The E46 M3 was launched only as a coupe at first. But in 2001, BMW released a more stylish convertible version which came with a soft-top. It makes sense, though.

This E46-generation BMW M3, though, is a little different. Currently up for auction on Bring A Trailer, this E46 M3 Convertible has received a series of modifications from aftermarket specialist ...

Pictured above is a 2005 BMW M3 Convertible, which is looking for a new home. It is located in Hagerstown, MD, has 98,300 miles (158,199 km) on the odo, with only a few added by the selling dealer ...

BMW has built some incredible engines over the decades and of them all, few would deny that the S54 which powered the E46 M3, Z3 M, M Coupe, and Z4 M was one of its very finest. In BMW M3 guise ...

The debut of the BMW M3 E46 Coupé in 2000 left a lasting impression. Featuring a lightweight construction and a high-revving inline six-cylinder engine, it symbolized, for many, a comeback of the ...

If you're a BMW M3 fan, it doesn't get much better than the E46. Unless you have E30 M3 money, that is. For a certain generation, the E46 is basically the M3. Of course, wagons are always better ...

But when an E46 M3 is in their mirrors, they pull over at the first opportunity. It's the only car I can remember having that effect, at any level of exoticness. Around town, people stare.

I’ve had the pleasure of owning both a 2002 BMW E46 M3 convertible and a 2008 Saturn Sky Redline for some time now, and I’ve driven them both on long and short stints back to back.

BMW offered the E46 M3 in just coupe and convertible body styles, despite one of the car’s main competitors of the time, the Audi RS4 Avant, coming in wagon-only form.

The superlative M3 variant, offered as a coupe and convertible, remains a legend. But BMW never built a production M3 sedan or wagon for this generation, only coming so close as the one-off E46 M3 ...