Working With The Car
Chris drives the M3 on the same tarmac that Prodrive shakedown their GT and rally cars, and learns more than he expects from the best of BMW.
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Learning the art of sideways
How do you go from driving with the traction control firmly on, to drifting while looking through the side window? Chris heads to Oulton Park to find out.
BMW M3 and M4 Getting Manual Gearbox as Standard, 430 horsepower
The manual transmission lives to fight another day in BMW's M3 and M4.
Driving through the learning curves
As the miles go past, Chris is discovering more of the M3's abilities, and his own.
Go Slow Now, Go Fast Later
I'm not normally one for delayed gratification, but what does it mean to have a big engine in the days of rocketing petrol prices?
Paying To Join The Game
When the heart and the head disagree, how do you decide where to splash your cash?
You Say Goodbye, and I Say Hello…
After 12 months' service, Martin waves goodbye to the M3...sort of.
The Swiss Army Knife of cars?
Martin Spain updates us on life with his M3, and how it's failing to stir his soul.
Road trips, high speeds and niggles
The M3 has been to Germany and back, carried mountain bikes up muddy lanes and made numerous tedious long journeys more enjoyable with its madcap acceleration. Martin Spain reports on the last couple of months with his BMW.