My grandfather doesnt have an e36 M3 but he has an e36 325i, he's had it for 29 years and its never once broken down on him. In fact its still his daily driver to this day
It’s a style choice. I actually really like the front bumper w no duct & want it for my own, I can see why he deleted the side badges although I wouldn’t myself
It was the owner of “Status Gruppe”’s car for years. It’s a bmw aftermarket supplier, he did all the mods, with almost all his own parts. I think he was trying to buy it back for awhile as he regretted selling it. It’s dialed in, carbon roof, full exhaust, etc.
@@ramenboy6844 yup it's your car and you can do whatever you want to it, I don't get the "oem look only" guys. I personally wouldn't delete the brake ducts but the rest looks clean. Side vents aren't functional in the oem spec anyways.
When BMW first revealed the G80, I absolutely hated the front end. After seeing some sick builds of it as of late, I’m not gonna lie I am really starting to dig it. The F80 has my heart tho cause I have a 2014 F30D and I’ve always dreamed of the upgrade
Personally the e46 strikes the perfect balance of BMW ethos. Has that iconic BMW styling and the iconic NA inline 6. For styline, e30 is my fav. For engine and performance, the e90 cuz V8 sounds glorious.
Im thinking about getting an x3m comp for the practicality. how do you like it? theres also a really clean f80 m3 cs in yas marina blue for a screaming deal near me. cant decide haha
@@JustHoonIt do like the new x3m,fast and great for the family but is very numb compared to the f80 m3,gonna go go for a tune and maybe exhaust and see if that makes the drive abit more interesting
Bro, that single exit exhaust on the E46 caught me off guard. It sounds so good! definitely one of the best sounding E46's. I was drooling a bit throughout the whole video. 🤤Great video guys!
Yeah but the e92 sounds better. That’s the one thing the e92 has over all of them, sound, hands down the best sounding m3 they ever made. With the right exhausts, it’s one of the best sounding cars period.
Love e36. E46 is just a bit too bubbly and pretty for my liking. 30 is just a bit old and expensive, e90 and on is too new 😂 all are great in their own right let's not get it twisted.
the upper climate dial on the e36 controls the temperature coming out of the top vents. it allows you to blow different temp air from the lower vents and the top vents. probably overkill, but that was the idea.
@@andyp8464 E92 was a v8 which BMW immediately dropped and went back to the i6 and the F and G coupes are M4s, not M3s. E46 is the last true M3. A Coupe with an i6...
I daily drive (most days) my E46 M3 and love it. Came from a manual E61 that was tuned and was faster, but the E46 just makes me want to drive it all the time. It's a convertible, and with a full exhaust it sounds fantastic. I also have snow tires, a hard top, and a ski box for the winter, and it's a blast in the snow too. My previous E90 335i6 was an awesome car and the interior was definitely more modern and nicer (and it had less of a 90s-esque on-center steering dead spot than the E46... hoping to do a Z3 rack swap to fix that), but the E46 just has a classic appeal that the E9X doesn't. I think it's the Goldilocks of the M3 range, but I'm biased :)
Some great cars but the E92 is my favourite having bought one last September (a manual 2008 model). Love the way it drives and the noise of that high revving V8.
Is it worth the high price tag? I’ve been considering buying one but the 500$ payment is steep. Willing to swing it if it’s really that amazing of a car
My favorite has always been the E46 but the F80 is the best looking imo. I currently have an F30 340i and some day I'd like to drop in that S65 motor in it, that's definitely the best sounding motor 👌🏽
G80 grille is growing on me to me it brings back the “euro muscle” aggressive styling but blacking it out no matter the color will definitely need to be a must
The e46 is still the best shape in my opinion, I like the last one BUT that styling if you squint a little kinda looks like a modern day trans am (like the one that welder guy built)
At 333 hp from a 3.2L, the E46 was the car that set the benchmark for others to chase. Over 100 ponies per liter. I believe it made its max power at 7,900 rpm’s to boot. Beautiful cars. Yes please.
I think the e46 is the best looking one. I have driven an F80 and a new G80 M3 and they were fantastic. I'd really love to see how the e46 feels. The e39 M5 is my favorite car ever. It's perfect. That would be a holy grail review for me.
