Over the years, tweaks to the BMW’s chassis and drivetrain calibration helped, but it wasn’t until the M3 Competition version arrived that the F80 M3’s potential was finally realised.

The bank withdrew the money from the seller's account four days later, but he ultimately got his car back.

From the fine-handling E30 original to the sensational V8-powered E90, there wasn’t a generation of M3 that didn’t hit the spot. And then along came this, the no-E-numbers-please F80.

This famous BMW is stopping production soon, and the new M3 CS is quite some way to go out. We drive it – on road and track ...

The 2015 F80 M3 picked up the advancement torch from the previous E92 and ran with it, as it became the first M3 to feature forced induction. The V8 was dropped after a single generation and ...