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E92 looks so good even though they came out like 15 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your time in our Japan Red KA401 E92 M3! That intake sound never gets boring.

If only BMW'S looked as good as this now...

The E92 M3. That shape with that engine and especially with those mods is my favourite BMW hands down, awesome car

I had this car for my daily driving, and I sold it with 155.000 km. I fully agree with what you felt when revving. V8, naturally aspirated, at 8.200 rpm: this is Ferrari liga at a fraction of the costs. My neighbour, a Porsche fan and owner of a 911 GT3, got his daily pleasure (for many years) when I started the cold engine early in the morning. My wife reluctantly agreed when I bought it second hand, but 100.000 km later, she said: I would never have believed that this extreme car would be so cheap in maintenance. The kids loved it, as it was the four-door version, thus family friendly. Everybody underestimated the car, which was excellent: if you want to live happily, live understated. This would never happen with a 911.

The moment he downshifted I started smiling with Matt, the E9X M3 is the best M3 imo, that sound can’t be replicated anywhere it’s genuinely 1 of a kind

Love Imran's incredible M collection 🙌 The mighty E92 is next in line to shoot up in price....

Man I won’t forget the first time my friend gave me a ride in his e92 m3 I was like a child in the passenger seat but thanks to that experience im obsessed with the car and I’m saving for my own e92. I’m almost there !

I have had an E92 M3 ZCP since new and have done well over 100k miles, with around 15k miles on track. I changed my rod bearings at 110k miles and they were appropriately worn, so there’s no worry as long as you maintain the car properly.

Having owned one of these, it was not the fastest car I've owned, but one thing without a doubt, I've never had a car that has such sheer driving pleasure and feel. It's unlike any other car I've had, including my current G80 M3. I would ALWAYS take the long way home. The drive feel, the noise, and the road handling, perfect.

Thank you to explain in details all the improvements that this car get. 460 HP and this magic sound, it is truly GREAT.

sensational design and car! Easily my fav car these days with the way things are going in the industry

Of all the cars I’ve driven, an E90 M3 was the most fun. The engine sounds amazing, and the handling is incredible.

M3s definitely peaked with the E92. Superb car in every way, and that V8 is just 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

I purchased the evolve carbon fibre air intake kit for my M5 V10 a few years ago … it still makes me smile under acceleration , hats off to the guys at evolve and PS; love this M3 👌

I adore this generation of M3!

Send this video to current BMW design team just to remind them (again) what are they doing terrible wrong.

Love this channel, informative, diverse and upmost amusing. Keep up 💪😎💪, kind regards from the Netherlands

I have my e92 M3, it is a petrol heads car, the minute I saw this video it just re-confirms why so many car fanatics go back to this car, it’s everything we want! Looks, incredible sound! Price! Power! And in all fairness fuel economy is not too bad. Not to mention this is the most harmologated M3 ever, it shares just 10% of its parts with the standard 3 series.

This M3 looks Miles better than the latest M3

The pinnacle of M-series designs! timeless, loved them at the time and still do. Though I am not sure I can deal with the maintenance :'(

Loved seeing the giant smile across your face. That’s what e9x are great for, they are just pure fun!

Gorgeous! Love M3’s this is one of the best. They’re not the easiest things to drive but they reward when you get it right (and punish you when you don’t).

Personally own a low mile LCI updated E92 M3 Manual. Best car i've owned by far which includes many other brand new sports cars.

That golden era of bmw m division among with e46 m3s...Well done Matt and thank you that you shoot up the value of our cars in Europe also...

Thanks for the video mat!

Awesome. I've just picked up a low mileage Monte Carlo Edition. They will be a modern classic for sure. They're such timeless cars!

The E92 honestly aged like fine wine. 15 years old but still looks so beautiful

I had the e93 convertible version of this. Picked it up in Munich using the old BMW European delivery program. It was a great car for 40,000mi and thankfully I never knew back then that the connecting rods were all failing on these. The big issue for me was the rear differential bolts would snap with wheel hop or with a clutch drop on the 1-2 shift. The bolts are only 8mm and they snapped three times. Dealer replaced every time under warranty. Glad to have that issue over the connecting rods though 😉

Weird enough to think few days back I fancied getting one of these one day! Interesting video and what a beautiful downshifts!