Our opinion is: for us the best and cheapest to operate is the E92 M-Sport models, low maintenance, hydraulic steering outrageous feeling with the road talking to the driver. That analog feeling of a real driving experience. There's no comparison at all. Better handling around corners and driving all the oldest to the newest, our opinion is still the the modes from 2009 2010 E92 M-sport cars. The best of both worlds without the technology prices. Just pure ultimate driving machine experience. BMW owners and enthusiasts forever..!
My favorites are E30, E36 and E46 (in no particular order). I still have my '03 E46 with 180K miles on it. Still runs great and is still one of the most fun cars to drive. It's also a HUGE myth that these cars are "expensive to fix" or "hard to work on". Just do your regular maintenance and keep track of "known" issues and the car will outlast you. They're also much easier to work on than many other cars. These engine compartments were built in a modular fashion. Parts come off in a sequence and go back on in a sequence and all of the connections are polarized so you almost literally can't connect something wrong, unless you force it to.
The manual heater controls are for the vents blowing on your face. You can set the cabin at 22ºc, which is what 70ºf, but you can then adjust the blowers on your face, so in winter you don't have hot air blowing on you and in summer you don't have ice cold air blowing on you. BMW have been doing this for decades and is the one thing I really miss when jumping in other cars. Set to 69ºf when I get the car and never touch anything other than that blue-red dial again.
I hated the over sized grills at first, but then it somehow grew on me, but the options to make it smaller is really great. So far, the G82 is my favorite in manual of course
I love BMWs especially the M-lines!!! I'm a long time JDM owner, 370z, WRX bug eyes, Supra Mk3s, FR-S, BR-Z, G35 coupes, TL-Type S, and Lexus ISF name it I had it. I have since converted to the BMW 340i and BMW e92 335i and have not looked back since!
E90-E92 my absolute favorite. I should’ve bought one. I was soooo close but the common issues drove me to buy an ISF for reliability purposes. Still a win imho. Definitely do more of these videos though. 🤘
Love that yall are using the side shop. But it definitely needs an aesthetic upgrade. Maybe some banners or a mural on the back/side wall would be dope!
G80 Grills I was unsure but thought as with so much design in the past that at first gets trashed it becomes the norm at least and looking great at best. I now think it's totally proportional and looks GREAT!
25:35 a guy here in sydney has a s65 swapping 1M the thing is an animal and he did such a beautiful job of it you would know it was a swap its that clean of a build
You guys should build an acura TL Type S , those things have so much potential they are so underrated. imagine supercharged j-series V6. they already sound great . and lots of after market support.
I’ve owned 4 different BMW’s including an e90 m3. Do preventative maintenance and BMW’s aren’t bad at all. Ignore your maintenance and you’re in for a long expensive road
The E92 M3 is probably my fave, followed by the E46, then E30. The E92 was the last great M3, in my opinion. After the E9X models, they just got too techy and modern. More computer than machine. The E9X still feels like a race machine to me. Not that the F8X and G8X models aren't amazing and completely respectable, I just like the older models, which is why I own one....and possibly might make it two soon haha
9:55 when he said waterpumps and thermostats that hit deep in my soul. the most expensive fix i had ever done on my bmw was when uo19f code popped up for the waterupmp and thermostat
I think the questions to be answered are, what M3 is the best buy today in terms of value per dollar, what M3 so far will be the true icon, beyond the E30, and what M3 did BMW really hit the mark in terms of styling/performance (relative to the era it was from)/long term appeal? This video raised more questions than it attempted to answer imo.
I liked this video format and style idc if people say your coping donut media. Everyone is coping everyone’s content on the internet it’s just how it goes. Definitely do every generation of corvette and I know it’s not popular but I’d love to see one on Audi s4s too
I own a E36 and a E93 335i. Love them both! E93 is a DCT, high-power and it makes me feel great driving it. But the E36 is a unique experience. Once you drive it, you feel connected with the road, and i think some of us wants that feeling.
I own a 2018 F82 manual in Yas Marina and the car is just gorgeous. Had it for nearly 7 years with zero issue. Still turn my head to look back after parking it. Its that beautiful.
