Very nice vid. On the day of writing this comment, it's exactly 8 years and 2 days old. Is this an E46 or an E90? In the description it says saloon but the E46 was never made as a saloon body, only coupé and cabriolet. Soundwise it sounds like an E46 although that might be due to the quality. As regards the Stelvio pass, I'm really torn over whether it's the best driving road. It's too narrow and too twisty. Not enough fast, flowy corners. There are better pass roads such as Furka, Susten, the St. Bernards, and Col de la Bonnette.

How to destroy a BMW M3...

8:47 dangerous caw

Where you learned to drive?

epic video

what a great car with a shitty driver!!

Thanks for the upload

I'm just looking at buying an E90 saloon and was wondering how well they downshift into 1st under hard braking for switchbacks like this, after driving this road in my M5 last year. Seems to be fairly quick! thanks for posting :)

switchbacks are not a good driving road

your not a good driver mate :D

I live in Baja California, and here we have a mountain pass: La Rumorosa. It is not as difficult or as long as this, but it's fun to drive. I have a single video that shows no the complete tour, but after'll upload one when get a better camera.

Nice video and the sound of the M3. Greetings from Mexico.

Why? Not an oval?

05:25 i love that house...!!!!

Thanks for sharing this great video. I have to say you know how to drive. Which month was it when you drove the road? But it's not the Stelvio, it's the road from Bormio up to Stelvio? I drove it last year with my bro in my Focus ST. In my opinion it's one of the amazing roads in the alps. Anyway thanks again for sharing this grad vid. Regards from Germany

excellent video and playing with m3. but here is visible how low torque s54 have trouble with uphill.

Um, yes it is.

the dsc isn't completely off -.-

and the m3 gt2 isnt a production car, if bmw did not take le mans seriously, why would they bother spending millions of euros on developing and racing track cars there?

and your point is that tha rs5 drives like shit? bet you havend driven a audi or bmw with a larger engine than 2 liters

Your points are invalid, im not talking about racing cars im talking about the cars which are based on production vehicles, BMW does not take Le Mans seriously, anyone can tel you that, bmw is into saloon car racing, like BTCC and ETCC, you cannot compare a racing car to a road car, it does not mean anything. Its like me saying citroen has won the WRC more then anyone in the past 10 years, but it doesnt mean anything because their road cars are crap. BMW uses its PRODUCTION cars

audi has won the lemans 24h 10 times, bmw has won it once, and the m3 gt2 is not a saloon. I like both manufacturers as i'm a fan of german cars in general and im not saying one is better than the other but when it comes to rally and endurance racing audi has the edge on BMW for sure. but in the end BMW and Audis aren't really competitors, a man who dreams about a BMW would never buy and Audi and vice versa. Its all personal preference, non is worse than the other.

Yeah, audis SUPERCAR against bmw's saloon LOL

funny thing that audi won it this year. haha

funny thing that audi won it this year. haha

best driving road?? i dont get it

@braindawgs9 What do you mean fun , oversteer and stuff?

Great car,overtakings looks so easy!

seems like a lot of fun,especially at the 180 corners!

great driving, late braking, fantastic performance of the car. Love it, thanks for sharing

@cocozaococozao123 Did you not hear that glorious V8 roar?

Is it an E92?

europe smokes the US

@babiesmakinbabies Can't you see the road or mountains? Despite "bad" quality, the M3 made great noise! I like it...a lot!!!

audi rs5 vs bmw m3 who?

audi rs5 or bmw m3 who's better?

@MrConorTwomey That's good to hear and I can't wait to see them. Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it.

@whannel525 I think so. Right now family life and a new job mean less time to play but I will post more in future and I hope they won't disappoint. Good luck with the journalism - remember, being able to write clearly, concisely and in an entertain way is the most importantant thing. There are lots of car nuts out there - set yourself apart!

@MrConorTwomey Thank you for the info. I really hope I can do the same. I can only but try. I would also like to say that I love your videos. Will there be more in the future?

@whannel525 I started 12 years ago by writing loads of articles and submitting them to as many publications/websites as I could. You have to be able to write first and foremost. Eventually after months of perseverance I got an article published and that was it - I was off. It took years to make a wage out of it, though, and wasn't until I was a car mag editor that the really sweet invites (such as M3) started to arrive. I've since retired but these vids bring back great memories!

@MrConorTwomey How did you become a motoring journalist? I am interested in doing the same.

@MrConorTwomey I agree with you completely. The V8 Vantage is a better choice then. So if the Vantage wasn't overpowered then, do you believe it would be on par with the M3 in terms of its agility and precision?

@FeatherGlow1 I used to think the same. About 11 years ago I became a motoring journalist and worked very hard (and took lots of driver training) so I would eventually earn the right to get invited on launches like these. Never say never - you can do this too some day!

@randombloke10 If the windows are down it's usually to offer a salute of some kind!!

@JimmyChannel1 It's not far from Belfast, no. I don't remember exactly now. There are some great roads up North, though, if you know where to go :-)

@Buttnut105 I'm a firm believer balancing power with the limitations of the chassis and I just felt the Astons had more power than the chassis could cope with. The M3 could take another 100hp easily but the fact the chassis was so unstressed made it playful and accessible. In other words, the Aston felt like it wanted to throw you into the hedges whereas the BMW just want to play and eventually get you home safely. Point to point, I bet the BMW was faster, too!

@080969msryan I grew up in Ireland and lived in Switzerland for a few years so I'm used to these kinds of roads. I also lived in Texas for a while and I never get used to the amount of space I had to play with there. Shame it was wet that day as the roads are just phenomenal. I was never able to exploit the power fully (not that you ever could on public roads)!

Thanks for posting this great video. I will never own a car like that nor will I ever get to drive on a road like that, so the closest I will get is to ride with you on KZbin. And it was just fabulous.

audi rs5 better then bmw m3?

How does it compare to the M3? To drive I mean.