The E90 3-series had already been launched at this point, so the mildly tweaked M3 was a last hurrah for the E46. On paper it did look like a pretty mild upgrade, too. The CS gained CSL-style ...

“The E46 M3 is, in my opinion ... “It all started with the Recaro Sportster CS front seats, I went for elegance, sport and comfort,” Daniel explains. “Then all-new leather upholstery ...

The CS is based on the latest M3 Competition Pack model and utilises the same springs and dampers although for this application the software calibrations have been retuned for the Adaptive M ...