Love the m3. I have a mint e46 m3 rare colour. Love to drive it as much as my 815 bhp c8 rs7. I’ve had an f80 and an m5 I’m a bmw fan. And the e6 why oh why black out tear lights and remove the iconic side vents 🤦🏻♂️
I like the E46 guy. Went minimalistic and the single exit exhaust makes it sound great, which is rare. That is super tasteful for an already great design. All the quad pipe cars need to go down to 2. Looks ridiculous and adds bulk to already fat and busy rear ends. Wheels on the F80 are fire. Great design on those. I like them all up to the F80 except for the added mass which I would lose as a first mod. My favourite M3 is still the 1M though.
Did you hear that E92 M3? Did you see their smile once they opened up those ITBs? Real engine sound. Real exhaust sound. Would love an E30, E36 or E46 also. Nice review.
Very nice comparison and talk about each generation. As you said in the end, you can't go wrong with any M3, they are all good cars, maybe some are more reliable than others, but it's a lot about the Maintenace. If you take care and care for your car, it will be reliable, or at least more reliable than if you don't. I had a E36 M3 for track use, well I did use it for roads too, but it was stiff and upgraded for the track, and it was a fun car, and very honest, you felt it when it started to lose grip and you had time to do something about it before you lost control and ended beside the track. Modern cars tend to erase that feeling in a way of being more comfortable. Good or bad depends on what you use it for. After all most people use their cars as a daily and then comfort is more in Favour. What I did miss is a summery in the end, a picture of them all together side by side, where you highlight the best parts of each and maybe weaknesses, what to think about if you plan on buying one, since you probably know them all. Overall, a very nice video and as always Quinn tops it off with his enormous knowledge and pedagogic way of presenting it. (All you guys at Throtl are great in your own ways, but I think personally, Quinn stands out a little bit more and are very knowledgeable and educational to listening to). Just love the show.
The E30 needs the original screaming 4 pot, for the proper experience. The E36 was modded a lot too, so not really a good indication of an M3. Great video though, and I actually love the E36 which seems to be the runt of the litter. Of course, we got the full fat version here in the UK, with 286bhp for the early 3litre version, to 321bhp for the later 3.2litre. The E46 was modded too. Really, they need to be standard cars to do a video like this.
Let's see this same style video but with the Audi S4! I do like these kinds a videos a ton, but would prefer closer to stock form of each bodystyle. Kinda hard when they are completely different motors. Still fun to watch!
G80 is a beautiful car on the inside and from the rear. I still cannot get over the bucktooth grill. BMW killed it for me on the g80 solely on the grill. E46 is the most pure M3
At first I hated the buck teeth grill, but like it is definitely growing on me now that it's been a few months, I still like the look of the F8x generation more, but the G is definitely nice too
@@Thacardoctor you're right it is a benchmark car and I would love to have an F80 M3. I'm going off what they said at the end of the video for build recommendations. I have never seen them do an Alfa Romeo Giulia build.
Funny watching younger generations talk about how cars are in the 80’s… The E30 was a legend even then.. was expensive and had a four cylinder which back then was not necessarily an upgrade.. different time.. I remember seeing the 190 Merc 2.3 16V German man in NYC very rare also had some version of a G wagon..944 was a car we listed after also.. (year reference 1988 NYC driving 944 to graduation class picture) E36 DTM front is lower in front axle Cars were rough unless is was a big American or S Class.. lot of fun cars not spoken about much is the GTI and in NY people would mod the felicia and Mitsubishi Starion .. wide fenders
A xDrive G80 does 0-60 stock in 2.9 and quarter mile in 10.9. The one in this video is RWD and manual. I feel like in order to show how far BMW performance has truly progressed it would’ve been more appropriate to choose an xDrive. Also, the one in this video is lacking so much carbon fiber, no carbon fiber exterior package. M Performance carbon fiber kit shows how far OEM BMW has come with their factory option carbon fiber parts.
The only one I haven't owned is the E30, first was the E36, E46, and E93 convertible. two M4 F83 convertibles and now M4 G82. best cars for their price in the world.
They didn't sell that well because the E30 M3 was literally a race car to drive on the streets - not the best commuter (for non car peeps lmao). I don't know whether I like the M3 or the 333i more. My obsession was also kicked off getting rides in my mate's dad's M3!!
Sounds like you have never driven any. If you did you would get it. Name another car that regular people can afford used with this much performance. to this day RIGHT NOW e36 still being used for racing.. Think about that. Aside from BMW Miata for racing. Then obviously big boi leagues Porsche.
