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A BMW Z3 coupe prepped for rallycross | Your Projects

What vehicle do you get after rallycrossing a BMW 535is and a BMW 318ti? That's right, another BMW–more specifically, a Z3 coupe.

Read it first: Which is faster, the BMW Z4 or the Toyota Supra?

Be among the first to find out if the 2025 BMW Z4 M40i is faster on track than its Toyota Supra relative.

$2000 Challenge: When Vorshlag Motorsports ran a V8-powered BMW 325e

Back in 2010, a much younger Vorshlag Motorsports made a name for itself putting V8s into BMWs, just like this 325e used to compete in our $2000 Challenge that year.

You Need This: An uncommon, factory-turbocharged E23 | BMW 745i

More than just a Euro-market E23, this BMW is actually an uncommon, factory-turbocharged 745i.

You Need This: The first BMW Spec E46 race car built

Go racing for less than $50,000: This Spec E46 race car was built by BimmerWorld, comes with several spares and needs nothing to go racing according to the seller.

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BMW articles

Buyer's Guides: F8X BMW: All you need to know to go fast with one

The F8X BMW provides a great platform for a dual-duty car. Learn more about what you need to know about this era of M3 and M4.

Features: This E46 BMW and its owner have spent a lifetime together

Why did this basic BMW 323i pushing 300,000 miles get invited to Cars & Community at The Amelia? It’s got a lot of heart.

Buyer's Guides: Why buy an SUV when you could have a wagon? | My top 6 picks

Yes, an SUV has room for the whole family and their stuff, but so does a wagon.

Buyer's Guides: When we reviewed the then-new E46 BMW | #TBT

We know what the E46 BMW is like now, but what did we think of it when it was new back in 2000?

Features: Tested: Can driver aids make you faster on track? | TBT

In 2006, we explored digital driver aids to determine whether they really help or portend a dystopian, HAL 9000-style future world ruled by draconian robot overlords.

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BMW project cars

2015 435i

Is the BMW F30 chassis the next hot track day car? We intend to find out.

1991 318is

This BMW 318is is the perfect candidate to see if we can make it just as fast as an M3 without breaking the bank.

2004 M3

We've chronicled our adventures in E30-chassis and E36-chassis BMW M3s, but what's life like with an E46-chassis example?

1997 M3

This one-family, two-owner, 180,000-mile example was purchased nearly new in 1998 by Associate Publisher Joe Gearin’s dad.

2011 328i

A 2011 328i that we picked up off a used car lot at a considerable discount—but it's a blank slate for fun upgrades!

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BMW project car updates

Our BMW 435i boost leak was easy to spot but challenging to fix

For a car that usually operates at 12-15 psi of turbo boost, 0-3 psi wasn’t doing our BMW 435i any favors on track.

One good thing about a …

Driving Homestead-Miami and a 1000-mile trip in a BMW 318is

Some seven years ago, we found, restored and modified a 1991 BMW 318is. Soon after finishing the work, we drove the car all over the Eastern Seaboard. The car has …

What’s causing our BMW 435i’s boost problems?

As we alluded to in the wrap-up of the kickoff of the FIRM’s Track Attack series, our first session in our BMW 435i was fine, even …

What does it really cost to own a 10-year-old BMW?

During the second week of January, we passed the one-year mark since we brought home our 2015 BMW 435i project car. And while we’ve detailed the performance modifications we’ve done, …

Can fitting coil-overs alone improve our BMW 435i's lap times?

Our BMW 435i finished on the podium at last fall’s Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals, but that didn’t stop us from making more improvements.

BMW Forum Topics

E82 128i: when your projected "track car" turns into your daily
My little bit of everything thread - V8 content inside
Hatchet: 1979 BMW 320i Race Car
GM Ecotec 4 bangers…Learn me please!
Help/advice needed on aftermarket sunroof (1991 318is)
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BMW Readers' Rides

Mar 25, 2025 by jahnmel
2007 None E63 M6

2007 M6 - Purchased on Bring-A-Trailer by accident (thought there would be at least one more bid) Ran it in 2024 One Lap of America

Mar 15, 2025 by ten10thsdriver
2020 None M2 Competition

Alpine White, Executive Package, DCT. Autocross (SCCA B Street) and track day toy.

Mar 15, 2025 by JLee
1988 None E30

ChampCar spec’d race car

Mar 09, 2025 by varg
1994 None 525iT

M50B30 turbo (S362SXE) 5 speed ZF310 (CM 850 clutch) 2.93 LSD Daily driven wagon

Mar 05, 2025 by SPORTCHRONO
2023 None M4 CSL

G82 M4 CSL - JQ magnetic paddles - Oil cooler guard

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