Is the E36 or E46 better?

The E36 is probably the more reliable car, though. Mechanically, the E46 is just a mild evolution of the E36, so it will suffer from all the same E36 problems (which are fairly minor), but then also have a few other trouble spots due to being slightly more complex compared to the E36.

Is the E36 the same as E46?

The E36 and E46 belong to BMW’s 3 Series, which consists of upscale, midsize vehicles. The E36 was manufactured from 1990 – 1998 to replace the E30. In 1998, production of the E36 was halted and the E46 was introduced as its successor.

Is E36 better than E46 for drifting?

Even though the e36 is a superior budget drift car, you certainly can drift an e46 but the only way we’d recommend doing that is if you want to it to be a dedicated drift car and you are able to both strip a ton of weigh out of it and can weld or have access to a welder and weld the diff!

Is the E36 M3 better than E46?

While the E30 is considered by many to be the best BMW of all time, objectively, the E46 M3 is the better car overall. So most fans will go with that car as their perfect M3. However, Alex from Car Throttle specifically bought an E36 BMW M3 over an E46 M3, despite it technically being the worse car of the two.

What does E46 stand for?

The BMW E46 is the fourth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars, which was produced by the German automaker BMW from 1997 to 2006, and was the successor to the E36, which ceased production in 2000.

What does E36 mean on BMW?

BMW 3 Series
The BMW E36 is the third generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars, and was produced by the German automaker BMW from 1990 to 2000.

Can BMW E46 drift?

Of all the cars I’ve drifted in stock trim, most have been somewhere between tolerable and horrid, but this BMW was actually really fun to drift and I could push pretty hard as a result. I think the E46 was even better to drift in stock trim than the S13, or at least close!