I apologize I just don’t get the first gen M3. Shift below 6500 rpms and the 325i’s of that era will take you. 4 cylinder and that wing! My cousin bought one when it first came out. Every time he took it in and it needed parts, they had to order from Germany and he had no car for a week, sometimes more. Every other gen, but not the first gen.
My grandfather doesnt have an e36 M3 but he has an e36 325i, he's had it for 29 years and its never once broken down on him. In fact its still his daily driver to this day
thats what happend when yiu take care of cars
E36 gang
E36 best car
m50 ftw
proper maintenance 👌
Real bmw enthusiasts driving these and talking about them is amazing. Also the guy that has the e46 m3 modded it like he didn’t even want a m3 🤣
It’s a style choice. I actually really like the front bumper w no duct & want it for my own, I can see why he deleted the side badges although I wouldn’t myself
It was the owner of “Status Gruppe”’s car for years. It’s a bmw aftermarket supplier, he did all the mods, with almost all his own parts. I think he was trying to buy it back for awhile as he regretted selling it. It’s dialed in, carbon roof, full exhaust, etc.
@@joeys3580 that’s right! I saw it in person, I believe he owns it again (if Mike is the owner of induktiv)
@@ramenboy6844 yup it's your car and you can do whatever you want to it, I don't get the "oem look only" guys. I personally wouldn't delete the brake ducts but the rest looks clean. Side vents aren't functional in the oem spec anyways.
Literally
When BMW first revealed the G80, I absolutely hated the front end. After seeing some sick builds of it as of late, I’m not gonna lie I am really starting to dig it. The F80 has my heart tho cause I have a 2014 F30D and I’ve always dreamed of the upgrade
Same with me. I completely flipped my opinion, then I got a G82.
No.
Nah, still looks horrible. Honestly it's not just the grill either, the lights don't work for me either.
F80 is just such a eye pleasant looking car
the word you’re looking for is “pleasant”
@@cmo5150 pleasant
F80 body.. E46 steering.. E92 Engine.. the 'perfect' M3
The e92 is my favorite. That v8 just sounds incredible and I loved the styling. The dual clutch is pretty good too.
Personally the e46 strikes the perfect balance of BMW ethos. Has that iconic BMW styling and the iconic NA inline 6. For styline, e30 is my fav. For engine and performance, the e90 cuz V8 sounds glorious.
Wow the F80 design is so timeless. One of the best designed BMW’s ever. In terms of what an M3 is meant to be, E46 still takes the crown
The E92 and F80 are just beautiful.
e92 my dream car
I think out of all the m3s the e92 is the only one that needs ZERO aesthetic mods. A bone stock e92 m3 looks better than most modified 3 series .
e92 is a great looking car. but its got that whole weird ass in the air thing going on. they are screaming for some mods in my opinion
e92 engine sound is mozart
f80 is the ugliest imo, and least interesting in that lineup.
Throtl came a long way from Evan's E46 M3... My FAVORITE is definitely the E92 M3!!! Personally nothing beats a HIGH REVING NA ENGINE...!
E36 for the win!!!! For me, it's the best one... followed closely by the E46...
Got rid of my f80 earlier this year for the x3m competition,miss looking at the f80,really was my favourite looking saloon car
Im thinking about getting an x3m comp for the practicality. how do you like it? theres also a really clean f80 m3 cs in yas marina blue for a screaming deal near me. cant decide haha
@@JustHoonIt do like the new x3m,fast and great for the family but is very numb compared to the f80 m3,gonna go go for a tune and maybe exhaust and see if that makes the drive abit more interesting
Bro, that single exit exhaust on the E46 caught me off guard. It sounds so good! definitely one of the best sounding E46's. I was drooling a bit throughout the whole video. 🤤Great video guys!
Yeah but the e92 sounds better. That’s the one thing the e92 has over all of them, sound, hands down the best sounding m3 they ever made. With the right exhausts, it’s one of the best sounding cars period.
Love e36. E46 is just a bit too bubbly and pretty for my liking. 30 is just a bit old and expensive, e90 and on is too new 😂 all are great in their own right let's not get it twisted.
the upper climate dial on the e36 controls the temperature coming out of the top vents. it allows you to blow different temp air from the lower vents and the top vents. probably overkill, but that was the idea.
