E36 vs E46: Which is your favourite BMW drift car from this epic image?
The opening round of the Formula Drift series gave us this wonderful Bavarian battle
It was the opening round of the 2025 Formula Drift Championship this weekend just gone at Road Atlanta, and in the secondary PROSPEC category the final run came down to Dmitriy Brutskiy in an E46 M3 and Cory Talaska in his older E36.
Yep, it was a proper Bavarian battle, with Talaska coming out on top for his first win since his rookie year in 2021. As you might expect, the pictures were absolutely excellent. So, which would be your preferred old M3 for a proper drift car build: E36 or E46?
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