M3 CSL to see if Munich’s latest (and last) combustion-only M-car could topple the mighty Coupe Sport ...