E46 is the best M3... the last i6 coupe M3... M3 started as a coupe and should still be a coupe. Until that changes, the E46 is #1
Surely the e92 and f and G models have coupes. What's wrong with them 😂
Could not agree more,E46 looks like it pleased the masses judging by the comments. I just wished he hadn't deleted fender vents.
@@andyp8464 E92 was a v8 which BMW immediately dropped and went back to the i6 and the F and G coupes are M4s, not M3s. E46 is the last true M3. A Coupe with an i6...
That's a useless argument, the m4 is the exact same car as the m3 except for it being a coupe
Not to mention the e36 m3 came as a sedan aswel
I daily drive (most days) my E46 M3 and love it. Came from a manual E61 that was tuned and was faster, but the E46 just makes me want to drive it all the time. It's a convertible, and with a full exhaust it sounds fantastic. I also have snow tires, a hard top, and a ski box for the winter, and it's a blast in the snow too. My previous E90 335i6 was an awesome car and the interior was definitely more modern and nicer (and it had less of a 90s-esque on-center steering dead spot than the E46... hoping to do a Z3 rack swap to fix that), but the E46 just has a classic appeal that the E9X doesn't. I think it's the Goldilocks of the M3 range, but I'm biased :)
E46 is the only BMW I ever liked,its just right!
Some great cars but the E92 is my favourite having bought one last September (a manual 2008 model). Love the way it drives and the noise of that high revving V8.
Is it worth the high price tag? I’ve been considering buying one but the 500$ payment is steep. Willing to swing it if it’s really that amazing of a car
What was the mileage on it , did you get a good deal
My favorite has always been the E46 but the F80 is the best looking imo. I currently have an F30 340i and some day I'd like to drop in that S65 motor in it, that's definitely the best sounding motor 👌🏽
G80 grille is growing on me to me it brings back the “euro muscle” aggressive styling but blacking it out no matter the color will definitely need to be a must
The e46 is still the best shape in my opinion, I like the last one BUT that styling if you squint a little kinda looks like a modern day trans am (like the one that welder guy built)
Pretty much every BMW person i know agree’s that the goat of M3’s is still the E46. Especially the CSL etc. And i totally agree.
Best M3 E46 best looking F80
@@Neverworry21 🫤
@@Neverworry21 just my opinion, the E46 and E90 M3s were the best looking
CSL was smg only. Hampers it quite a bit
@@bk_nreynolds3278there so easy to convert to manual because smg has sams trans as a manual so its not that bad
Donut Media called. They want their video format back.
Time for Donuteers change their image a bit, for good.
That was the first thing I thought. I guess that's how it goes, huh... I'm not for that tho.
But donut don’t own all them like becky
Donut is for teenagers, though.
I came here to say this lol
Best looking car F80 M3, Sounds the Best E92 M3.
At 333 hp from a 3.2L, the E46 was the car that set the benchmark for others to chase. Over 100 ponies per liter. I believe it made its max power at 7,900 rpm’s to boot. Beautiful cars. Yes please.
I'd love to see a "We drove EVERY Porsche GT3" video
I think the e46 is the best looking one. I have driven an F80 and a new G80 M3 and they were fantastic. I'd really love to see how the e46 feels. The e39 M5 is my favorite car ever. It's perfect. That would be a holy grail review for me.
E46 😍😍😍
Our opinion is: for us the best and cheapest to operate is the E92 M-Sport models, low maintenance, hydraulic steering outrageous feeling with the road talking to the driver. That analog feeling of a real driving experience. There's no comparison at all. Better handling around corners and driving all the oldest to the newest, our opinion is still the the modes from 2009 2010 E92 M-sport cars. The best of both worlds without the technology prices. Just pure ultimate driving machine experience. BMW owners and enthusiasts forever..!
My favorites are E30, E36 and E46 (in no particular order). I still have my '03 E46 with 180K miles on it. Still runs great and is still one of the most fun cars to drive. It's also a HUGE myth that these cars are "expensive to fix" or "hard to work on". Just do your regular maintenance and keep track of "known" issues and the car will outlast you. They're also much easier to work on than many other cars. These engine compartments were built in a modular fashion. Parts come off in a sequence and go back on in a sequence and all of the connections are polarized so you almost literally can't connect something wrong, unless you force it to.
