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Even for a company that employs so many people rocking fast footwear, BMW Motorsport’s launch of a lightweight E46 M3 back in 2003 – the now iconic and appreciating CSL – was big news.

After two generations of straight-six-powered M3s, in 2007 BMW turned to a V8 to enable its ... It’s similar to the E46 M3 in this respect, and though a more intimate sense of connection with ...