This is an E46 3 Series, the bodystyle you know and loved from the late '90s to late '00s, wagon, converted to an M3. The car was originally a 325i and had an automatic transmission.

Aside from a one-off M3 Touring prototype BMW built in 2000 as a feasibility study, there’s likely no other E46 M3 wagon conversion in the world that adheres as faithfully to factory specifications.

For a certain generation, the E46 is basically the M3. Of course, wagons are always better than coupes and sedans, but sadly, BMW never actually gave us an E46 M3 wagon.

"The E46 has such a timeless design that still looks great today, and is the best generation M3 in many opinions," he says. "With the introduction of the E46 I became a BMW fan but didn't have BMW ...

But BMW never built a production M3 sedan or wagon for this generation, only coming so close as the one-off E46 M3 Touring concept. That oversight has been corrected by customizers, which brings ...

In the early months of 2000, as the E46 M3 was preparing to enter production, engineers took a wagon (officially dubbed Touring) chassis and proceeded to convert it into a full-blown, M-badged ...

They did make a one-off E46 M3 wagon, but it rests in the BMW museum and sadly never entered production. To cope with that, one creative person decided to build his own E46 M3 Touring out of a ...

The closest the company came was with a prototype in 2000 of an E46 M3 wagon. The teaser doesn't reveal much except a carefully shaded three-quarter shot of the rear of a wagon.

That wagon quickly became his daily driver not only because it was practical, but because a woman who was texting and driving had inadvertently totaled his E46 M3. Ouch.

A problem I love to solve. Answer: the Rogue Engineering M3 wagon. Except for the wheels and perhaps the color, this car exemplifies the term "sleeper." Rogue went out of their way to attain all ...

Plus, building a proper M3 Touring of your own takes a little more than just shoving the M3's engine into a regular E46 wagon. Read more: These Are The Cars You'd Buy If They Were $20,000 Cheaper.

As good as the wagon was with its new S54 swap, Michael wanted the look of an E46 M3 and, unfortunately, body panels between the two chassis aren't interchangeable and some require substantial ...