F80 is so gorgeous, really on the fence between it and the E92. Feel that the F80 would be better considering I would keep it stock.
The manual heater controls are for the vents blowing on your face.
You can set the cabin at 22ºc, which is what 70ºf, but you can then adjust the blowers on your face, so in winter you don't have hot air blowing on you and in summer you don't have ice cold air blowing on you.
BMW have been doing this for decades and is the one thing I really miss when jumping in other cars.
Set to 69ºf when I get the car and never touch anything other than that blue-red dial again.
Wait that's how it works!? I have had my E46 M3 since 2006, and never took the time to figure that out hahah
I love the e46… but that e92, i just love most of all out of them.
I hated the over sized grills at first, but then it somehow grew on me, but the options to make it smaller is really great. So far, the G82 is my favorite in manual of course
E92 is epic. Far and away the best M3.
I love BMWs especially the M-lines!!! I'm a long time JDM owner, 370z, WRX bug eyes, Supra Mk3s, FR-S, BR-Z, G35 coupes, TL-Type S, and Lexus ISF name it I had it. I have since converted to the BMW 340i and BMW e92 335i and have not looked back since!
E90-E92 my absolute favorite. I should’ve bought one. I was soooo close but the common issues drove me to buy an ISF for reliability purposes. Still a win imho. Definitely do more of these videos though. 🤘
whats the common issue?
@@hafizizaki5297 I have a white e92 m3 with DCT. Do the service for the rodbearing, the throttle actuators and you have peace.
Love that yall are using the side shop. But it definitely needs an aesthetic upgrade. Maybe some banners or a mural on the back/side wall would be dope!
All pretty dope...had fun living in Germany driving the backroads in my ol Beamer. 🇩🇪 ✈️ 🇺🇸
E46 is the car I had my first crush on. I have the f80 and love it. E92 is a butter face. Looks like a Pontiac from the 90s.
E92s and E46s are the most beautiful ones
E9x’s do look weird in certain angles. E46 is def the best looking.
G80 Grills I was unsure but thought as with so much design in the past that at first gets trashed it becomes the norm at least and looking great at best. I now think it's totally proportional and looks GREAT!
25:35 a guy here in sydney has a s65 swapping 1M the thing is an animal and he did such a beautiful job of it you would know it was a swap its that clean of a build
You guys should build an acura TL Type S , those things have so much potential they are so underrated. imagine supercharged j-series V6. they already sound great . and lots of after market support.
I agree about the maintenance I have a 94 e34 with about 22000 runs and drives great still my favorite car
The original m3 is still one of my favorites. Gotta be a top 5 dream car
I’ve owned 4 different BMW’s including an e90 m3. Do preventative maintenance and BMW’s aren’t bad at all. Ignore your maintenance and you’re in for a long expensive road
I drove V8M3 and what I would like to have is E46 and the newest. Just those two makes for everything I need.
e30 - the classic, e36 - the drift car, e46 - e36 but better, e92 - the weekend, f80 - the beater, g80 - the daily
Agree 💯
The E92 M3 is probably my fave, followed by the E46, then E30. The E92 was the last great M3, in my opinion. After the E9X models, they just got too techy and modern. More computer than machine. The E9X still feels like a race machine to me. Not that the F8X and G8X models aren't amazing and completely respectable, I just like the older models, which is why I own one....and possibly might make it two soon haha
9:55 when he said waterpumps and thermostats that hit deep in my soul. the most expensive fix i had ever done on my bmw was when uo19f code popped up for the waterupmp and thermostat
I think the questions to be answered are, what M3 is the best buy today in terms of value per dollar, what M3 so far will be the true icon, beyond the E30, and what M3 did BMW really hit the mark in terms of styling/performance (relative to the era it was from)/long term appeal? This video raised more questions than it attempted to answer imo.
I liked this video format and style idc if people say your coping donut media. Everyone is coping everyone’s content on the internet it’s just how it goes. Definitely do every generation of corvette and I know it’s not popular but I’d love to see one on Audi s4s too
Epic review and so cool to get a comparison like this! Well done! That E92 grill though..please remove those M colours lol!