Carwow aint anything without you Mat, love the solo content!

With all of the issues that E92 has you just can’t beat a V8 M3. With proper maintenance and aftermarket bearings you could enjoy all it! -current E39 M5 owner.

ABOUT DAMN TIME MATT DOES AN E90 REVIEW😇

Great quality, concise review of the E92 M3!

Love your review! I have a '11 e90 Interlagos Blue ZCP and I absolutely love it!

Classic insane cars with Mat

This car was the love of my life and my dream car since it came out...I went to buy one, but due to the rod bearings issue, and when I test drove it, the power wasn't really felt until high in the rev range...I ended up saving a bit and bought a f82 M4 and I do not regret it...as much as I loved the car the M4 was more fun on the road to do the power lower in the rev range...also a bit newer everything...that V8 sound though....ugh I wish

Great video and Mat, as ever you make it well worth the watch

This E92 still looks amazing today~~ The E90 and E92 M3s are two of my favourite M3s. And that S65 4.0L V8 engine is a masterpiece~~ One of the best V8s ever built with that 8000 RPM redline~

Had an e91 M3 LCI in Melbourne Red with the titanium interior. Absolutely loved that car. Ive seen it on your channel before. Amazing engine. It once ate a bird! It actually sucked the bird into the intake nostril once.

Awsome car, still looks modern today

Loved the video! I would point out that recently the values of these cars have been rising rapidly. Good luck finding a good example for 20,000 pounds, might be double that

I have owned my e92 m3 for almost six years. Been my favorite car of all time! Will continue to cherish it

Agree with the comments. Mat must be caked in £ but he still the humble working dudes car hero, that don't sound like much but it's a rarity to see someone who has this incredible life and is so savvy with it.

Every time I take mine out it puts a smile on my face. Especially being fbo & tuned it’s even better. Was my dream car in high school. Glad to see it’s still being talked about after all these years. 🤘🏾

Welcome to the E92 club Matt! Nice to have you here with us!!

I love the quality, you really can't tell the difference from the careow videos👍

Such a gorgeous car

What a timeless classic! Had a N52 E92 in my youth and this has made me very nostalgic…..how would a naturally aspirated E92 with an Apple CarPlay retrofit go in 2022? Hmmm.

Great review mate

Faith restored! The E92 is brilliant but I would never replace a manual 996 with one! 😅

Hey Mat, I'm on of you fans, can you please do a review for an M3 E46 please

Wow never really appreciated how beautiful this car is, I have the f80 variant which I love but wow this looks good

I remember driving on the Autobahn outside Munich back in ~2009 (a big thrill for someone from North America) and seeing one of these for the first time. It was the first M3 with a V8, immediately recognizable by that bulge in the hood. Savage! I'd probably take one of these over a 996.

Definitely recommend flooring the gas pedal till you feel a little button under it, holding the brake and doing a “launch” that way. Pretty fun

I am not a bmw or m fan boy - I have 2 AMGs to prove my non-fan boy status, but that is just immense. It always was and always will be and aged so much better than the beetle you are keeping.

I have never seen Matt enjoy a car as much as this one on video.

This looks so good in red with the carbon fibre bits 🔥🔥🔥

It is funny how he makes his feelings noticable at 06:00 where everything he touches, starting with the i-Drive selector looks, feels and functions better than the newer generation BMWs. (Maybe except the gear pedals :)

I traded in my 996 for a 2010 m3 about 2 years ago loved the car and put many miles on it! However, like most sport cars when it hit 100k miles it started to become a bit of a maintenance hound. So I traded the M3 in for a 2014 e63s Mercedes with low miles.... Thing is a rocket!

kudos to you mat, that even after all these years of journalism, after some $ earned you are still a down to earth guy enjoying simple things.