To the ones seaking for an e46. The 330ci is the sweet spot! Supercharge it and you'll even get more than e46 m3 hp figures.
Owned the e46 m3 and currently own the e92 m3. Can't beat the e46 body style, but that v8 is a monsta!!
I regret replacing the E92 V8 to this day. I will never forget the sounds that thing made roaring through the canyons.
Definitely my favorite one. I’ll own one some day.
@@Indykeebler I hope you do!
Only problem with single hump E9X M3 is the iDrive is the primary interface with the OBC.
I own a E36 and a E93 335i. Love them both! E93 is a DCT, high-power and it makes me feel great driving it. But the E36 is a unique experience. Once you drive it, you feel connected with the road, and i think some of us wants that feeling.
I own a 2018 F82 manual in Yas Marina and the car is just gorgeous. Had it for nearly 7 years with zero issue. Still turn my head to look back after parking it. Its that beautiful.
Favorite part of the g80 is the front end! So beautiful
Love the m3. I have a mint e46 m3 rare colour. Love to drive it as much as my 815 bhp c8 rs7. I’ve had an f80 and an m5 I’m a bmw fan. And the e6 why oh why black out tear lights and remove the iconic side vents 🤦🏻♂️
e36 or e46 for me!!🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥
Awesome video fellas!🙏🏽
E46 M3 CSL 💎
I like the E46 guy. Went minimalistic and the single exit exhaust makes it sound great, which is rare. That is super tasteful for an already great design. All the quad pipe cars need to go down to 2. Looks ridiculous and adds bulk to already fat and busy rear ends. Wheels on the F80 are fire. Great design on those. I like them all up to the F80 except for the added mass which I would lose as a first mod. My favourite M3 is still the 1M though.
Did you hear that E92 M3? Did you see their smile once they opened up those ITBs? Real engine sound. Real exhaust sound. Would love an E30, E36 or E46 also. Nice review.
Use me as the ‘E46 IS BEST’ button.
I need one
One of the most beautiful cars ever created.
I gotta say I like the e36 more but I'm hopefully getting into my second e46 soon
The Bucket! Saw Quinn put this thing together with his own two hands. Good times, man.
Sooo rarity / value aside.. what’s the best Drivers M3 then 🤷🏼♂️ F80 prob
Go with Adro for the G80… looks amazing 🔥
Very nice comparison and talk about each generation. As you said in the end, you can't go wrong with any M3, they are all good cars, maybe some are more reliable than others, but it's a lot about the Maintenace. If you take care and care for your car, it will be reliable, or at least more reliable than if you don't. I had a E36 M3 for track use, well I did use it for roads too, but it was stiff and upgraded for the track, and it was a fun car, and very honest, you felt it when it started to lose grip and you had time to do something about it before you lost control and ended beside the track. Modern cars tend to erase that feeling in a way of being more comfortable. Good or bad depends on what you use it for. After all most people use their cars as a daily and then comfort is more in Favour. What I did miss is a summery in the end, a picture of them all together side by side, where you highlight the best parts of each and maybe weaknesses, what to think about if you plan on buying one, since you probably know them all. Overall, a very nice video and as always Quinn tops it off with his enormous knowledge and pedagogic way of presenting it. (All you guys at Throtl are great in your own ways, but I think personally, Quinn stands out a little bit more and are very knowledgeable and educational to listening to). Just love the show.
The E30 needs the original screaming 4 pot, for the proper experience.
The E36 was modded a lot too, so not really a good indication of an M3.
Great video though, and I actually love the E36 which seems to be the runt of the litter. Of course, we got the full fat version here in the UK, with 286bhp for the early 3litre version, to 321bhp for the later 3.2litre.
The E46 was modded too.
Really, they need to be standard cars to do a video like this.
Love the M3 synapses
How comfortable are those seats in his custom E46.
The F80 is a great upgrade.
Let's see this same style video but with the Audi S4! I do like these kinds a videos a ton, but would prefer closer to stock form of each bodystyle. Kinda hard when they are completely different motors. Still fun to watch!
Yesss!
man it’d be such a dream to work for throtl. been watching u guys for a long time and the environment and energy u guys have is incredible
Yea I’m keeping my f80
I hated the G80 Grille for a long time and just recently started to come around. I kind of like them now.
G80 is a beautiful car on the inside and from the rear. I still cannot get over the bucktooth grill. BMW killed it for me on the g80 solely on the grill. E46 is the most pure M3
This is the video I needed, I been wanting to buy an m3. Hopefully the f80 is number 1
At first I hated the buck teeth grill, but like it is definitely growing on me now that it's been a few months, I still like the look of the F8x generation more, but the G is definitely nice too
It Sting's like a 🐝 F80 love that car....😊😊😊😊
Shouldnt it be the m4 to be compared with older m3s since its a coupe?
Do a build with an Alfa Romeo Giulia. Doesn't even need to be the Quad.
Alfa Romeo Giuliano’s are great, just remember the BMW M3 has ALWAYS been the benchmark car 😎
yes bruhhhhh, GTAM Build
@@Thacardoctor you're right it is a benchmark car and I would love to have an F80 M3. I'm going off what they said at the end of the video for build recommendations. I have never seen them do an Alfa Romeo Giulia build.
@@Thacardoctorhave you driven an Alfa Giulia Quad? They’re incredible.
I haven’t driven one properly yet, just around in a parking lot. I heard great things about them. I gotta drive one
Could do a episode on the E46 plus its exhaust, sounds amazing
Originally I wanted an E46 M3. I ended up with an E93 M3 because the top down lets that engine roar where you can hear it.
That 8cyl sounds so good.
convertible 🤮
Appreciate the vid after just buying and M3 F80 at long last. I absolutely love it btw!
E36 vent is to allow for cold air for driver while driving .. it’s a European thing.. it does not control the climate control
Anyone know where the exhaust hole cover for the e46 diffuser is from? Looks custom to me but maybe I’ll get lucky.
Great video, I'm knew to BMW ownership, I bought a 1999 Z3 manual and want to put a nice sounding catback exhaust but can't figure out which one
Funny watching younger generations talk about how cars are in the 80’s… The E30 was a legend even then.. was expensive and had a four cylinder which back then was not necessarily an upgrade.. different time.. I remember seeing the 190 Merc 2.3 16V German man in NYC very rare also had some version of a G wagon..944 was a car we listed after also.. (year reference 1988 NYC driving 944 to graduation class picture) E36 DTM front is lower in front axle
Cars were rough unless is was a big American or S Class.. lot of fun cars not spoken about much is the GTI and in NY people would mod the felicia and Mitsubishi Starion .. wide fenders
Really enjoyed the video - would love to see one with all the M5s
Interesting fact, the DCT shifts quicker than the ZF in the new G series M's.
The f80 m3 is my favorite m3 I never liked the g80s 🔥
E46 tinted tail lights should go back to OEM
A xDrive G80 does 0-60 stock in 2.9 and quarter mile in 10.9. The one in this video is RWD and manual. I feel like in order to show how far BMW performance has truly progressed it would’ve been more appropriate to choose an xDrive. Also, the one in this video is lacking so much carbon fiber, no carbon fiber exterior package. M Performance carbon fiber kit shows how far OEM BMW has come with their factory option carbon fiber parts.
Cool video... but how you are you gonna start it off driving an E30 without the S14...?
The only one I haven't owned is the E30, first was the E36, E46, and E93 convertible. two M4 F83 convertibles and now M4 G82. best cars for their price in the world.
If i had the money, i would take the M3
They didn't sell that well because the E30 M3 was literally a race car to drive on the streets - not the best commuter (for non car peeps lmao).
I don't know whether I like the M3 or the 333i more.
My obsession was also kicked off getting rides in my mate's dad's M3!!
the Throtl BMW glaze is real
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Nothing wrong with them having fun with their favorite line of Beamer
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Sounds like you have never driven any. If you did you would get it. Name another car that regular people can afford used with this much performance. to this day RIGHT NOW e36 still being used for racing.. Think about that. Aside from BMW Miata for racing. Then obviously big boi leagues Porsche.
I apologize I just don’t get the first gen M3. Shift below 6500 rpms and the 325i’s of that era will take you. 4 cylinder and that wing! My cousin bought one when it first came out. Every time he took it in and it needed parts, they had to order from Germany and he had no car for a week, sometimes more. Every other gen, but not the first gen.