You just reviewed my dream car. The only things I would change to it: - replace the day time running lights (angel eyes) which are white (aftermarket) with the original ones (yellowish), which for me look much better, especially not being so bright. - replace the standard interior trim with the actual carbon fiber trim from M performance - replace the standard seats with the M performance bucket seats for E92 (they look awesome) - add boot spoiler lip from M performance (carbon) - replace the exhaust tips with M performance ones (which look a bit better) Perfect car.

Looking forward to hearing more about the Evolve tuned shocks and... someone please give that steering wheel a good wipe with a leather cleaner! The glare is tremendous!

Mat is secretly a BMW fanboy..

I just love matt doing reviews. I can't afford these things at the moment but his reactions are so wholesome. Just puts a smile everytime i see him driving.🌻🗿

Ahh!!!! the sound!, brings back me of my E46 M3.

My dad has the Alpine edition of this car and it's absolutely amazing. I have been trying to convince him to get the carbon airbox and plenum, and I think I am close to getting him to do it!

Japan Red was such a good colour. The Eventuri intake sounds epic.

Big fan sir if you and the BMW E92 is my favourite car

In contrast to the e60, the power button in the e90 only alters the mapping from the pedal, you get the full power either way

I just bought a E92 M3 and I love it can’t beat tha sound

No doubt how good the M3 is but the 330i/335i were also bloody fantastic

Simple upgrades, 3.5k for the intake and plenum!

I got one, a E92 2013 model, absolutely love it ♥️

the e92 is one of the best designed and freshest looking cars of all time. bmw did so many things right in the past. the wheel designs were spot-on as well. i actually like a late e92 in white the most but i must say it does look great in red as well. a real keeper this car. even though i'm not a bmw guy - if i had the money, my car collection would be full of m-cars.

Brilliant engine and dynamic handling, the last of the "real M" brand. Much better than the overstyled/engineered new cartoon efforts of today. From the F80 series onwards BMW lost the plot, especially with the silly M-lite variants, although they were admittedly up against it with the euro emission rules and had no choice but to go FI. Can always tell a great M car when it "feels" faster than it really is. From the E30 through to the E9x, they all had that total driving package well covered. Only let down in all generations were the brakes, the E36 M3 evo was the only one to have a half decent setup. And those eventuri intakes sound absolutely orgasmic on any NA i6 or V8, had one on my E46 M3 cabrio and had no reason to even upgrade the exhaust after that. Happy memories of all my old M cars, even though my newer S4 could kill them all in a straight line, it'll never match how any of them actually "felt".

Its a beautiful car for sure just make sure you are on point with maintenance as well. It just breaks your wallet but a seriously fun car

Great video like always! Maybe e46 m3 next? ❤️

Welcome to the E9x M3 Gang.!! 🤘🏼 Money does buy happiness, hearing the rev limit go to 8,400(+)is just incredible for a N/A v8🤯

Great review Mat love the E92 M3 has to be a manual though

Fairly controversial opinion but I kinda think the 335i is the better buy, they're cheaper and for not much money at all they can become WAY faster than the M3, sure the N54 has its issues but nothing as detrimental as the S65's rod bearing issues Also to answer the question, neither. Get the W204 C63

awesome review.🔥💯

Absolutely one of the best looking car designs 💚

Mat should 100% get a E92 M3

I would never sell my Porsche for an M3.. came from the M3 to the 991.1 and paving it 👍

I love the stance of this car and the raised hood.

One my favorite cars ...V8 naturally..this design ages so so well

if i had to choose i will def choose the m3, its literally a timeless machine

You should definitely sell the Porche for the BMW. It's really nice, I would buy it in my opinion.

This has to be one of the best looking cars ever! Such a beauty and Beast

Bought one this week!!!

This is literally my dream car how could you prefer the Porsche over this legend

12:15 to know of he prefers the porsche or bmw

Yes Matt .I think that's a good swop!

great choice mat

What are the chances, I’ve been looking to get one for the past few days and then u make this video Thanks mat Keep it up

Beautiful timeless car. The new designs are out of control ☹

That car vertical checker is very useful mat

I love the M3, love all enthusiasts cars, but I was happy to hear that even when so many cars beat the Porsche on paper, there is just something magical about how all components on a Porsche work together to find a magical driving experience